Dates Part VI Flashcards
1912
Fall of Qing Dynasty in China
Start of Chinese Revolution
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People not happy with the failure in the opium wars; wanted to end western influence that the dynasty had been letting in
1912
Sought to end apartheid and the white minority gov, and British and Dutch presence
1914-1918
Set up WWII, alliances made this a large war. Collapse of Ottoman and Austria-Hungary empires.
1916
Ottomans’ Turkish culture alienated the Arabs; this caused them to revolt. Ended up leading to the dismantling of the empire
1917
Zimmerman note was a threat to US, along with Germany’s submarine warfare… Perfect timing- fills in for Russia leaving
1917
Didn’t want to be in war…after the abdication of the tzar and the overthrowing of the provisional gov, they finally got out
1917
Britain basically empty-promises the Jews a homeland in hopes of them supporting the war effort
1919
Treaty only furthered hate: left out many countries, centered around France and Britain’s wants. League of Nations was created by US, but GB and France butchered it and it was ineffective
1920
Reorganizes middle east. Ottoman empire reduced to just Turkey, became democratic. France, GB, and Italy divided the rest of the countries in a mandate system. Put weight behind GB’s Balfour Declaration
1921
Led by Mao to oppose nationalists (who were too friendly to the west for the communists’ taste)
1927-1928
Succeeds Lenin (pure communist leader of the Bolsheviks). Stalin was more controlling, totalitarian: created 5 year plan and collectivization
1929-1933
Countries had already been on their way, but the US stock market crash set everything off. Made people desperate- Hitler rises in Germany.
1931
To gain resources-> to improve industry-> to build military. China was preoccupied, and League was ineffective
1931-1937
Peaceful protest was revolutionary. Resistance of British, who went back on their promise of independence. Boycotts of British goods spurred the British to beat them- which made the British look bad.
1933
Used the coverup of WWI to bully neighbors and unwanted races
1933-1939
FDR’s plan to bring US out of the depression, trying to put people back in work- social security was a significant product of this
1935
Germany’s army is growing to defy Versailles treaty. Ethiopia had resisted invasionbut now Italy covers up past embarrassment by conquering them at last
1937
They move further into China, resources-> industrialization-> militarization; hoping to create a pacific empire
1939
Between Hitler and Stalin; Hitler wants to eliminate a two-front war so he promises not to invade
1939-1945
Finishes off the WWI tensions. Womens rights increase
1941
Brings US into WWII
1942-1945
Galvanized public support for a Jewish homeland in the Mid. East
1945
Replaces the League; is better: more global, not exclusive, more responsible
1945
Beginning of a battle against the French. Eventually results in a united communist country in 1973
1945
Ends WWII, starts trend of nuclear threat in cold war
1945-1948
Iron curtain division between east communist influence Europe and west capitalist/ democracy Europe
1946-1947
Part of decolonization, let go by US to prevent communists from targeting it
1947
Got backing from military, business, etc, but fell when abandoned
1947
India ends up all Hindu and the Muslims break off to form Pakistan
1947-1949
US assists countries in return for their denial of communism. Containing communism
1948
Stalemate war resulted in the splitting of the communist north and authoritarian south on the 36th parallel
1948
Zionists finally get their homeland, and more, because of the Palestine’s protests leading to a losing battle- Palestine replaced by Israel
1949
Alliance against communism…this pattern last led to world war…
1949
Caused the Nationalist party to move to Taiwan where they est. their government
1950-1953
North trying to invade south in hopes of a united communist Korea; US cannot unify as a capitalist whole Korea but do at least push the north back
1955
Agreement among communists- oppose NATO
1959
Batista overthrown, US turned against him. Castro takes power and turns out to be communist
1960’s
Eliminating superior/inferior ideas in US. Equality between ethnicities increasing; women for a more vital part in society- feminism on the rise
1962
- Algeria independence,
2.Cuban missile crisis
- - Ends decolonization
- Poses nuclear threat to US as soviets use Cuba as a foothold
1965-1968
Mao’s last attempt to block all westernization
1965-1973
United as a communist country
1975
Yep.
1975-1998
Important to US, to imply less communist holdings, although they no longer implement troops. Cuba of course stays communist
1976
Deng takes over and infuses some capitalism and privatization to create a more socialist China
1979
Theocracy was still up in the air, but this case was so far successful
1980-1988
Invasion over religious matters (iraq invaded by shia iranians), history repeat
1985
Perestroika: economic restructuring; glasnost: openness, i.e, Russia to the outside world
1990
Berlin wall, symbol of not just German but European division, breaks down
1990-1991
US jumps to Kuwait’s rescue- they are a valuable oil supplier to the US. Terrorists oppose US.
1994
Israel recognizes a gov representive of Palestine (plo); Palestine recognizes Israel’s existence.
1999
President= no more soviets, no more communism. Democracy now
2003
Started over presence of nuclear weapons- as long as they were limited, peace could be maintained
