Dates VI Flashcards
1912 Asia
Fall of Ching dynasty, start of revolution.. Last dynasty of China. Civil war- nationalist over throw ching dynasty then communist fight them. Communist take over. Blamed for opium war and treaty of Nanjing- encouraged western influence- decline in Chinese trade.
1912
National African Congress.. Western educated native Africans. Partied and British rule
1914-1918
WWI.. Alliance systems lead it to be a world war instead of small dispute. Assignation of Archduke. First terrioist activity. 14 points- self determination- no outside forces should decide to have an empire and take over weak nations. Imperialism falls out of style.
1916
Arabs revolt against ottoman.. Islam is the on,y thing that unifies Ottoman Empire. Arabs want their own nation separate from ottoman Turks.
1917 WWI
United States enters WWI.. Germany attacks US ships that were neutral. Zimmerman telegram. Germany provokes US into war. US gets involved even though it was a European war.
1917
Russian Revoltution.. Spilt up the central power, but lagged industrially. Millions are starving at home. Zhar was blamed for joining the war. Bolsheviks come to power. Sign peace treaty with Germany, taking Russia out.
1917 Britian
Balfor Treaty.. Big minority that could help. They isolate themselves from British government. So prime minister Promised land for Jews in Middle East, they didn’t own any land in Middle East so it was an empty promise. But, britian owned a mandate- Holy lands. Hold out in 1918 when they get the land. They finally get their land after WWII.
1919
Treaty of Versailles & League of Nations formed.. Ends WWI. Discontent, makes enemies. Creates more deadly war instead of ending. Creates economic depression. Germany has to pay billions for damage- Germany has the blame for the war. Russia lost out on land that they gave to Germany. Japan had to give up German land. China lost land and given to Japan. League of Nations could only give out warnings cause it was too exclusive.
1920
Treaty sevrevs.. Reorganizes Middle East- mandate system. Middle East wasn’t trusted to make idea pendant countries- babysat ME. France gets Lebanon and Serbia. British get Palestine- finally gave them the land in 1948
1921
Communist party is formed in China.. Goes against western influence. Starts civil war.
1927-28
Exchange of power from Lenin(communist) to Stalin.. Totalitarian- control all aspects of people lives. Institutes five year plan- production goals, very harsh unrealistic goals. US distants itself from Russia- didn’t want to work together.
1929-33
Height of Great Depression.. Stock market crashes. Overspending money like no tomorrow. People are losing savings. Banks close. Lost homes, and everything. Germany voted for a radical leader so it can change the government. They did change the government, but weren’t good people.
1931
Japan invades Manchuria.. Japan has been gearing up their war industry. Trying to get a foothold on Asia to get resources- coal and trees. China is in civil war and aren’t suspecting a threat from Japan. China fights together to fight off Japan then fight each other.
1931-47
Gandhi and resistance in India.. Promotes nonviolence and civil obedience. Makes Britian look bad. People boycott British goods all over the world.
1933
Nazi rise to power.. Hitler leads them. Genocide starts once WWII starts. Wanted a pure German people. Forced people to immigrate out. Fascist- socialist economy and ultra nationalist goals. Promote your country at the expense of others. Did everything that went against the treaty to show his power. Give into hitler’s demands. War finally starts in 39 when he invades poland
1933-39
New deal.. Policy to bring US out of Great Depression. Aimed to create jobs for people. Welfare & social security.
1935
Germany & Italy.. Germany: rebuilds up their army. Italy: gets the idea from hitter to attack other nations. Facist- hurt others for your benefit. Ethiopia is the only country that didn’t fall to Europe. Ethiopia wasn’t gained durning the 1880s. Now is his chance to strike them.
1937
Military in power in Japan, invade China.. China is vulnerable, there is no single ruler. Early sign that Japan is building a Asian empire. Taking over a once powerful nation. Have factories ready to build up military strengthn.
1939
Nazi-Soviet nonaggression Pact.. They don’t like each other. Mutual relationship. Hitler does not want to fight a two front war. He is playing off the soviets not wanting to go to war again. Russia is promising not to help the former allies because of the treaty of Versailles.
1939-45
WWII.. League couldn’t stop war. Germany is an enemy of France and britian. Italy and Japan are bitter so they form the axis powers. Russia is bitter that they sign a nonaggression pact. Two aggressors in Europe. One in Asia. Untied Nations formed- peace keeping force, not exclusive(deceleration of rights). Polarized capitalist and communist- Cold War