End of the Year Final Review from Kahoot and Study Guide (Baljot) Flashcards
What was the job of committee of public safety?
Their job is to protect the revolution
How did Germany raise money to pay reparations?
They printed more money
Suleiman is famous for?
Creating a highly structured social organization
During the enlightenment philosophers studied…
Human rights, role of authority figures, and role of citizens in government
What did Lenin promise?
Peace land and bread
Who snuck Lenin back into Russia? Why?
Germany snuck him back into Russia because they didn’t want a two front war
What event started WWII?
German invasion of Poland
Which of the following was NOT a way the U.S. and the Soviets competed? (Sorry i forgot to write the options!)
Influence in art
What led the Japanese to surrender ending WWII?
Dropping of the atomic bombs
What is humanism?
The focus on human potential and achievement
What is a totalitarian government?
Takes control of every aspect of public and private life
What were some ways slaves resisted their owners?
Practicing voodoo, Suicide, and Infanticide(Killing their own children so that they don’t have to live like they did)
Who were the Bolsheviks? (majority)
They were radical Marxist revolutionaries
Why was the caravel an important development in navigation?
It was able to sail against the winds with its triangular sails
Why did the U.S. get involved in WWI?
Sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman note
What was the Zimmerman note?
That is Mexico helped Germany, then Germany would help Mexico defeat the U.S.
What was the problem with the League of Nations?
They had no army of their own could not force nations to provide troops, and the U.S. did not join
Who created the league of nations?
Woodrow Wilson the U.S President
Why was the U.S. not a part of the League of Nations?
Because they did not want to be a part of European affairs. This is also known as isolationism
What are the factors of production?
Land, Labor, and Capital
What are activities that cause cultural blending?
Conquest, migration, trade, and religious tolerance
What was the Arab Spring?
Both violent and nonviolent protests in the Middle East, Protests were about wanting more democracy in the government
Which is not one of the M.A.I.N causes of WWI? industrialization, militarism, alliances, or nationalism?
Industrialization, it is militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
What concept was the belief in divine right used to support?
Absolute rule, god chose you to be the ruler
Leonardo da Vinci was considered a renaissance man because…?
He was a painter, sculptor, scientist, and more
What was significant about the Haitian slave revolt?
It was the first successful slave revolt
What advantages did Britain have that led to it becoming the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution?
Agricultural revolution, political stability, and entrepreneurs
What strategy did Stalin NOT use to control people? inoculation, propaganda, censorship, or police terror
Inoculation was not used by Stalin, they used propaganda, censorship, and police terror, and indoctrinate
What was the primary focuses of U.S. foreign policy after WWII?
Contain the spread of communism
Which three religions all had their origins in the Middle East?
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
What was the date that will live in infamy?
December 7, 1941, the Attack on Pearl Harbor
How was the Cuban missile crisis solved?
SU removes missiles from Cuba, U.S. removes missiles from Turkey. The U.S. missiles needed to be replaced in Turkey anyways and they did it six months later so that it didn’t look they had any correlation
What were the three estates in France before the revolution?
Nobles. Clergy, and everyone else. Unfair because the nobles and clergy made 2% of population, also only the everyone else payed the taxes
Why did the cold war stay cold?
Mutually assured destruction, both sides knew that the other side had weapons to destroy them
How does instability in Middle East affect oil prices?
It raises the price
What motivated explorers?
God, Glory, and Gold. spread Christianity, get famous and rich
How did Hitler respond to appeasement by France and Great Britain?
He took more land
Who was to blame for WWI according to the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany, they were forced to sign a war guilt clause
Indulgences were…?
A pardon- excused a person from performing penalties for sin. Give money and your sin washed away
Why did Henry VII split from the Catholic Church?
He wanted a divorce because his wife didn’t give him a son, and he also didn’t want to pay taxes
What is the Renaissance?
The rebirth of art and learning
What is a renaissance man?
Someone that excels in many fields
Who was Martin Luther and why was he important in history?
He was a German monk who wrote 95 formal statements against the Church and the selling of indulgenes
Where did Christianity originate?
Jerusalem, middle east
Where did Islam originate?
Mecca, middle east
Where did Judaism originate?
Israel, middle east
Where did Buddhism originate?
Asia or India
Where did Hinduism originate?
India
Define absolute monarch
absolute control over everything
Define Blitzkrieg
Lightning war: Fast-moving airplanes and tanks first, followed by massive infantry forces
Describe the ways the U.S. and Soviet Union competed during the cold war
Science and technology
What was the non-aggression pact?
deal between Russia and Germany to take no military action against each other
Define island hopping
Traveling from one island to another
What was the cold war?
The war/tension between United States and the Soviet Union
How does the alliance system lead to a world war?
Trust issues arise and people start going against each other
Who were the Mensheviks? (minority)
social democrats who wanted to wait until Russia was fully industrialized and then the working class would overthrow the government
Who was Joseph Stalin?
Dictator of Russia
How is trench warfare a change in the style of warfare?
Take cover, also more diseases
Define Capitalism
you get to keep what you make and have without interference
What was the enlightenment
the age of reason
