End Of Year Test Flashcards
Afghanistan
A country invaded by the Soviet Union in the 1980s
Ford mechanists’ strike
1968 strike by women demanding equal pay to men for skilled work
Osama bin Laden
Leader responsible for organising 9/11
Feminism
Belief in women’s rights based on equality of gender
Communism
A political idea where all property is owned by the state and people are paid according to what they need
When countries build up their armed forces
Militarism
Friendships between countries, especially in a time of war
Alliances
A desire for a country to have a big empire
Imperialism
When a country wants to rule itself and not be a part of a wider empire
Nationalism
A leader who rules without listening to others and who doesn’t allow opposition
Dictator
The event of May/June 1940 in which British and French soldiers were evacuated from the beaches of northern France back to Britain
Dunkirk
Hitler’s policy of building up his army
Rearmament
Hitler’s sustained bombing campaign on British cities in 1940-41
The blitz
Agreement by Labour and Conservative parties to invest in rebuilding Britain after the war in a way which would benefit everyone
Post war consensus
Invention which allowed people to listen to music wherever they wanted
Transistor radio
