Era 6 Flashcards
Which European nations had colonies outside of Europe?
Portugal
Spain
England
France
Algeria’s independence
Algeria launches campaign against the fourth republic, which crumbles as a result. Charles de Gaulle comes out of retirement, negotiates Algeria’s independence, and creates the fifth coalition
Kwami Nkrumah
First President of Ghana
Starts out well but ends up over prideful
Government is overthrown in 1966
Compare Egyptian revolution of 1952 and the Iranian Revolution of 1979
Egyptian Revolution: Against government for independence
Iranian Revolution: Against government for the end of the Shah
Primary flaws of the peace process following WW1
League of Nations is useless
Germany handed huge reparation demands (plants seeds for world war 2)
Socialism
Same thing as socialism
Technocrat
government officials selected based on technological knowledge
May Fourth Movement
Protest against the government’s weak response to the treaty of versailles
Mao Zedong
First president of the People’s Republic of China
Pancho Villa’s role in Mexican Revolution
Capturing haciendas
robbing trains
Focal point of the Cold War
Berlin