final 2 Flashcards

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WWI was more destructive than earlier wars because

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modern weapons were more deadly

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which of the following ended Russia’s involvement in wwi?

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the treaty of brest litovsk

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which of the following was a leading cause of international tensions in the early 1900s

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aggressive nationalism

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what was the main intention of the alliances formed among European nations at the end of the 1800s

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to discourage outside attacks

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5
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which of the following helped to start wwi

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an assassination

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why did the british declare war on Germany in 1914

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to protect neutral belgium

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what promise did Vladimir lenin make and keep when he came ot power in Russia in 1917

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to pull Russia out of the war

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which of the following was imposed on Germany by the treaty of versailles

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limits on the size of its military

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which of the following was a cost of wwi

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the deaths of 8.5 million people

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10
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factory workers were attracted to socialism because they

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earned low wages

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one reason that Japanese nationalists were determined to seize Manchuria in the 1930s was it

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was rich in natural resources

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in the 1920s, men, women and children in Italy were bombarded with slogans glorifying

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the state and mussolini

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under fascism, youth in Italy were taught

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strict military discipline

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one element that fascism and communism had in common was

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dictators who imposed totalitarian govt

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part of the reason that fascism appealed to Italians was that it promised

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a strong, stable government

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what policies helped boost Germany’s economy under hitler

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public works projects and end war reparations

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which of the following did hitler promise to do for germany

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end reparations

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18
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what did lenin call his economic program

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the new economic policy

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what was stalin’s first goal as leader of the soviet union

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to make the country into a modern industrial power

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what was one result of the great purge

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increased stalin’s power

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21
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by what means did stalin’s communist party insure obedience

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secret police, censorship and terror

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22
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the US and soviet union competed for influence in the developing world by offering

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military and economic aid

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23
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one organization that has expanded to deal with issues of global independence is

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the united nations

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why did the east german government build a wall through berlin in 1961

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to stop citizens from fleeing to the west

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hwo did the cold war end in 1991
the soviet union collapsed
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how did the economy of east Germany fare under communist rule
it stagnated
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which of the following was a problem caused by communism in the soviet union
low output of goods
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what was one way the yeltsin tried to solve Russia's economic problems in the 1990s
by privatizing state run industries
29
after wwii, much of eastern Europe was controlled by
the soviet union
30
after communist governments in eastern Europe toppled, many problems including ____ arose
ethnic tension
31
the civil war in Yugoslavia during the 1990s was fought
among serbs, croats and muslims
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which of the following was an effect of the cold war on europe
its division of military alliances
33
during the cold war, the primary goal of American foreign policy was to
stop the spread of communism
34
the Korean war was caused by
north korea's invasion of the south
35
the theory that if one country fell to communism, others would follow was called
the domino theory
36
what were Cambodia's communist guerrillas called
Khmer rouge
37
what city fell to the north Vietnamese army in april of 1975 to end the Vietnam war
saignon
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what best describes the relationship between the us and Vietnam from the end of the war until the 1990s
they were close allies
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this peaceful protest, led by Gandhi began on march 12, 1930 and included a 240 mile walk to the Arabian sea
salt march
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who headed the muslim league beginning in the 1930s and began to push for an independent pakistan
Muhammad ali jinnah
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Tensions between which of the following two groups resulted in the partition of India
Muslims and Hindus
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What new nation was created by the Bengali people out of eastern Pakistan
Bangladesh
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What region is still an area of conflict; among India and Pakistan
Palestine
44
Which of the following people is considered "dirty" and therefore extremely oppressed in India
untouchables
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Which of the following best describes the actions taken by the League of Nations in response to Japanese and Italian aggression in the 1930's
ineffective
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What position did the United States take as conflict engulfed Europe in both World War 1 and 2
remain neutral
47
What was one reason Hitler signed a nonaggression pact with Stalin
he planned to invade Russia
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what German action finally caused Britain and France to declare war starting World War 2
the invasion of Poland
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"Lighting war" waged by the germans in World War 2
blitzkrieg
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what name was given to the Nazi massacre of more than six million jews
Holocaust
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day after the war officially ended in Europe in 1945
V-E day
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Japanese pilots who undertook suicide missions to try to save their homeland
kamikazes
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How did the Allies end World War 2 with japan
by dropping an atomic bomb
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The ________ was the alliance among the Soviet Union and seven satellite states in eastern Europe
Warsaw pact
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The state of tensions between nations without armed conflict between main rivals was known as the
cold war
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to strengthen democratic governments in Europe following World war 2, the United States offered
the Marshall Plan
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Most middle nations developed a(n) ____ type of government after 1945
authoritarian
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While Islamic reformers rejected westernization, they did not reject
modernization
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council of workers and soldiers set up by revolutionary socialists
soviets
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economy which governments officials make all basic decisions
command economy
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government that is headed by a one-party dictatorship and regulates every aspect of life
totalitarian state
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the glorification of military
militarism
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ideas spread in order to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause
propaganda
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heir to Austrian throne in 1914
Francis Ferdinand
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communist secret police under Lenin
cheka
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Stalin's reign of terror in 1934
Great purge
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Russian czar who abdicated in 1917
Nicholas II
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a holy man who had great influence over the czarina
Gregory Rasputin
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Marxist leader of the Russian revolution
Vladimir Lenin
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ruthless soviet leader who industrialized the USSR
Josef Stalin
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Type of state Mussolini established in the 1930's
Fascist party
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secret police used by Hitler as a method of civil obedience
Gestapo
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book that detailed Nazi goals and ideology
Mein Kampf
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lighting war waged by the Germans
blitzkrieg
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Nazi massacre of 6 million + Jewish people
Holocaust
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period Hitler ruled Germany
third Reich
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night of broken glass in Germany
Kristallncht
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day WW2 officially ended in Europe
V-E day
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communist leader who controlled USSR from mid 1960-1980's
Leonid Brezhnev
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Alliance among the USSR and other communist states
Warsaw pact
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Soviet leader who called for a peaceful existence with US
Nikita Khrushchev
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Soviet leader whose reforms led to the end of the USSR
Mikhail Gorbachev
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deliberate use of random violence to achieve political goals
terrorism
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Gorbachev's policy of restructuring the government and economy
perestroika
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Gorbachev's policy calling for openness in discussing problems
glasnost
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Japanese suicide bombers in WW2
kamikazes
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to divide up
partition
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independent state declared by Jews in 1948
Israel
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Organization that promoted Arab solidarity & common goals
arab league
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democratic protests across region beginning in late 2010
arab spring
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Palestine organization that waged guerilla war against the israelis
Palestine liberation org
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current prime minister of russia
Vladimir putin
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current prime minister of japan
shinzo abe
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current president of china
xi jingping
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current president of the US
barack obama
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current prime minister of great britain
david cameron