Final #5 (Missed Terms)

Question 1

What are proxy wars?

Answer 1

In which the two sides supported opposing sides in a conflict

Question 2

What are example of proxy wars and why?

Answer 2

The Vietnam War, Geneva accords divided Vietnam into North (communist), supported by China and Soviet Union and South supported by U.S.

Question 3

What is a cotton gin?

Answer 3

A machine used to pull cotton fibers from the cotton seed

Question 4

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

Answer 4

Eli Whitney

Question 5

Why was the erie canal important?

Answer 5

B/c of its location for railroad lines and essential form of communication, the telegraph.

Question 6

Who were the major countries in the Cold War?

Answer 6

U.S. Allies VS. Russia’s Allies

Question 7

What was the fear in the Cold War?

Answer 7

Nuclear Weapons

Question 8

If a country is fighting against something, such as Communism, what will the country’s enemies do?

Answer 8

They will support the other side

Question 9

Examples of Proxy Wars

Answer 9

Korea and Vietnam

Question 10

What were the big things in the Great Depression?

Answer 10

• Roaring 20s, over production and speculation, a lot of credit
• October 1929, stock market crashed
• U.S. crashed b/c they loan Germnay money to pay reparations
• Other European nations crashed due to Germany not paying reparations?

Question 11

Who invented the cotton gin?

Answer 11

Eli Whitney

Question 12

What did the Cotton Jin do?

Answer 12

Take seeds out of cotton

Question 13

Unintended consequence of the cotton jin

Answer 13

Took seeds out of cotton faster, more plantations, people do more work for less pay, exploded the slave trade

Question 14

Why did the Pasha of Egypt have to sell the shares to the Suex Canal?

Answer 14

B/c they were in debt

Question 15

WWI was one of the first big _______ ____

Answer 15

Industrial war

Question 16

Facts about the Opium War

Answer 16

• Didn’t really need help from other countries
• Limited all trade to the city of Canton
• All payments paid in silver

Question 17

Facts about NATO

Answer 17

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• One country attacks all go to war

Question 18

Warsaw Pact

Answer 18

• Soviet Union counterpart

Question 19

Fasces/Facism

Answer 19

Symbol from Roman Empire
- Used by European b/c Romans and Greek
- Hitler, Mussolini, Franco
- Romans were white, wanted to be like them

Question 20

Parts of History?

Answer 20

• History always repeats
• Story abt something that happended
• Historical narrative
• Data
• Lens/Perspective
• Interpretation

Question 21

McCarthyism

Answer 21

Put people on trial for Communism

Question 22

Who was in NATO?

Answer 22

U.S., Great Britain, France, and China

Question 23

How was India important?

Answer 23

British shipped Indians everywhere, provided cheap labor for all their territories

Question 24

What was WWI a product of?

Answer 24

Allies and technology

Question 25

Effect of decolonization

Answer 25

-

Question 26

How was Primitive vs. Civilizaed in effect?

Answer 26

• People are under others
• Hitler vs. Jews

Question 27

Weimar Republic

Answer 27

• Gernan gov. between WWI and Nazi Germnay b4 WWII
• Had to pay reparations; Americ helped but fell into Great Depression

Question 28

What was the Sun Never Sets on the British Empire an effect of?

Answer 28

• Imperialism
• Nationalism
• Colonialism

Question 29

How did Imperialism differ from colonialism?

Answer 29

In imperialism you spread your influence as far as you can; forcefully. In colonialism you set up colonies in other places

Question 30

Effects of Decolonization

Answer 30

• After Cold War, they decided to decolonize
• Removing influence
• British leaves India

Question 31

What did India split into?

Answer 31

India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh

Question 32

Collaboration

Answer 32

Collaboration with colonizers to get benefits and/or be attacked last