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FINAL EXAM Flashcards

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What were conditions like during the industrial revolution?

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People lived in tenemant apartments, no running water, no sewage or sanitation, garbage and sewage filled streets.

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What was life like working in factories and mines?

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Working shift hours were 12-16 for 6-7 days. Kids were forced to work. Women too.

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What were the affects from the industrial revolution?

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It started capatalism in America and Europe. It also started socialism. New buisnesses started to take off, and factories increase production

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What happened to workers pay after a long period of time?

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Their pay and benefits started to increase.

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How did Japan become a major industrial power?

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They isolated from the industrial revolution and were way behind industrially. But they quick opened up and became an industrial power.

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How did Imperialist European powers claim control over most of Africa?

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Europeans took advantage of non-united Africa and Europe had superior better weaponds than Africa.

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What were the motivations behind imperialism?

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Nationalism
Social darwinism
Christian missionaries
White mans burden

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How did China cope with internal division and foreign invasion prior to WWI?

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A civil war broke out called the taiping rebellion. Then chinese try to kick out the foreigners but were defeated by them because everywhere else was higly industrialized. (boxer rebellion)

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How did British gradually extend its control over India, despite opposition?

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The British East India Company exploited India and extended its control over most of India then the British government took over.

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How and Why did World War 1 start?

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  1. The black hand group killed Franz Ferdinand.
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How and where was World War I fought?

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They often dug trenches on the western side of europe and used machine guns, bombs and artillery

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What are the characteristics of communism and fascism?

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Communism - A classless society where everyone is equal.
Fascism- A government system led by a dictator having complete power suppressing criticism.

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What were the causes and effects of the Russian Revolution?

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The causes were, absolute rule of the tsars, economic backwardness, and social injustice.
The effects were - The russians killed the tsar and the bolsheviks took over.

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What were the provisions and impacts of the Treaty of Versailles?

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The treaty of versailles was to punish germany by: disarming military forces, pay 33 billion dollars, take responsibility, etc.
Caused fascism in Europe and partially led to WW2.

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What were the causes of the Chinese Civil War?

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The backwards, corrupt qing dynasty led their people to famines, heavy taxes and unfairness. Which led to the rebellion/civilwar

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What were the effects of the Chinese Communist Revolution?

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Ending its imperial system

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How and why did fascism rise in Europe?

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The great depression, Rabid nationalism, and the treaty of versailles caused fascim in Europe.

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What were the failures of appeasement and the League of Nations?

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Appeasements are supposed to be an act of avoiding war, however they didn’t work at all. And The league of nations never did anything either, they just simply watched everything happen.

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How did Stalin transform the Soviet Union into a totalitarian communist state?

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Stalin used the 5 year plan to modernize the soviet union, a famine hit which led to industrialization, then put people in Gulags and held show trials, and eventually started his purges because of his cult of personlaity.

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What were the characteristics and phases of the Holocaust?

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Phase 1 : Hitler rose to power
Phase 2 :Jews were forced to leave of wear jewish stars, Kristallnacht, gestapo
Phase 3: Moved to concentration camps,starved, divided
Phase 4: Mass killings, ghettos, disorganized shootings,

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How and where was World War II fought?

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fought in the pacific and european front, and lots of battles were fought in Europe
Total war, blitzkrieg

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How did Japan’s role in Asia change during the interwar years?

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During the interwar, Japan started to embrace ultranationalism and went on rampages in Asia.

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What issues arose in the aftermath of WWII and how did new tensions develop?

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Millions of millions of people were killed, afraid of nuclear warfare because of tensions between countries.

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What were the causes and consequences of the Cold War around the world?

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The world lived in constant fear of nuclear attack for 50 years, countries had to decide which side to join (communist or not) and the U.S. and communist countries fight in proxy wars

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How and why have genocides continued to happen after the Holocaust?

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Again, and again powerful countries decide to protect the concept of national sovereignty or to advance their own international agendas rather than stop the mass murder of civilians.

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What are the causes and effects of the end of the Cold War?

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Causes : The us and soviets couldnt agree on what to rebuilt europe like so a disagreement formed.

Or started during ww2 and the soviets wanted the U.S to help them during the war but helped britain instead and developed the A-bomb that was soon stolen by soviet spys.

effects : people can finally lash out about their ideas in the soviet union , satellite states rebelled, economic failure, gorbachov wasn’t supported by his communist party.

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How did Gandhi work for independence in India?

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Gandhi believes in non violenece and has civil disobedience. He played his part in several salt marches by grabbing salt from the water without buying it.

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Why have conflicts plagued some African countries?

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Some conflicts like genocides, and wars have plagued African countries.

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What are the causes and effects of the conflict between Israel and Palestine?

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The cause is over who gets the land and how its going to be used/controlled

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WW1 vx WW2 battle differences

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ww1 was more trench warfare and ww2 was more blitzkrieg, lighting war, fast paced.

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The outcome of the Meiji Restoration in Japan?

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Shogun removed from power
Japan borrows western ideas
Jappan defeats russia in a war.

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What was the Opium war?

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War caused by britain refusing to stop selling opium to china and china declares war.

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What was the Taiping Rebellion?

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A revolt that lead to millions of deaths from peasants attempting to remove the backwards qing dynasty.

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What was the boxer rebellion?

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The chinese were trying to kick all foreigners out if china but were defeated by imperialistic nations.

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Who was Mao Zedong?

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Leader of communist forces and try to destroy Tibet causing a government crackdown and oppression.

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What are some forms of total war?

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Bombing of cities and loss of people.
Extreme use of propaganda
Use of women and captives to support industry.

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What was D-Day?

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It was the invasion of nazi occupied Europe by the U.S., Britain, and Canada.

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What was Pearl Harbor?

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When Japan desperately needed gasoline, they spied on the U.S. and attacked them by bombs and planes.

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What were the factors to the Soviets downfall?

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Satellite states Rebel
Economic failure
Gorbachav was not supported by his communist party.

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What are the problems Africa faces today?

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They lack economic development
Lacks a large middle class
Complications from the cold war and European imperialism.

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Why was Israel created?

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Because after the holocaust everyone believed that the Jews should have their own safe land.

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What was Glasnost?

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it was when Gorbachov gave russians freedom of speech for the first time and some people loved it and some hated it.

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