FINAL EXAM Flashcards
Who was the founder of the Kamakura Shogunate & how long was his rule?
Minemoto Yorimoto
1192-1333
What is feudalism?
Land awarded for military service (KIngs & lords gave land to “vassals” for service)
Who led the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther & the Latin Christian Church
What is Genghis Khan’s real name?
Temujin
Which empire is named the “Gunpowder empire”
Ottoman
What are the 3 goal of terrorists?
1) To install fear upon a group
2) To show weakness of a government/show their superiority
3) to replace an existing government with one of supporters of their group
Who are the leading artists of the Renaissance?
- Raphael
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Michelangelo
- Donatello
What was the Bay of Pigs?
A failed invasion,
in 1961, some fifteen hundred Cuban exiles trained and armed by the CIA were landed at the Bay of Pigs in an effort to overthrow Castro (communist dictator).
The assassination of ______ by ______ started World War 1.
Of: Franz Ferdinand
By: Gavrilo Princip
Which English commodore arrived in Edo Bay & forced the Japanese people into the family of “civilized nations”?
Commodore Matthew C. Perry
The more industrial a nation becomes, the more _____ it becomes.
imperial
What are the 3 factors that led to WW2?
- Depression
- Treaty of Versailles
- War Guilt Clause
Which English pirate helped stave off the Spanish Armada in 1588?
Sir Francis Drake
Name the leaders of the Allies & Axis Powers of WW2?
Allies: Winston Churchill (Great Britain), Franklin D. Roosevelt (U.S.), Joseph Stalin (Russia), Charles de Gaulle (France).
Axis: Adolf Hitler (Germany), Benito Mussalini (Italy) & Emperor Hirochito (Japan)
Why was the battle of Stalingrad so important?
It stopped German progression over Russia & was sort of a turning point for the worse for Hitler’s Nazis.
When did the Berlin Wall fall and what did it reunite?
November 9, 1989
East & West Germany
Who (countries) formed the Allied & Central Powers?
Allies (United Nations): U.S., Britain, Soviet Union, France, China, Canada, Poland, Australia, N.Z, South Africa, India, Netherlands, G=Czech, Belgium & Denmarck
Axis: (soviet union, finland, romana)
What are the 6 major religions of the World?
1) Islam
2) Christianity
3) Judaism
4) Buddhism
5) Hinduism
6) Confucianism
Name the 5 african empires from 1000 BC to 1600 AD?
Mali Nubia Kush Ghana Songhai
The Holocaust cost the lives of how many Jews?
6 million
What is flexible response & who implemented it?
A defense strategy that superseded the previously used Massive Retaliation. It was devised to develop several options, other than the nuclear option, for quickly dealing with enemy aggression.
Implemented: JOHN F. KENNEDY
What is detante & who implemented it?
The “relaxing” of geo-political tensions between the Soviet Union & the U.S. in 1971. The period is characterized by the signing of treaties (ABM)
By: Richard Nixon & Gerald Ford
Which American & Soviet leader helped end the Cold War? When did it end?
Ronald Raegan & Mikhail Gorbachev
1991 (august)
What were the 2 major commodities of African Empires?
Gold & salt
Which Russian leader brought Russia from a back-watered country to a contender to Western European power?
Peter the Great
This leader was spawned from the French. He united his people & led them on a conquest for a domination in Europe.
Naploean Bonaparte
Which French king ushered in the Middle Ages in 800 AD by being crowned in Rome?
Charlemagne
This man was released & started a Revolution in Russia in 1917. Who is he, who released him & what did his revolution eventually create?
Vladimir Lenin
Germany
A provisional government. Later, the first communist government (led by Bolsh)
American dominance is spreading its culture throughout the world has been called by some as _____ ______.
cultural diffusion
culture globalization
When did the Tank Man happen & where did it take place?
Beijing, China (Tianamen Square)
June 5, 1989
