Final Exam Study Guide Questions Flashcards
What were living and working conditions like during the industrial revolution?
-high rent
-women had less pay than men
-kids had dangerous jobs
-Entrepenourers (new business owners) got rly rich, while working class had hard working conditions/bad pay
-strikes had occured later on for higher pay and things got better
-birth of factories
-EVERYTHING WENT SO SLOW THO!!!!!!!
What were the effects of the industrial Revolution?
-Population Growth and jobs
-Economy’s benefited
-helped develop war machines/tactics
-Rulers rose up in power (hitler)
How did Japan become a modern industrial power?
-Meiji restoration
-emperor gains power
-had to take idea from west made even better
-imperialism
-industrial revolution
How did imperialist European powers claim control over most of Africa in the 1800s?
-Because the Berlin conference had divided africa up into who got what and Europe had gotten most of it
What were the motivations behind imperialism?
-Nationalism
-Social Darwism (thought white ppl evolved faster than color)
-Christian missionaries
-White mans Burden (thinking white ppl help color ppl cuz their dumber basically)
-natural resources
How did China cope with internal division and foreign invasion prior to ww1?
-China had loss after loss from the opium war, taping rebellion, and the boxer rebellion
-But took upon the industrial rev. and made their army’s and lifestyles better than the westerns
-these wars showed everyone that china can be defeated
How did britain gradually extend its control over most of india, despite opposition?
-Suez canal was created to forgive egypt of thier tax and gave british east india company SO MUCH MONEY (lead to more imperialism)
-With control over the british east india company
-taking tea, spices, and drugs (opium-later to china)
Who were the allied and central powers?
allied=British, Russia, and France
central=Germany, Austro Hungry, and Ottomans
Why and how did WW1 begin in 1914?
-Basically started by a teenager from Bosnia (Princip)
-He was a teenage terrorist and he shot franz furdinad and that was the shot ¨that started the war¨
-Also MAIN contributed to the start of WW1 (Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism)
-certain alliances were formed, the central powers and allied powers
How and Where was world war 1 fought?
-Germay draws up the Shleiffen plan (6 weeks to win agasint france bc they thought russia would need 6weeks to get ready)
-fought w/ bad methods of poisonous gas but gas masks soon invented, fought with tanks, planes, and zepplins (blimps)
What are the characteristics of communism and facism?
-Communism=everyone gets equal pay, no hierarchy, derived from Karl Marx, economic equality
-Fascism=single powerful leader of citizens, extreme nationalism, militarism, has dictator, classes/roles
What were the causes ad effects of the russian revolution?
-Russia vs. Bolsheviks
-bolsheviks took over russian gov. and kidnapped the Tsar and bolsheviks were pro communist
-everyone revolts against Tsar and goes with the bolsheviks plans
-signs peace treaty w/ central powers
-RUSSIA BECOMES SOVIET UNION
What were the plans and impacts of the Treaty of Versailles?
-Plans: Germany take fault for ww1, pay for all damages, and reduce numbers of troops and machinery
-This lead to a imp easement of Hitler and him keep taking and the treaty never really did anything
What were the causes and effects of the Chinese Civil War?
-commuinist vs. nationalist china partys
-cause= striff of power mao wanting communism in china, and Chian kai Shek wanting natinalism
-went to war and mao won NOW COMMUNIST
What were the effects of the Chinese Communist revolution?
-Great leap forward began to modernize farming, and embrace ind. rev.
-but famin came with mixing seeds and ruining crops
-25+ million dead
-acutally set them back
-propaganda then attacks gov.
How and Why did Fascism rise in Europe?
-Great depression
-RABID nationalism
-Treaty of Versailles
-def of fascism: exapmle of extreme nationalism and one person in ruling over all citizens
What were the failures of appeasement and the League of Nations?
-Kept giving Hitler more and more wiggle room and he never abides to treaty of Versailles
-League of Nations does nothing to help, say their going to but never does
-League of Nations after war changes to United Nations and say their for peace and peace only
How did Stalin transform the Soviet Union into a totalitarian communist state?
-purges
-killed the following…Bolsheviks, writers, artists, and secret police
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What were some characteristics and phases of the holocaust?
-Nuremburg laws - Gestapo created - Kristallnacht - ppl sent to Ghettos - Concentration camps ready - shaved heads and one size clothes and shoes and tight living quarters - eradication
How and where was WW2 fought?
-Easter European countries
-Started in Poland
-fought with indust. Rev.
-fought with Guerrilla warfare
How did Japans role change during the interwar years in Asia?
-Japan invades China for natural resources
-great depressions changes japan (unlocked military power, and emperor power, more ultra-nationalism)
What issues arose in the aftermath of ww2 and how did the new tensions develop?
-Europe and Asia and in shambles
-nuclear age begun( (ppl began buildig them)
-Cold war began
-proxy wars began
-Issue on who would pay for rebuilt of germany, and USA holding secrets from their allie aftter ww2 (soviet union) we making nucs and didnt tell them
What were the causes and consequences of the cold war around the world?
-Arguements on who would pay for the rebuid of germany
-Arguements on Americas seret agaisnt the Soviet Union regards to nucs
- Consequences: everyone afraid of nuclear war (everyone would just die)
How did Gandhi work for independence in India?
-had non-violent marches and protests
-peaceful protests
-salt march=one of his protests
Why have conflicts plagued some African Countries?
-upper and lower Sudan
-segregation of black Christians and white Muslims
-Darfur has continued to steal oil from south Sudan
-conflicts between north and south have issued problems with access to trade and oil
What are the causes and effects on the conflict between Israel and Palestine?
-Cause= Both wanted holy land, jews coming in nad theyy took over
jews took over israel and kicked palestines to desert
America backed the jews (newly Israels)
-effect=war breaks out and israel wins
arabs break out agisnt U.S for thier support to the israels
What was the Crimean War? And what was it over? And Who won?
-Russians lost
-War betwen Ottomans and Russia
-Ottomans had alliance w/ england so they helped bc ottomans were a crumbling empire
-The war was over Russia wanting ottomans warm water port since you know russia=cold, so they wanted to take ottomans so russia could grow more crops/have warm water for etc.
-This lead to the Tsar in Russia to seek change…..but in the end they didnt cuz they were moving away from power so yea they suck
What is Glasnost in russia?
-no one having freedom of speech
-ppl began speaking their minds and venting in anger abt russia sucking
-downfall factor for soviet union
What was perestroika in Russia?
-down fall
-rebuilding
-economic-system partly based on capitalism
How did Chinas ecomnomy reform during the 1970s?
-communism failed resorted to partly capitolist
-it saved their economy
-Chimerica (America/china)
What was the Tienanmen square massacre?
-kids from college demanding rights of free speech
-thousands killed by china gov.
-censorship follows this event
What is Apartheid?
-Legal segregation of races
What was the Meiji restoration?
-The beginning of Japan embracing Imperialism
-modernizing and also embracing ind. rev.
