Finals Important Concepts Flashcards
NEP
New economic policy-lenin
Glasnost
Gobrachev (openness)
Perestroika
Gobrachev (reconstruct society and economy of Russia)
Blood and Iron policy
Bismarck
Taoism
Lao tse
Confucianism
Confucius
continental system
napolean bonaparte- economic blockade against the great britain
Q: Who declared independence on 4 July 1776?
A: The American colonists
Q: Which country was the American War of Independence fought against?
A: Great Britain
Q: Which treaty ended the American War of Independence in 1783?
A: Treaty of Paris
Q: Which two countries fought in the Russo-Japanese War?
A: Russia and Japan
Q: Which country was defeated in the Russo-Japanese War?
A: Russia
Q: Which two sides fought in the Battle of the Pyramids?
A: Great Britain and Napoleon Bonaparte
Q: Who won the Battle of the Pyramids?
A: Napoleon Bonaparte
Q: Which two sides fought in the Battle of the Nile?
A: Great Britain and Napoleon Bonaparte
Q: Who was defeated in the Battle of the Nile?
A: Napoleon Bonaparte (defeated by Admiral Nelson)
Q: Who fought in the Battle of Trafalgar?
A: Napoleon Bonaparte and allies (England, Austria, Russia, and Sweden)
Q: Who was defeated in the Battle of Trafalgar?
A: Napoleon Bonaparte
Q: Who fought in the Battle of Austerlitz?
A: Napoleon Bonaparte and allies (England, Austria, Russia, and Sweden)
Q: Who won the Battle of Austerlitz?
A: Napoleon Bonaparte
Q: What treaty was signed after the Battle of Austerlitz?
A: Treaty of Tilsit with the Tsar of Russia
Q: Who fought in the Battle of Leipzig?
A: Napoleon Bonaparte and allies (Austria, Prussia, and England)
Q: Who won the Battle of Leipzig?
A: The Allies
Q: What happened to Napoleon Bonaparte after the Battle of Leipzig?
A: He was defeated and deported to the Island of Elba
Q: Who fought in the Battle of Waterloo?
A: Napoleon Bonaparte and allies (Austria, Prussia, and England)
Q: Who won the Battle of Waterloo?
A: The Allies
Q: What happened to Napoleon Bonaparte after the Battle of Waterloo?
A: He was defeated and exiled to the Island of St. Helena
Q: Who fought in the War with Denmark?
A: King of Denmark (Christian IX) and allies vs. Bismarck of Prussia
Q: Which treaty was signed in October 1864?
A: Treaty of Vienna
Q: Who won the Austro-Prussian War?
A: Prussia
Q: Which treaty ended the Austro-Prussian War?
A: Treaty of Prague
- Who won the Franco-Prussian War?
prussia
- Which treaty was signed on 10 May 1871?
treaty of frankfurt
- Who was proclaimed as the Emperor of unified Germany?
➡ Kaiser William
- Which two regions were ceded to Germany after the Franco-Prussian War?
➡ Alsace and Lorraine
. What was the alliance of Germany, Austria, and Italy called during World War I?
➡ Triple Alliance or Central Powers
- What was the alliance of France, Russia, and England called during World War I?
➡ Triple Entente or Allies
- Which country joined the Allies in 1917?
➡ USA
- Who won the First World War?
➡ The Allies
- Which treaty was signed in 1919 to end World War I?
➡ Treaty of Versailles
- What was the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan called during World War II?
➡ Axis Powers
- What was the alliance of England, France, USA, and USSR called during World War II?
➡ Allied Powers
- Who won the Second World War?
➡ The Allies
- Which two leaders died at the end of World War II?
➡ Hitler and Mussolini
- On which two cities were atomic bombs dropped?
➡ Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- What major geopolitical conflict started after World War II?
➡ The Cold War
