Period 6 test Flashcards

1
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what happened with the Japanese at Nanking

A
  • killed 200,000 POW
  • looted and burned city
  • created HQ
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2
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who did Lenin negotiate a peace treaty with?

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Germany

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3
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what did the US and europe try to establish where they colonized?

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western democracy and secularism

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4
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how did the British lie to colonies during WWI?

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no independence for India

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5
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how did colonies struggle after independence was gained?

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they couldn’t pull themselves out of poverty

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6
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what were internal migrations

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rural to urban

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7
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why was their rapid population growth?

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because of reduced mortality due to scientific advances

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8
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who lead the Indian independence movement?

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Ghandi

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9
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Who lead the Indian national Congress?

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Jawahalal Nehru

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10
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By 1980’s-1990’s, what occured among Communist states?

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deep divisions

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11
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who won in mexico and why?

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Consitutionalists and because of Agrarian and social regorm

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12
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when was Ethnic Cleansing first used?

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in 1992 with war in Bosnia

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13
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what did decolonization lead to?

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military takeovers in African and Asian governments

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14
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why did countries decolonize?

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countries demanded freedom

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15
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how did hindus and muslims differ?

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could live together in India, but not in Pakistan

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16
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what are some examples of ethnic violence?

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armenians in turkey and Cambodia during the late 1970s

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17
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why was there so much conflict and poverty

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global migration

18
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what did most countries not welcome in their country?

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assimilation of immigrants

19
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where did Japan invade and why?

A

south east Asia; oil and rubber

20
Q

why did the space race start?

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becasue of the sputnik

21
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what was the Truman doctrine?

A

US policy to contain communism

22
Q

who didn’t align with either side during the cold war?

A

3rd world countries

23
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what did the cold war do to Japan

A

isolated it and allowed it to rebuild and develop economic strength

24
Q

what was the Iron curtain

A

division betewen free and repressed societies

25
Q

what about terrorism?

A

has not been predominanty directed at Western countries

26
Q

explain events at Tianamen Square

A

chinese government forcibly repressed calls for democracy

27
Q

what happened to China under Deng Xiaoping?

A
  • economic growth
  • foreign investments
  • 1st socialist market economy
28
Q

Explain ideas of the Chinese Communist Party on women

A
  • women should achieve equality
  • women should work
  • “women hold up 1/2 the heavens”
29
Q

why did Castro overthrow British regime?

A

because of low economic performance and corruption

30
Q

What did globalization mean?

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  • global locations of international corportations
  • US tv and movies
  • conducting business in English
31
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what is English?

A

global 2nd language

32
Q

why was the European Economic Community created

A

to dismantle tariffs and trade barriers

-eliminated tariffs among US, Canada, and Mexico

33
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Why was the World Trade Organization founded?

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bring order to international trade

34
Q

what did OPEC cause?

A

global recession in 70’s

35
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what does globalization carry?

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the threat for mass media to act as a vehicle for cultural imperialism

36
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Why was the UN Universal Declaration of HUman Rights criticized

A

tends to ignore non western cultures

37
Q

where did apartheid end?

A

south Africa

38
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what were the feminst movement stimuli

A
  • discrimination in the workplace
  • lack of legal equality
  • womens reproductive rights
39
Q

what are religious fundamentalists?

A

no tolerance for other religions

40
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what does post modernism call for?

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greater sensitivity to history and diversity