Quiz 4 Flashcards
Interconnectivity and outsources are hallmarks of
the globalization movement after the fall of the USSR
With the Aswan Dam Gamal Abd al-Nasser hoped to do ALL EXCEPT
institute Soviet-style communism in Egypt
*prove Egypt was a modern country, control the Nile River’s flooding, provide electricity to his people
The conditions for WWI emerged from
European mistrust and defensive alliances
The Russian Civil War was fought between
the Bolshevik and anti-Bolshevik groups
The Armenian Expulsion/Genocide was a result of
Ottoman feelings of insecurity
Why did the Provisional Government fail?
the leaders of the Provisional Government could not balance the desires of the workers’ councils with the desires of other political parties and the needs of the war
What did WWI do to Russia?
It highlighted the military inferiority while also exacerbating domestic problems.
The example of Uganda’s and Tanzania’s independence movement demonstrates ALL EXCEPT
the importance of the US in propping up African dictators (*the difficulties of ruling a multi-ethnic state, the difficulties independent states faced when creating new government, the messy results of colonialism)
Why did Turkey experience two different post-war agreements?
The invasion of Greece demonstrated Turkey’s ability to maintain its boundaries against invaders
Stalin’s crash industrialization
resulted in a strong economy and more literate population.
Imperial economic reforms and development schemes failed in Africa because of ALL EXCEPT
there was too much participation from Africans in the creation of the schemes (*they ignored the environmental conditions of many, it was difficult to predict markets for cash crops, they did not take African farming techniques into account)
Operation TPAJAX is an example of
one way the US and Britain secured their interest in the Middle East
After independence, Cambodia
experienced a violent genocide.
Many independent states in Africa suffered from
a disunified electorate
During the early weeks of WWI, Germany’s frustrations in Belgium led to ALL EXCEPT
an increasing commitment to diplomacy and peace (*rising violence against civilians, The elevation of the war from simply a war for territory into a war for civilization, rising anti-German feeling among the Entente countries)
Why was Russia at the beginning of the 20th century dysfunctional?
there were too many groups interested in running the government rather than cooperating to govern.
Germany’s victory turned to defeat in Russia because
The German army did not account for Russian resistance
US President Dwight D. Eisenhower argued that the loss of SE Asia to the communists was not only a political issue, but also an economic problem because
of the volume of resources and raw materials in SE Asia (*domino theory)
How is the Cold War a factor in the reigns of Fernando Marcos and Achmed Sukarno?
both men are supported despite their dictatorial tendencies because they were anti-communist
he Cold War affected the Middle East by doing ALL EXCEPT
by resulting in all countries ignoring the Russians in favor of being in the US camp (*inspiring building campaigns, stimulating interest in oil, stimulating intervention in domestic politics of Middle Eastern countries)
