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Semester 2 Final Flashcards

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Where did the Europeans colonize

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Africa and Asia

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What types of imperial rule were there

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Protectorate, sphere of influence, colonies

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What were the motives for colonization (SENCH reasons)

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Social and cultural reasons, humanitarian reasons, economic and nationalist reasons

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Identify the causes of WW1 (Miami)

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Military advances, arms race, militarism, imperialism

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Describe the impact of the treaty of Versailles

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Germany had to pay reparations and admit they started the war, League of Nations started

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Identify the causes of the Russian revolution (FWLL)

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Food shortages, unhappiness w WW1, poor leadership, lowsy government

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What were the policies of Vladimir Lenin

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Tight government control of industry and agriculture

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Describe the causes of world-wide revolutions in the 1920s

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Nationalism, economic inequality, unhappiness w foreign rule, wanted to govern themselves

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Describe the importance of the long march in China

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Communist respected peasants, inspired new recruits, use of guerrilla warfare, symbol of communist strength

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What were the reforms that Ataturk implemented in turkey

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Embraced western ideals (modernization), have women rights, opened government schools

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What were the reasons for Japanese expansion in the 1930s

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Want land & natural resources

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Identify the major challenges that democracies faced after WW1

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Concerned about spread of communism, foreign policy issues, economic problems

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What are the features of fascism

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Extreme nationalism, blind loyalty to state

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What are the features of totalitarianism (CCPU)

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Controlling citizens lives, cult of personality, indoctrination of young, use secret police

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How did hitler and Stalin promote their ideas?

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Propaganda and self promo

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What was appeasement

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Giving into demands of an aggressor to avoid war

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What were the causes of WW2 (3)

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Military aggression, poor economies led to unstable government, unsettled issues from WW1

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Describe relationship between the US, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union during WW2

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difficult because: communist v democracy, different economic systems, soviets wanted to punish Germany, US wanted to rebuild Germany

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Put the following events in order: DDay, German invasion of Poland, VE Day, atomic bombs dropped on Japan

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  1. German invasion of Poland
  2. DDay
  3. VE Day
  4. Atomic bombs dropped on Japan
20
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What was the importance of the Nuremberg trials

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show that political and military leaders could be held accountable for actions in wartime

21
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What was the importance of the United Nations

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International organization, dedicated to world peace

22
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What was the importance of the North Atlantic treaty organization

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US led military alliance, members pledged to defend each other vs Soviet Union and communism

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What was the importance of the Warsaw Pact

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Soviet led military alliance in Eastern Europe ((communist))

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What was the importance of the Marshall plan

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US gave economic aid to war torn Western Europe

25
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What was the importance of the Truman doctrine

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US gave economic and military aid to any nation fighting communism

26
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What is a welfare state

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Government tries to meet social and economic needs of people

27
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Who was Mao Zedong and why was he important

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Communist leader of China, successful revolutionary

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Why did the Soviet Union collapse (3 E’s)

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Economic troubles, expensive arms race with US, ethnic groups wanted to leave

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Why was the state of Israel created

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Seen as a refuge/homeland/safe place for Jews

30
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What impact has the creation of Israel had on the Middle East

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Arab-Palestinian wars, refugee problems

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How did the Islamic Revolution affect Iran

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Government was a theocracy

32
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What were the causes of the 1991 gulf war

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Iraq invaded Kuwait to seize oil fields, stand against aggression, protect oil supplies, Kuwait was liberated, Hussein still in power

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Identify the key concepts of globalization

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Can impact wages, interdependence: countries depend on one another for goods, resources, knowledge, labor

34
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Identify the key concepts of human rights

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Freedom of speech, assembly, press, religion

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What were the long term effects of imperialism

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Blending of cultures, problems within Africa– internal divisions

35
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Identify the effects of the Russian revolution

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Execution of tsar, communist government, new country–Soviet Union

35
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Describe the fighting on the western front during WW1

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Trench warfare

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