SOL Review/FINAL EXAM Flashcards

1
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What are the causes of World War1?

A
  1. Competition over colonies
  2. Militarism
  3. Imperialism
  4. Diplomatic failures
  5. Nationalistic feelings
  6. Alliances divided Europe into competing camps
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2
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During World War 1 who was the leader of Russia?

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Tsar Nicolaus ll

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3
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During World War 1 who was the leader of Germany?

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Kaiser Wilhelm ll

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4
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During World War 1 who was the leader of the US?

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Woodrow Wilson

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5
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What were some of the outcomes of World War 1?

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  1. Colonies’ participation in war, which increased demands for independence
  2. End of Russian Imperial, Ottoman, Germany, and Austro-Hungarian Empires
  3. Enormous cost of war in lives, property, and social distributions
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6
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When did the US enter World War 1?

A

April 1917`

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7
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What is the League of Nations?

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International Cooperative Corporation

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8
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What was the League of Nations established to do?

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Prevent future wars

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9
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Who was not a member of the League of Nations?

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United States

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10
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What were the French mandates?

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  1. Syria

2. Lebanon

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11
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What were the Great Britain mandates?

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  1. Iraq
  2. Transjordan
  3. Palestine
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12
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What empire did the mandate system divide?

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Ottoman Empire

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13
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What were the causes of depressions?

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  1. High protective Tariffs
  2. German Reparations
  3. Expansion of production capacities and the dominance of US in the global economy
  4. Stock Market Crash 1929
  5. Excessive expansion of credit
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14
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What was the impact of the Depression?

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  1. Growth of Nazi party
  2. Nazi blaming Jews for economic collapse
  3. High unemployment in industrial countries
  4. Collapse of prices in world trade
  5. Bank failures and collapse of credit
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15
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Joseph Stalin

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(USSR)

  1. communism
  2. 5-year plan
  3. Great Purge
  4. collectivization
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16
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Benito Mussolini

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(Italy)

  1. Fascism
  2. Invasion of Ethiopia
17
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Adolf Hitler

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(Germany)

  1. Anti-Semitism
  2. Nazi Party
18
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Hirohito and Hideki Tojo

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(Japan)

  1. Militarism
  2. Industrialization
  3. Imperialism
19
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What were the causes of World War ll ?

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  1. Appeasement
  2. Failures of the Treaty of Versailles
  3. Aggression by totalitarian powers
  4. Nationalism
  5. Weakness of the League of Nations
  6. Tendencies towards isolationism and pacifism in Europe and U.S.
20
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Name the events of WWll in order.

A
  1. Invasion of Poland
  2. Fall of France
  3. Battle of Britain
  4. Invasion of the USSR
  5. Pearl Harbor
  6. D-Day
  7. Atomic bombs dropped
21
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Describe the Invasion of Poland.

A
  1. Start of World War ll

2. Sept. 1939

22
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Describe the Invasion of the USSR.

A
  • Germany begins 2-front war
  • June 1941
  • USSR joins allies
23
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Describe Pearl Harbor.

A
  • Dec. 7 1941

- US enters WWll

24
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Describe D-Day

A
  • June 6. 1944

- Leads to German Defeat

25
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Describe the Atomic Bombs dropped.

A
  • Ends WWll w/Japan

- Aug. 1945

26
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What is Genocide?

A

Purposeful destruction of racial, political, religious, or cultural group

27
Q

What was the genocide called during WWll?

A

Holocaust

28
Q

What groups did the holocaust target?

A

Jews & non-desirables

29
Q

What were the causes of the holocaust?

A
  1. Nationalism

2. Anti-Semitism3.Blaming Jews for WWl

30
Q

What is the master race?

A

Aryan

31
Q

What were the national organizations created after WWll?

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  1. UN
  2. NATO
  3. Warsaw Pact
32
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What started the Cold War?

A

Yalta Conference

33
Q

Explain the collapse of communism?

A
  1. Expansion of NATO
  2. Breakup of USSR
  3. Tearing down of Berlin Wall
  4. Soviet economic collapse
  5. Nationalism in Warsaw Pact countries
34
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Explain events in the Cold War.

A
  1. Vietnam War
  2. Cuban Missile Crisis
  3. Korean conflict
  4. NATO vs. Warsaw Pact
35
Q

What happened to China after WWll?

A
  1. Resumed Chinese Civil War

2. Divided into two nations

36
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What war did Chinese communists participate in?

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Korean war