Test 3 Flashcards
Essay
Give 3 characters of the Wild West
- Roy Bean
- Buffalo Bill
- Big Nose George
Essay
Roy Bean
Judge Roy Bean would run the law in typical Wild West fashion.
+Judge in Tex
+Claimed to be “The Law West of the Pecos”
-made sure he was by shooting up other courthouses
-didn’t use new law books sent to him, he was the law
+Would usually just make people pay fines worth what was in their pockets (since that’s all they were good for)
+Courthouse was also a saloon
-would make people buy drinks for recess
+Never gave the paid fees to the state
Essay
William Frederick Cody
Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill roamed the plains with the Pony Express and killed lots of buffalo.
+Fought for the Union in the Civil War
+Served as a scout in the Indian Wars
+Worked to supply the railroad workers with buffalo meat
-He is known to have killed 4,282 bison in 18 months
-Got his nickname by competing against another hunter and killing 68 bison in 8 hours
Essay
George Parrot
“Big Nose George”
Known more for what happened to him after death than his life. The way in which his body was dismembered and passed around shows how ruthless people were back then.
+He was an outlaw
+Killed a few deputies
+A mob eventually lynched him
+His body was dismembered
-skin from his thighs were made into shoes
-the top of his skull was used as an ashtray
-a mask was made of his face
-his body was stored in a whiskey barrel
Essay
Differences between Filipino War and Vietnam War?
- Filipino War: little to no media coverage
- Vietnam: All access coverage
- Filipino War: anyone who was against the US was killed
- Vietnam: a home base was given to the Vietcong
- Filipino War: no real allies for rebellion
- Vietnam: China was a big Vietcong ally
Essay
Similarities between Filipino War and Vietnam War
- Both were far away
- Both consisted of ruthless fighting
Essay
Describe Fascism ideals
nationalism, expansionism and militarism, racism and racial purity, anti-communism, class unity, civic duty, and social progress
Essay
Describe Fascist dictators and their countries
Benito Mussolini (El Duce) - Italy
Francisco Franco - Spain
Emperor Hirohito - Japan
Adolf Hitler - Germany
Essay
Describe Fascist dictator actions and the effect on their countries
Italy:
- Promotes “Italianism”
- Economy improves through public works program
- Many African countries are taken
- Jews are stripped of citizenship but not killed
Spain:
- Big civil war
- many communists, socialists, and anarchists are killed
- Spain will revive economically and modernize
- Restores monarchy to Spain before his death
Japan:
- Shinto beliefs gave rise to racism
- Much of Asia was being invaded by Japan
- Est 10 million people killed in invasions
- Eventually bite off more than they can chew with war against the US
Germany:
- Jews, Marxists, Communists, Social Democrats, and Versailles Treaty are denounced
- Military style rule
- Gets pretty much everyone in Germany on his side
- Start trying to take too much land which eventually leads to WW2
- The US capitalist regime is too hot for their Fascist hands to handle
Napoleon:
The Siege of Toulon
Napoleon was to take city back from British but fails
Mexican War:
Last battle before Mexico City
Chapultepec
Mexican War:
Treaty that ended the War
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Napoleon:
Napoleon’s greatest victory?
Battle of Austerlitz
Napoleon:
Last battle
Waterloo
Civil War:
Turning Point
Gettysburg
Civil War:
Battle where many people are burned alive
Battle of the Wilderness
Civil War:
Where does Lee surrender
Appomattox Court House
Industrial Rev:
light bulb
Edison
Industrial Rev:
Kodak Camera
Eastman
Industrial Rev:
internal combustion engine
Lenoir
Industrial Rev:
Modern gas car
Benz
Industrial Rev:
battery
volta
Industrial Rev:
vaccines and pasteruization
pasteur
Industrial Rev:
Modern toilet
Crapper
