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unit 5 test Flashcards

1
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which Asian nation was practicing imperialism prior to WWII?

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China (first opium war)

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2
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what was the peace treaty of WWI which was unfair to Germany?

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the treaty of versailles

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3
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what economic condition following WWI took place in Germany?

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hyperinflation of the German currency (reichsmark)

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4
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what document was signed following the acquisition of the Sudetenland?

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munich agreement

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5
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what is the authoritarian government which insists that the nation is more important than the individual?

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autocracy

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6
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why did Stalin not worry about Germany’s invasion of Poland?

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he did not believe that Hitler would attack so soon (military was not prepared)

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7
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what was the spark for WWII?

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the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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8
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what strategy did the Germans use to invade France?

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blitzkrieg

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9
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what was the policy of the US prior to full engagement in the war?

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the neutrality act: prohibited exporting arms and ammunition to any foreign nation at war

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10
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what was the spark which brought the US into an active role in WWII?

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the Japanese attack on pearl harbor

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11
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what was Hitler’s final solution?

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mass murder of Europe’s Jews

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12
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what was the potsdam conference?

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meeting between Stalin, Churchill, and Truman to discuss post-WWII; compromise: each side would take reparations from its own occupation zone, divided up GER, created council of foreign ministers

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13
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what is island hopping?

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military strategy: cut off Japanese bases from resupply or rescue

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14
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what peace keeping organization was created after WWII?

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the UN (united nations)

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15
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redraw borders, truman doctrine, marshall plan, and detente are examples of what?

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peace treaties

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16
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USSR expansion, peaceful coexistance, glasnost, end USA isolationism, and perestroika are examples of what?

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imperialism/nationalism

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17
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SALT I, atomic bomb, sputnik, and strategic defense initiative are examples of what?

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militarism

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18
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NATO and warsaw pact are examples of what?

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alliances

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19
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korean, vietnam, berlin wall, cuban missle, berlin airlift, iranian revolution, coup in czechoslovakia, and soviet invasion of AFGH conflicts are examples of what?

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places of conflict

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20
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berlin wall comes down and soviet union dissolves are examples of what?

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the spark

21
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identify: soviet forces lift the blockade of west berlin as a result, soviet union blocked the western allies’ railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of belin under western control, meant to counter the blockade

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berlin airlift

22
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identify: armistice was signed as a result, following clashes along the border/rebellions

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Korean war

23
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identify: US ended its quarentine as a result, direct and dangerous confrontation between the US and USSR, moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict

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cuban missile crisis

24
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identify: communist forces seized control of south __ as a result, between, unify __ under a communist government, US tries to stop the spread of communism

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vietnam conflict

25
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identify: __ and neighboring states agree to formal armistice lines as a result, egyptian forces are defeated in 6 days, country double in size, purpose was to defend itself against palestinian arabs and neighboring arab states

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israeli conflict

26
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identify: geneva accords signed as a result, meant to uphold a friendship treaty

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soviets invade AFGH

27
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who becomes the new voice of the west bank in israel?

A

palestinian authority

28
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what is avoided as a result of the cold war?

A

nuclear war

29
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explain allied occupation of germany (berlin wall) (3 key points)

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1.people did not want to live in russian sector
2.communists v capitalists
3.soviets build a wall against west berlin to keep people from leaving the russian sector

30
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explain allied occupation of germany (3 key points)

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-berlin blockade and berlin airlift
-germany dived into 4 sectors , america in control of western sector
-berlin divided into 4 zones and soviets do not allow alies into their section

31
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identify: franklin roosevelt free elections in eastern europe, soviet involvement in japan, joseph stalin, influence and buffer zone of eastern europe, exchange of territory for involvement in japan

A

yalta conference

32
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identify: truman, free elections in eastern europe, soviet occupied eastern europe

A

potsdam conference

33
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explain spred of communism

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mao zedong led communist revolution in china (1949)

34
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explain turmoil in japan

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US and GB incade Iran in opposition to Nazi (nationalist) support
iranian revolution of 1979

35
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explain cold war alliances (NATO, warsaw pact, SEATO, CENTO)

A

north atlantic treaty organization (NATO): spread of communism

warsaw pact: defend communist bloc. by combining armed forces and political agendas

southeast asia treaty organization (SEATO): anti-communist

central treaty organization (CENTO): anti-communist

36
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identify: ronald reagan announces his intention to embark upon groundbreaking research into a national defense system that could make nuclear weapons obsolete

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star wars (strategic defense initiative)

37
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identify: french control the region and push for elections, democracy, and unification, guerillas go into south vietnam to battle the government

A

vietnam crisis

38
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identify: north vietnamese turn many americans against the war, vietnamization (richard nixon tries to get the US out of the war)

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tet offensive

39
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identify: CIA launches mission with cuban empire’s help to put batista back in power

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bay of pigs invasion

40
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identify: occurs when two or more countries increase the size and quality of military resources to gain military and political superiority over one another

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nuclear arms race

41
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identify: competition between two rivals: US and USSR, to achieve superior spaceflight capability

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space race (sputnik/apollo)

42
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identify: a series of biateral conferences and international treaties signed between the US and the USSR, goal was to reduce the number of long-range ballistic missiles that each side could possess and manufacture

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SALT I

43
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___ taken to mean increased openness and transparency in government institutions and activites in the USSR

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glasnost

44
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___ was a program instituted in the soviet union by mikhail gorbachev to restructure soviet economic and political policy

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perestroika

45
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___ established a framework for a historic peace treaty concluded between israel and egypt, helped calm cold war tensions and stabilized US-soviet relations

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camp david accords

46
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identify: INF

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intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty (limit number of nuclear weapons)

47
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list the big three of the yalta conference

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US (franklin roosevelt), GB (winston churchill), USSR (joseph stalin)

48
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list the big three of the potsdam conference

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US (harry s. truman), GB (clement attlee), USSR (joseph stalin)

49
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who wanted independence away from british control (india/pakistan)

A

mohandas gandhi

Honors World History (6 decks)

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