Warm ups Flashcards
What prompted England and France to declare war on Germany?
Germany invaded poland
What is blitzkrieg?
Lightning war
What event occurred on the day describe as “a date which will live in infamy?
Pearl Harbor
Where were atomic bombs dropped?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What was the Lend-Lease Act?
US lending weapons to countries fighting Germany
What was the Atlantic Charter?
By Roosevelt and Churchill that upheld free trade among nations and the people’s right to choose their own government
What document states that “men are born and remain free and equal in rights?”
Declaration of Independence
Define Nationalism. Compare with Patriotism.
Extreme form of Patriotism - People’s loyalty rest not only with the country but with a common culture, language, and ethnicity.
Define Fascism. Compare with Nationalism.
Militant political movement that emphasized loyalty to a state and obedience to its dictator. Extreme form of Nationalism.
Define the Industrial Revolution
an increase in machine made goods beginning in England during the 1700’s
What effect did industrial revolution have on growth of cities.
Over crowded, cities grew
Explain Capitalism. Compare with Socialism.
Capitalism- factors of production owned by the public and operated for the welfare of all, while socialism believed the factors of production should privately owned, with money invested in business to make profit
What is animism?
the belief that everything has a soul/spirit
What are Protestants?
people who protested the Catholic Church
One of John Calvin’s major teaching is Predestination. Define Predestination
the belief you are chosen to go the heaven or hell - can not change the plan - NO free will
