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World History Flashcards

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what are the 5 reasons/causes of Imperalism -

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  1. technological advances 2. increased exploration 3. ideological motives 4. economic motives 5. nationalism
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beliefs that race determines traits and capabilities -

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racism

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who overthrew the queen in Hawaii -

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Stanford dole

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were local rulers are allowed to keep their authority/position -

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indirect rule

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where local elites resisted foreign conquests -

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direct rule

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everyone wanted to take over what country?

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africa

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he was a medical missionary, adventurer, and explorer -

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david livingston

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what was David livingston’s goal?

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to find a river that connect to west africa

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a U.S. journalist, he continued exploring after livinston =

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henry stanley

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an established set of rules regarding the competition among the great powers in africa -

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berlin conference

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they are descendants of the original dutch settlers in South Africa -

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Boers

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12
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effect of imperialism on Africa =

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2 african countries remained independent rise of nationalism

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effects in india from Imperalism =

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get involved in political&military affairs rebellion ensued

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14
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indian soldiers protected companies interests -

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sepoys

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15
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why does the Great Rebellion(Sepoy Rebellion) take place?

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because people in india are rebelling

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effects of the Great Rebellion(Sepoy Rebellion) -

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no more indirect rule british took full control

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17
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he studied in London, was a lawyer; he advocated for india independence =

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Mohandas gandhi

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18
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was completed in 1914; they are U.S. protectorate =

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Panama Canal

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19
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did the Sepoy Rebellion work?

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no it failed

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20
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what did the Rebellion lead to tho?

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nationalism

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21
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extension of a nations power over other lands -

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imperalism

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22
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state that is controled & protected by another

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protectorate

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23
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take advantage of peoples resources for personal profit

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exploit

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24
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*take over* incorporate into an existing political unit

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annex

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25
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originating or occuring naturally in a particular place

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indigenous

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26
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what are the four causes of WWI?

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Nationalism Imperalism militarism alliance system

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what was the spark of WWI -

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the assignation of the archduke of Austria-Hungary

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28
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building up of ones army =

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militarism

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29
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its biased, misleading, exaggerated, and mostly false persuade, promote, publicize

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propaganda

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30
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who is known as the “bully of Europe” -

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germany

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31
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what are the two fronts:

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western and eastern

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32
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what is the western front like?

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trench warfare stalemates huge loss of life

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33
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what was the eastern front like?

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lots of mobility huge loss life

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34
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what brought the U.S. into WWI -

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the zimmerman note

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35
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what was the zimmerman note?

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a note from Germany to Mexico asking to become allies

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36
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everyone is affected, changes the lives of everyone -

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total war

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37
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also means the draft pulling out names and picking / registering them for war =

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conscription

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38
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eating everything off their plate, not wasting ANYTHING

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rationing

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39
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a law that punishes people for speaking out against the war =

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Espionage and Sedition Act

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40
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men fighting in ditches, with barbed wire around it =

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trench warfare

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41
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they are super radical ; under Lenin’s control =

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Bolsheviks

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42
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the bolsheviks rename themselves as the …..

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communist

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43
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during the Civil War in Russia, who did allie with?

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serbia

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44
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who was a victim of the civil war of Russia?

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the royal family

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45
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what does Russia that leaves the allied’s struggeling?

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they back out

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46
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when did germany sign the armistice?

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on the 11th day, of the 11th hour, of the 11th month

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47
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when allied’s nations met in paris

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the paris peace conference

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48
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who offered a peace proposal?

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president Wilson

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49
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it was a speech to congress before the war even ended =

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“fourteen points”

50
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letting nations decide for themselves

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self-determination

51
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an organization to ensure security and peace =

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League of Nations

52
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paying money for the costs of war

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reparations

53
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it was the final peace settlement ; i gave germany harsh punishments =

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treaty of versailles

54
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what are the three things germany is required to do in the treaty of versailles?

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pay reparations germany losses territory germany losses military

55
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who takes all the blame for WWI=

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germany

56
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WWI was supposed to be a war to …

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end all wars

57
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war based on wearing down the other side w/ constant attacks & heavy losses

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war of attrition

58
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assembling troops and supplies, making them ready for war =

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mobilizaion

59
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it was supposed to be quick -

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schlieffen plan

60
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by force, negative

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dictatorship

61
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elected; not mean nor bad. has total control over everything (media, people, farming)

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totaltarian

62
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controls politics and the government

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authoritarian

63
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A period of low economic activity and rising unemployment

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depression

64
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a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force.

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dictator

65
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A political philosophy that glorifies the state above the individual by emphasizing the need for a strong central government led by a dictatorial rule

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facism

66
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is a set of political beliefs associated with the Nazi Party of Germany.

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nazism

67
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is thus a form of socialism—a higher and more advanced form, according to its advocates.

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communism

68
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A system in which private farms are eliminated and peasants work land owned by the governement

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collectilization

69
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was an Italian politician, journalist, and leader of the National Fascist Party

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Benito Mussolini

70
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was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953

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Joseph Stalin

71
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was an Austrian-born German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party

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adolf hitler

72
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hostility to or prejudice against Jews.

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anti-semmitism

73
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why were the League of Nations weak?

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because the U.S. was unable to join

74
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what are the 2 causes of Great Depression in the U.S. -

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downruns in economics of individual nations financial crisis

75
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extreme forms of government were able to rise to power because …

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because of Great Depressiom

76
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what was stalin’s goal for the S.U. -

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to change Russia from an agricultural to industrial

77
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the problems created by the treaty of versailles were…

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Germany starts blaming all their problems on the jews

78
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what were hitler’s core beliefs?

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racial purity

79
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outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany

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mein kampf

80
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allied powers for WWII =

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GB FR U.S S.U. 13 other countries

81
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axis powers -

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Germany Italy Japan 3 other countries

82
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“lightning war” ; fast and efficient

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blitzkrieg

83
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“night of broken glass” it was a coordinated deadly attack on all jews

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kristallnacht

84
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Hitler’s plan to “exterminate” all the jews from europe

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the final solution

85
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when did Pearl Harbor take place?

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dec. 7th 1941

86
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what was the attack onPearl Harbor ?

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japan attacking U.S

87
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what was the significance of the attack of Pearl Harbor?

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it was the reason U.S. came into WWII

88
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whoo were hitlers “sub-human” groups =

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all european jews anyone w/ dissabilities gypsies mentally ill homosexuals communists/socialist

89
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The italy-germany alliance is called…

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rome-berlin axis

90
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Hitler started to take over what two countries?

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Rhineland and Poland

91
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what was the official start of WWII -

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the invasion of poland

92
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why atomic bombs?

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because they created total destruction

93
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the bombing of civilians and cities led to what new creation?

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radars

94
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effects of total war in the S.U. -

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they gain power and more strength

95
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this battle was in the middle of the night; men jumped from parachutes; then crossed English Channel; and stormed the beaches -

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D-Day

96
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they were laws that excluded or removed jews from economic and social life =

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arayanization policies

97
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Suicide mission where Japanese flew their planes into US ships (“divine wind”)

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kamikaze

98
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Not taking sides in war

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neutrality

99
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Satisfying reasonable demands of dissatisfied powers in an effort to maintain peace and stability

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appeasement

100
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A doctrine that seizes one’s country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances

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isolationist policy

101
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military strategy employed by the allied powers mainly in the pacific/asian theater (goal was to get closer to Japan)

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“island Hopping”

102
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A practice of expansion usually expansion by a nation (sometimes with military power)

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expansionist policy

103
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mass murder of six million Jews and millions of other people leading up to, and during, World War II

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holocaust

104
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deliberating killing large groups of people

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genocide

105
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put in or restrict to an isolated or segregated

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ghetto

106
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who was involved in the Cold War?

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S.U and U.S

107
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who is communist

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S.U

108
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who is republic

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U.S

109
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how long is the Cold War?

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40 years

110
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_______________ divided berlin into two sides

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the wall of berlin

111
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what are the two sides ?

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westt and east side

112
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wha side is democratic

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west

113
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what side is communist

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eastside

114
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an alliance to protect democracy

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north atalntic treaty organization

115
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the arms race =

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nuclear weapons

116
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what is the Cold War about?

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fight between democracy and communism

117
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what are the effects of the Cold War?

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wall of berlin almost nuclear war

118
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how was china affected in the Cold War?

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they lost U.S. trade it led to Korean War

119
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what are the two heated wars in the Cold War?

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Korean War vietnamm war

120
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what triggered the “hot” wars -

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tension of nuclear war agression tension of communism

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