WWI Flashcards

1
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The ruler of a Middle Eastern country.

A

shah

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2
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Turkish army officer, revolutionary, and the 1st President of Turkey.

A

Kemal Ataturk

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3
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The Shah of Iran (Persia) from December 15, 1925 until he was forced to abdicate by the Anglo-Soviet invasion in 1941.

A

Reza Pahlavi

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4
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Egyptian revolutionary and statesman, leader of Egypt’s nationalist Wafd Party.

A

Saad Zaghloul

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5
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Kenyan politician and the first President of Kenya.

A

Jomo Kenyatta

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6
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One of the leading figures of modern Nigerian nationalism.

A

Nnamdi Azikiwe

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7
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Traditional hat worn by Turkish men.

A

Fez

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8
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Opposition to war or violence as a way to settle disputes.

A

Pacifist

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9
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Nonviolent refusal to obey a law or practice thought unjust.

A

Civil disobedience

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10
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Term for nonviolent protests led by Gandhi.

A

Satyagraha

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11
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Political and spiritual leader during India’s struggle with Great Britain for home rule, an advocate of passive resistance.

A

Mohandas K. Gandhi

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12
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Lawyer, politician, and the founder of Pakistan.

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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13
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The right of a people to decide their own political status or government.

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Self-determination

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14
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Hungarian-born Austrian founder of Zionism, solution to anti-Semitism was the establishment of a Jewish national state.

A

Theodor Herzl

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15
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Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule, first prime minister of the Republic of India from 1947-1964.

A

Jawaharlal Nehru

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16
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Local military leader in China.

A

Warlord

17
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Chinese revolutionary, first president and founding father of the Republic of China and medical doctor.

A

Sun Yat-sen

18
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Chinese general, politician and Emperor, influential during late Qing Dynasty.

A

Yuan Shigai

19
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Chinese political and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China between 1920 and 1975.

A

Chiang Kai-shek

20
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Chinese leader and theorist, founder of Chinese Communist Party in 1921, commanded troops in the Chinese Civil War from 1927-1949, Proclaimed the People’s Republic of China in 1949.

A

Mao Zedong

21
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Kenyan politician, pioneer in the development of modern African nationalism in Kenya.

A

Harry Thuku

22
Q

A large, sudden increase in the human population.

A

Population Explosion

23
Q

Large Japanese industrial firms owned by a few families.

A

Zaibatsu

24
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Emperor of Japan from 1926-1989. Ultra-nationalist and militarist.

A

Hirohito

25
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A farm organization owned and managed by members, who share profits.

A

Cooperatives

26
Q

Placing a privately owned business under government ownership.

A

Nationalize

27
Q

What war did the Versailles Peace Conference End?

A

The first World War

28
Q

Who won the war between Greece and Turkey? Turkey

A

Turkey

29
Q

Mustafa Kemal brought eight radical reforms to Turkey including urging Turks not to use words of Persian or Arabic origins, he separated the government and religion, reformed the legal code, used western names, made changes to the traditional headgear, and (list the 3 reforms missing)

A

Use of the metric system, Use of the western calendar, and Use of Latin alphabet

30
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What modern day country used to be called Persia?

A

Iran

31
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What did the Balfour Declaration state? Where was this to take place?

A

It states Jewish immigration to Israel increased, Arabs felt threatened because others were claiming their homeland, Resulted in riots, strikes, & violence this took place in Palestine.