World War l
Alliance system
when multiple countries would swear to protect each other
what were some of the causes of the great depression
stock market crash which caused people to pull all there money out of there banks
what was the Treaty of Versailles
the treaty of Versailles forced the Germans to pay for what they did as well as blamed the whole war on Germany
What was the Cold war
a competition between the US and UUSR (and their communist allies)
What was the cause of the arab-Israeil
They were fighting over the control of Jerusalem
What did militaries use to combat machine guns
trench Warfare
what president received the most blame for the great depression
President Hoover
what countries were known as totalistic
Germany, USSR, Italy
What did the Truman Doctrine do
Gave military aid to European countries that resisted communism
what did the Arabs believe about the Israeli territories
That they did not deserve any of their land/territories
What were some of the inventions in ww1
tanks, chemical weapons, machine gun
what act was passed to stop another bank failure
banking act of 1935
who was the dictator of Germany
Adolf Hitler
What was the N.A.T.O meant for
to help member countries in case of an invasion from the Russians
who did great Britain bail out
Israel
what was built to improve access to colonies and markets
Canals (panama, Suez Canal)
around what percent of Americans were unemployed in 1933
25%
why was the League of Nations weak
the members lacked the desire to go to war as well as they had no standing army
What weapons did the USSR have that threatened the US
8 Atomic missiles
When did the arab Israeli war start
1948
(True or False)nations in Europe experienced a general rise in the overall standard of living
True
what were Hoovervilles
Hoovervilles were homeless shelters that were extremely nasty and were dangerous
when did Germany invade Poland
September/1/1939
What was the Communist version of NATO
COMECON
How long was the world's shortest war
THe 6 day war