Imperialism
creating an empire to acquire raw materials and new markets.
What is Imperialism?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States dropped the atomic bombs on what two Japanese cities
Korean and Vietnam Wars
What two wars did the United States enter into because they feared the spread of communism?
to take away the rights of Jews in Germany
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Laws?
Europeans met to set rules for dividing Africa amongst themselves.
What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884?
The Soviet Blockade of Berlin
What was the first major clash between the United States and Soviet Union
The Soviet Union’s economy collapsed
How did the Cold War end?
British, Canadian, and American troops attack German troops in Normandy, France.
What happened during the D-Day invasion?
Farmers were growing cash crops instead of food.
The British East India Company was able to control the economy of India. How did their intervention lead to more famine and death?
Cuban Missile Crisis
During the Cold War, which event stemmed from a fear of nuclear war?
September 1, 1939
Germany and the Soviet Union invaded Poland on ________________ and World War II began.
the War Guilt Clause and the WWI reparations
What were two major reasons why Germany was in such bad condition that a man like Adolf Hitler could come to power?
China was self-sufficient and didn’t need anything the Europeans had to sell.
Why was China uninterested in trading with most Europeans?
A period of tension (1945-1991) between democratic and communist countries
What was the Cold War?
England, France, Soviet Union, and United States
After World War II, Germany and Berlin were divided between what four countries?
France, Germany, and other nations were competing for overseas territory in Africa and other places.
What a cause of tensions in Europe that led to World War I?
Germany was held responsible for the war, millions of people had been killed using new technologies and new countries were formed but their borders were poorly drawn.
describe the state of Europe after the WWI