Revolutions & Their Leaders
Leader of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror
Robespierre
What is the non-violent breaking of an unjust law is known as?
civil disobedience
The event that led to the United States entry into World War II
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The mass killing of a race of culture of people.
Genocide
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
capitalism
Leader of the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution of 1917
Vladimir lenin
The desire for self-determination in African nations became a powerful force for change immediately after
World War II
Name one of the cities that the atomic bombs that led to the Japanese surrender during World War II were dropped on
hiroshima and nagasaki
The official government policy of separating races of people in a South Africa.
Apartheid
a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned
Communism
Who was the leader who instituted communism in China and the eader of Communist Russia during World War II
Mao Zedong and Joseph Stalin
Why was India partitioned in 1947?
Religious differences led to a political division
The major impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany was that the treaty led to
An economic depression in Germany and the rise of fascism
What is the term for the systematic murder of 6 million European Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators during World War II
Holocaust
a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
Totalitarianism/fascism
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
Toussaint L'Ouverture
"A Jewish State is Created"; "Six Day War Results in Major Arab Losses"; "Withdrawal Begins from West Bank" Which situations is referred to in these headlines?
conflict between Israelis and Palestinians
What were the 5 major cause of World War I?
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, & Assassination
Many critics believe that the policy of the British government in Ireland during the 19th century led to
Irish Potato Famine
The name of the political system in Iran, since 1979, where the government’s laws have been based on Islamic law, called Sharia. It is run by religious figures.
Theocracy
The Haitian Revolution and the Latin American Independence Movements were inspired by (blank) and (blank)
Nationalism and Enlightenment Ideas
(Blank) - an ideology and movement that encourages the solidarity of Africans worldwide. It is based on the belief that unity is vital to economic, social, and political progress, and aims to "unify and uplift" people of African descent.
Pan-Africanism
World War II is often considered to be a turning point in history because
European domination of the world began to decrease as nationalism in colonies increased
Joseph Stalin's collectivization policies in the Ukraine during the 1930s directly resulted in
widespread starvation
Which basic belief characterized the totalitarian governments of Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, & Saddam Hussein?
the needs of the state are more important than individual's