Vocab
This brought an end to WWI.
Treaty of Versailles
This person supported women equality during the social changes within the I.R.
Mary Wollstonecraft
Who fought in the Boer War? and who WON?
1) Dutch Farmers vs. British
2) British
What happened FIRST, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914?
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
Based upon the history of fascism in Europe and Asia before World War II, what was ONE thing each of the fascist leaders did when they took over their countries?
A) improve the economy
B) start aggressive action against surrounding territories
C) establish a democratic government
D) gave the people more rights
B) start aggressive action against surrounding territories
What organization is being described below:
- Created October 24, 1945
- Created to foster international unity
- Still active today
United Nations
This was a result of the tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
The Cold War
The feminist movement that grew in the U.S. and Great Britain in the 19th century focused their efforts on what issue?
Women's Suffrage
What two European countries led the imperialist efforts in the nineteenth century?
France and Great Britain
What country left World War I in 1917 and made a separate peace with the Central Powers?
Russia
1) Why did the U.S. enact the Lend-Lease Act during WWII?
2) Explain the Lend-Lease Act.
**DAILY DOUBLE**
1) They were concerned about growing German domination in Europe and eventually the U.S. would be targeted.
2) Lend-Lease Act- Lend weapons and military aid to any country willing to fight against Germany.
**DAILY DOUBLE**
How did the U.S. get out of the Great Depression?
1) What was it called?
2) Who was in charge of fixing the economy?
3) Who created this solution?
**DAILY TRIPLE**
1)New Deal
2) U.S. Government was in charge of fixing the economy
3) Franklin D. Roosevelt
**DAILY TRIPLE**
This created a cheaper & stronger production of steel.
Bessemer Process
What effect did the enclosure system have on England in the 18th century?
More people left farms and moved to the cities for jobs.
This group of people believed powerful nations were meant to dominate weaker societies.
Social Darwinism
What are THREE reasons the U.S. joined WWI?
1) Sinking of Lusitania
2) Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
3) Zimmerman Note
What led to WWII? (Give at least two reasons)
1) Rise of Facsism
2) Hitler invading Poland/German aggression
3) Formation of axis powers
Identify two causes of the Great Depression
1) Unequal distribution of wealth
2) Stock Market Crash of 1929
3) Inflation
4) Over using of credit
5) Overproduction
6) Decline in people purchasing goods
In 1935, Germany passed a series of antisemitic laws that severely limited or eliminated the rights of Jewish Germans. These laws were known as
Nuremberg Laws
Prior to Queen Elizabeth II, which English monarch was known as the longest-reigning British monarch in their history.
Queen Victoria
Why do foreign nations take over other nations?
Example: Mussolini annexing Ethiopia.
Identify at least THREE punishments Germany faced for WWI.
1) War Guilt Clause
2) Pay war reparation's
3) No more new weapons or increase in military
4) Lost land/colonies
How did General Douglas MacArthur help restore Japan after WWII? (Give two examples)
1) helped install a new democratic government
2) dismantled the Japanese military
3) Put military leaders on trial for war crimes
What economic system is being described below:
- Individuals make the choices
- Motivated by profits
- Pursuing your own individual goals/interests
Capitalism
Communism and socialism are usually found in what type of economic system?
Command Economy
Because of this invention, it meant that great numbers of unskilled laborers could be hired to make industrial products.
Interchangeable parts
How did the Industrial Revolution help develop imperialism?
As industries increased in developed nations, they were able to possess more colonies and exploit more resources, which helped increase the influence of an empire.
During WWI, what pandemic occurred?
Spanish Influenza
The term usually associated with the Munich Conference is
Appeasement
Identify the key Axis Powers and their leaders (Hint: There are 3)
1. Germany- Adolf Hitler
2. Italy- Benito Mussolini
3. Japan- Hideki Tojo
This was the U.S. plan to make an atomic bomb.
Manhattan Project
Which country started the I.R. and give me TWO reason why.
1) Abundant Natural Resources
2) Readied Workers
3) Transportation
4) Stable political government
This event was when European nations got together to stake out their claims of Africa
Berlin Conference
1) This person promoted the 14 points.... 2) Which were all about???
1) Woodrow Wilson
2) Keeping peace in the world
How did Hitler take power in Germany?
He used the Germans anger from the Treaty of Versailles to lead strong nationalistic feelings. Also used propaganda, promote solutions to fix inflation and depression in Germany.
Collectivization of farms, state industrialization, and secret police are Post-World War I policies that affected millions of people. Who was responsible for these policies?
Joseph Stalin