WW1
What started ww1?
the assasination of Archduke franz Ferdinand
Who were the members of the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan
What emeperor “restored” Japan and industrialized it?
-Emperor Meiji
Name the two main ideologies in the Cold War
Capitalism and Communism
Franklin D Rosevelt originally intended to make a “league of ______
Nations
Why did America get involved in the war
because of the Zimmerman telegram
What was discussed at the Yalta Conference?
The question of how Europe would be divided up after the war concluded
-America acquired these territories after the Spanish American War
Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico
-During the Korean War and Vietnamese war, What policy did the Americans pursue in their intervention
containment
This was a harsh condition that affected Germanys economy
War reperations
Name the members of the Central powers
Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria, Germany, Austria-Hungary
Germany used this famous war tactic to successfully invade and conquest countries fast and swiftly
Blitzkreig
What Imperialist powers “Humiliated” China?
Britain, France, Japan, Russia
What ended the Cuban missile crisis?
Both countries withdrew their missiles
During the period leading up to ww2, The Allies used this polictal strategy that served to give Germany land it wanted to keep them preoccupied
Appeasement
What event made Russia leave the war?
The Russian Civil war
Why did Japan need to conquer territory in order to sustain itself?
It lacked raw rescoucres
-Name the Conference that divided Africa
Berlin conference
Name the two pacts that The United States and The Soviet Union created
Warsaw pact and N.A.T.O
What does B.R.A.T stand for relating to the context of the conditions imposed on Germany?
Blame, Reparations, Army, Territory
-Britain joined the war because Germany attacked this country to get around Frances maginot line
Belgium
The war begun when Germany invaded this country?
Poland
America established the Monroe doctrine, What is the Monroe doctrine exactly?
Warned European powers not to interfere with the affairs of the western hemisphere
What two police’s did Russia create that freed their eastern bloc states and granted polictal freedom to their population
Glasnost and Perestroika
What power wanted to punish Germany for their involvement?
France