Global Conflicts
Which event is considered the immediate cause of World War I?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What system is ruled by one leader with total control?
Dictatorship
What system is based on private ownership and profit?
Capitalism
Which event led to the United States entering World War II?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Why was the Department of Homeland Security added to the U.S. government in 2002?
To defend against terrorism
Which factor best explains how alliances contributed to the start of World War I?
Countries were required to defend their allies
What is imperialism?
Taking over other lands for power/resources
Why did people move to cities during the Industrial Revolution?
Enclosures, Factory jobs
Which term describes the systematic murder of six million Jews during World War II?
Holocaust
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said the following:
The world must deeply repent this failure. Rwanda’s tragedy was the world’s tragedy. All of us who cared about Rwanda, all of us who witnessed its suffering, fervently wish that we could have prevented the genocide. Looking back now, we see the signs which then were not recognized.
What is he talking about?
The international community must accept responsibility for failing to stop the Rwandan genocide.
Which type of warfare caused a stalemate on the Western Front during World War I?
Trench warfare
How is a democracy different from a dictatorship?
People vote vs. one ruler controls all
What were common working conditions during industrialization?
Long hours, low pay, unsafe
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
Telegram from Germany to Mexico attempting to form an alliance with Mexico against USA.
Why did President Ronald Reagan support the Contras in overthrowing the democratically elected Sandinista government in Nicaragua during the 1980s?
He feared the Sandinistas would establish a communist state in Latin America.
Why did the Treaty of Versailles create problems after WWI?
It punished Germany harshly → resentment
Why do totalitarian governments control media?
To maintain power and limit opposition
Why did the Catholic Church convene the Council of Trent?
The Church wanted to clarify Catholic doctrine in response to the Protestant Reformation.
“From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the
continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern
Europe. . . . In front of the iron curtain which lies across Europe are other causes for anxiety.”
To what is Winston Churchill referring in this statement?
The division between Western powers and the area controlled by the Soviet Union. Berlin Wall. Iron Curtain.
The quote below is from a speech delivered by President Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947.
It must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted
subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.
How did this change international politics for the United States?
It alerted the world that the United States would undertake an interventionist policy.
How did alliances turn a small conflict into a world war?
Countries were pulled in to defend allies (chain reaction)
Why are totalitarian governments considered dangerous?
No freedoms; total control over citizens
What are two examples of machines created during the Industrial Revolution that helped move production along quicker.
Spinning Jenny, Waterframe, and Steam Engine
The outline below lists a series of trends in the history of the Soviet Union.
● Growing national separatism
● Struggling economy
● Over reliance on industry and lack of consumer goods
● Impatience with aging leadership
● Growing impatience of satellite nations
What is the best title for the outline above?
Internal Factors in the Fall of Soviet Communism
How would you best describe the post-World War II global economy?
The nations of the northern hemisphere continued to control most of the world’s wealth due to advanced industrialization.