Social
(Unit 7) Define total war
a conflict where the entire nation, not just the military, was mobilized and involved in the war effort.
(Unit 8) What was the Non-Aligned Movement?
An agreement of countries to not choose sides in the Cold War (India, Egypt, Ghana)
(Unit 8) Name one cultural revolution that was discussed in Unit 8
Civil Rights, Feminism, Communism, Militarized States
(Unit 8) The British and Egypt had massive disputes about which waterway in the 20th century?
(Unit 8) Give one environmentally strategic advantage that the Viet Kong used in Vietnam
The Jungle, waterways, and secret bunkers
(Unit 8) Who was the Communist leader that removed the French and split Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
(Unit 7)Who radicalized Indians through the Indian National Congress?
Mahatma Gandhi
(Unit 8)The Zionist Movement advocated for what?
An independent Jewish state
(Unit 7) When was the Great Depression and what was it?
1929-1939 (Pre-WWII); It was a time of steep economic turmoil internationally leading to the rise of fascists who claimed to have the answers
The Khmer Rouge in Cambodia mass murdered anti-communists in what famous area of Cambodia?
The Killing Fields
(Unit 7) The name of the leader of the Mexican Revolution
Porfirio Diaz
(Unit 7) Name the "Big Four" countries that created the Treaty of Versailles after WWI
USA, GB, Italy, France
(Unit 7)
1. The ____ were the tribe that carried out the Rwandan Genocide.
2. The _____ was the tribe that was attacked in the Rwandan Genocide
3. The UN was told to do _____ in response
1. Hutu
2. Tutsi
3. Nothing (no force)
(Unit 8) What caused the Berlin Airlift?
A Soviet blockade of supplies to the capitalist section of Berlin; Berlin Blockade
(Unit 6 & 8) Name two Banana Republics.
Honduras
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Panama
(Unit 8) What was the White Revolution?
A series of social, economic, and land reforms launched in Iran in 1963 by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. It aimed to modernize and westernize the country, reduce the power of traditional landowners and the clergy, and prevent communist influence.
(Unit 7) Define the Mandate system of WWI
The Mandate System was a post-WWI League of Nations arrangement for administering territories previously under German and Ottoman rule. It was meant to be a path towards self-determination for these regions but actually resembled colonial rule.
(Unit 5 & 8) What is culturally different about Ethiopia compared to the rest of the African continent?
The are historically a dominantly Christian nation
(Unit 8)What was the name given to the economic reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev in the late 1980s?
Perestroika
(Unit 7)Name one environmental factor that was caused by each of the world wars.
WWI: Disease spread worldwide
WWII: Mass starvations from decimated fields
(Unit 7) What event directly caused the collapse of the Ottoman Empire?
The Turkish Revolution
(Unit 7) What were the 4 causes of the First World War (not assassination)?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
A separate nation from India (Pakistan)
(Unit 8) Name one economic reason that the Great Leap Forward failed
Unreasonable output demands caused false food reports that increased food in urban areas and left rural areas to starve.
(Unit 7) What is one environmental reason the Nazis end up stalling and retreating during their failed invasion of the Soviet Union?
1. Spring rain had turned the ground to mud, disallowing tanks from carrying onward
2. Harsh winter killed many Germans and left the troops with weak supply lines
3. Germany did not have enough oil reserves to continue