World Wars
Communism and the World
Decolonization
Cold War
Social Change
100
This international organization failed to take decisive action during the Interwar Period and contributed to the start of World War Two.
What is... the League of Nations.
100
The Great Leap Forward was an ____________ program aimed at increasing Chinese influence in the global world.
What is... economic.
100
This historical development resulted in conflict between Hindus and Muslims after 1947.
What is... partition of India/Pakistan.
100
The Cold War was primarily a struggle between these two countries.
What are... the United States and the Soviet Union.
100
What is one major economic cause of increased globalization in the late twentieth century?
What is... the growth of free-trade and economic growth in the developing world.
200
This historical event created conditions that encouraged the growth of authoritarianism/fascism throughout Europe.
What is... the Great Depression.
200
Asian communist leaders generally relied on this group of people to help spread their ideology...
What is... peasant populations.
200
Various groups in the developing world used ideas from this historical time period to support their calls for decolonization.
What is... the enlightenment.
200
The Cold War was primarily fought over two things, including ___________ and _______________.
What are... ideology (or culture, politics) and economics.
200
What is a primary cause of women's increased participation in the workforce in the early twentieth century?
What is.... new industrial job openings to support war efforts.
300
This image is a reflection of this major change that occurred during the first world war.
DAILY DOUBLE
What is... the development of total war.
300
“I belong to those scientists who consider that the drying up of the Aral Sea is far more advantageous than preserving it. First, in its zone, good fertile land will be obtained. . . . Cultivation of cotton alone will pay for the existing Aral Sea, with all its fisheries, shipping, and other industries. Second, the disappearance of the Sea will not affect the region’s landscapes.”
- A. Babayev, President of Turkmenistan's Academy of Sciences
What would be the primary motivation for the Soviets to undertake the project Babayev describes?
What is... economic motivations to compete with capitalist countries.
300
Ethnic and religious conflicts caused by the inclusion of rival groups within the same borders can best be attributed to...
What is... colonialism/imperialism.
300
Vietnam, Korea, and conflicts in the Middle East are all examples of this type of war.
What is... Proxies.
300
What developments in the late twentieth and early twenty first century have contributed to the growth of populations around the globe?
What is... public health measures and increased access to medical innovations.
400
Authoritarian Regimes and Fascist governments often relied on these ideas to gain support from disenchanted citizens.
What are... traditional values.
400
China's "one child policy" highlights this historical continuity in the twentieth century...
What is... the growth of state power, totalitarian governments, or strict state control.
400
The map on the right hand side helps explain this historical continuity...
What is... interregional conflict created by colonialism.
400
There were two political organizations that helped form alliances between Western and Eastern countries during the Cold War, what were they?
What are... NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
400
“While the dynamic force in Globalization 1.0 was countries globalizing and the dynamic force of Globalization 2.0 was companies globalizing, the dynamic force in Globalization 3.0 — the thing that gives it its unique character — is the newfound power for individuals to collaborate and compete globally.”
What development(s) help explain the changes described by the author in "Globalization 3.0"?
What is... the internet and personal electronic devices.
500
DAILY DOUBLE
What is M.A.I.N?
Provide the word and an example for each letter that helps explain the causes of World War One?
What is... Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism.
Examples will vary (Irons discretion).
500
Popular movements around the globe were resisted by Western powers in part due to this ideology expressed by Truman.
What is... Containment, Domino Theory.
500
This ideology fueled both colonial expansion and calls for decolonization during the twentieth century.
What is... Nationalism.
500
Nuclear proliferation was, in part, deterred by the idea of M.A.D. - which stands for...
What is... Mutually Assured Destruction.
500
List 3 social changes that occurred during the twentieth century that contributed to women's increased participation in public life.
What are...
- Increased access to contraception.
- Total Wars
- Women's Right to Vote
- Increased Access to Education