The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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____________ what what German's called the Holocaust during WWII.
The Final Solution
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What was the Berlin Wall and why was it important?
A wall that divided East and West Berlin; it was a symbol of the Cold War
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Who was Joseph Stalin?
The leader of the Soviet Union from the 1930s until after WWII.
200
What is the term for giving into reasonable demands in to try and satisfy dissatisfied powers?
Appeasement
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What was the League of Nations?
Precursor to the Untied Nations; a body created after WWI to try and prevent future wars. Failed.
200
What is fascism?
A type of government focused on militarism and nationalism.
200
What was the policy of containment and how did it effect the Cold War?
The U.S. policy of keeping communism within its existing boarders during the Cold War; causes many conflicts (Korea, Vietnam, Cuba)
300
Who was Winston Churchill?
The leader of Britain during WWII.
300
The idea of non-violence or anti-war.
Pacifism
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What occurred during the Russian Revolution?
The Russian monarchy was overthrown and Russia becomes communist.
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Give two reasons Truman dropped the Atomic bomb on Japan.
Many Japanese citizens would have died; Many American soldiers would have died; Japanese citizens were trained to fight to the death; it quickly ended the war
300
What is Civil Disobedience?
Peacefully breaking an unfair or unjust law.
400
Who was the leader of of the communist movement on China?
Mao Zedong
400
The system of laws seaperating blacks from whites in South Africa for much of the 20th century.
Apartheid
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What were the 14 Points? (General Definition)
Woodrow Wilson's goals for the peace treaty after WWI.
400
List the 3 conferences of WWII.
Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam
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What is globalization?
The process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of culture.
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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the 1980s?
Mikhail Gorbachev
500
The name for the system of reforms created by Gorbachev
Perestroika
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What was the name of the communist Russian leader?
Vladimir Lenin
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Who was Neville Chamberlain?
The British leader who tried to appease Adolf Hitler.
500
Why is the war on terror a global issue?
Terrorists hiding in many countries; attacks occur across the world; need international cooperation to fight