World War ll
Cause of World War ll
What is "the Treaty of Versailles, because France and Britain targeted Germany with reparation payments which created an economic depression"?
Russo-Japanese War
What is "demonstrated Japan was superior to Russia because its modernization programs were more successful. The public blamed Tsar Nicholas for the loss and Russia's decline in power, which led to the Russian Revolution"?
Opium Wars
(+100 name of treaty)
What is "Britain and France took advantage of China's poor industrialization. They introduced Opium to China in retaliation for trade imbalance and closed Canton ports. It became banned, and imports got destroyed so Britain started war. Ended with Treaty of Nanjing"?
Total War
What is "Mobilization of a country’s entire population, both military and civilian, to fight"?
Pan-slavism
What is "desire to unite all Slavic ppl under Russian authority, including people under Ottoman and Austrian rule"?
The New Deal
(+100 Name at least one reform)
(+100 The 3 Rs)
What is "System of reforms to make the government more involved in the economy by creating infrastructure projects, and giving aid to families and the elderly"?
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Ex: Emergency Banking Relief Act, Glass-Steagall Banking Act, FDIC, etc.
Meiji Restoration
What is "policies for modernization by taking Western ideas of industrialization and military. Japan was able to expand sphere of influence over Korea, Manchuria, and part of China"?
Boxer Rebellion
What is "Rebellion led by the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists against the Qing authorities because of frustrations about being subject to the spheres of influence. Crushed by British, American, German, and French forces"?
M.A.I.N.
(+100 The alliances)
What is "Militarism, the Alliance System, Imperialism, Nationalism"?
Triple Alliance: Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary
Triple Entente: Britain, France, Russia
Tanzimat Reforms
What is "Modernized the Ottoman Empire by adopting Western ideas in military and modern education. Imposed Turkic language, which alienated Arabs. Failed due to ethnic tensions and pressure from European powers. Created the Young Ottomans"?
5 Year Plan
What is "Strategies by Joseph Stalin to multiply Soviet economy by five in five years, which increased state brutality"?
Port of Buenos Aires
What is "Britain businesses and banks invested in Argentina to improve its infrastructure by making railroads. They wanted raw materials and for Argentina to be reliant on Britain"?
Self-Strengthening Movement
What is "Modernizing the Chinese military and economy by adopting Western thought. Kept both Confucianism and Qing rule"?
Zimmermann Note
What is "note sent by German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann to German Ambassador in Mexico that was intercepted by the United States. It held plans to ally the two countries if the US entered the war, including reclaiming states like TX, NM and AZ"?
Armenian Genocide
What is "Created from suspicion of Christian Armenians because the Ottoman Empire had been revised under the Young Turks. Related to fear of them supporting invasion"?
The Mandate System
Yah Asantewaa War (War of the Golden Stool)
What is "Armed rebellion in West Africa led by Yaa Assante against encroaching the British who wanted their gold. After several casualties it lost to Britain"?
Taiping Rebellion
What is "a religious movement among ethnic Hans to get rid of foreign Manchu rulers. Was very costly over the course of 15 years before the Chinese military ended it"?
Sinking of the Lusitania
What is "German U-boat sinking a British vessel with Americans on it during the US's neutrality, leading them to join World War l"?
Lebanese Diaspora
What is "Thousands of merchants migrated to Argentina and Brazil for economic opportunity and to escape religious persecution of the Ottoman empire"?
"Holodomor" definition
(+100 "Holodomor" translation)
What is "Man-made famine engineered by Joseph Stalin that killed millions of Ukrainian people"?
What is "it translates to 'death by hunger'"?
Congo Free State
What is "Controlled by King Leopold ll of Belgium for 'humanitarian' causes and to convert them to Christianity but actually wanted to exploit their raw materials, like rubber"?
Sun yat-sen
(+100 his successor)
What is "Western educated revolutionary who created the Republic of China, unseating the Qing Emporer and ending imperial rule"?
Who is "Mao Zedong"?
Schlieffen Plan
What is "German war strategy to avoid two-war front by taking France through Belgium then going for Russia"?
Crimean War
What is "Russia's failed attempt at conquering the Ottoman Empire because they were allied with the British"?