Cold War Era WH

Pre-Modern

100

This system of government is extremely unlikely to change without a disaster from the outside, since it has interlocking motivations to keep it the same between the Knights, Lords and the King. While peasants have little to-no material wealth

Feudalism

200

This invention allowed for the spread of knowledge, and reduced the power of institutions (like the Catholic Church) over what ideas could be shared.

The Printing Press! 

300

Started by Martin Luther's 95 thesis, this era of upheaval is much more noteworthy when you consider that the Catholic church was also a government.

What is the Reformation?

400

These 3 Revolutions, often called the Atlantic Revolutions, kicked off an era of Enlightenment ideals being tested. While one formed a democracy that allowed slavery, the other 2 quickly returned to having monarchs, these saw a shift in how people saw their governments

American

French

Haitian

500

This was the exchange of goods and people across the Atlantic, connecting animals, diseases and plants between the 2 hemispheres for the first time since the land masses touched.

The Columbian Exchange

Industrial-WW1

100

This nation saw rapid industrialization when they called in European advisors and began a new style of governing after generations of Isolation.

Japan

200

This invention was created first to help drain mines, but was used also for things like trains.

The Steam Engine 

300

The process of people moving from rural areas to cities during this time period is called

Urbanization

400

List the "MAIN" cause of WW1

Militarism

Alliances

Industrialization/Imperialism

Nationalism

500

List 3 of the 5 agreed causes of the Industrial Revolution in Britain

1. Agricultural Revolution 2. Coal

3. Waterways 4. Political Stability 5. Colonial Empire

Causes of WW2 and the War itself

100

This global event started with the crash of the US stock market and led to desperation around the globe

The Great Depression

200

What did America target in Germany which quickly stalled the German army and helped end the war

Synthetic Oil Production

300

The USA only agreed to enter the war after what?

The Bombing of Pearl Harbor (and Hitler declaring war on the USA) 

400

This was the American solution to the lack of surrender from the Japanese.

The Atomic Bomb x2

500

WW2 saw little to no trench warfare because of ...

Name 3 inventions, and explain how they changed the way the war was fought.

Better Airplanes, Better handheld weapons, Cars, Motorcycles, the Atomic Bomb, Tanks

The Start of the Cold War

100

Who was the leader the USSR at the end of WW2 

Stalin 

200

At this Conference, Stalin agreed to allow free and fair elections in eastern Europe, which he then turned back on.

The Yalta Conference

300

This country was occupied by the USA and their Emperor used to justify a new democracy after WW2 

Japan

400

This is generally considered the unofficial start of the Cold war, since it saw competition but not direct fighting between the USA and USSR.

The Berlin Airlift

500

Chairman Mao's Great Leap Forward was a horrible failure. How did the Chairman regain support after the mass famines.

The Cultural Revolution

Politics and Ideologies

100

This ideology believes that there must be a rule by the working class, overthrowing and ending the system of capitalist production

Communism

200

This ideology is difficult to define, in part because it is more a strategy then belief system. It is defined by nationalism, militarism, seeing disagreement as treason, anti-intellectualism, sexism, and the finding of a scapegoat enemy. 

Fascism

300

This is not an ideology but a system of government, which believe the government has the right to control every aspect of society. 

Totalitarianism

400

At the start of WW2 many Americans believed that we should not enter another European war, this is called...

Isolationism 

500

This is the belief that both the USSR and the USA must build up strong nuclear weapons arsenals to ensure that if their attacks, they will be eliminated, therefore no one will go to war. 

MAD: Mutually Assured Destruction