WWII
Create a symbol for militarism
Soviet Union
What was the theory that communism would spread around the world?
domino theory
What is terrorism?
mass murder to make a political point
Create a symbol for globalization
things spreading around the world
Who were the Axis Powers? (3 countries)
Germany, Italy, Japan
Create a symbol for the Marshall Plan
donating money and supplies to Western Europe
What was the Iron Curtain and Berlin Wall?
wall that split up Germany and Europe into two
What are three new technologies created in the last fifty years?
computers, bullet trains, genetic engineering, penicillin, MRIs (medical imaging), supercomputers, smartphones, telecommunications, super tankers
What were three major events in WWII
Pearl Harbor, The Holocaust, D-Day, Atomic bombs
What was the Truman Doctrine?
goal to stop the spread of communism
What's one difference between the Marshall Plan and Berlin Airlift?
The Marshall Plan was a success and the Berlin Airlift failed.
Which genocide included the Janjaweed and Sudanese?
Darfur Genocide
Golda Mier (Prime Minister of Israel), Indira Gandhi (Indian Prime Minister), Margaret Thatcher (British Prime Minister) and Mother Teresa (humanitarian)
What were three cause of the Great Depression?
stock market crashed, bank failure, less spending, less trade, more tariffs, business failure and high unemployment
List three example of globalizations
food, culture, businesses, products, languages
What's one difference and similarity between the Vietnam and Korean War?
Korean was a tie and shorter, Vietnam was a longer war and a complete loss
What are three effects of the Patriot Act?
more security, less privacy, lost rights, more deportations, creation of Homeland Security and NSA
What is sharia law and what major resource do a lot of Muslim countries have?
Muslim laws and ideas/ oil
What was the name of Hitler's lightning war?
bliztkrieg
List three causes of genocide.
dehumanization, propaganda, economic weaknesses, hatred, fascists or dictators
What are three military technologies created during the Cold War?
napalm, agent orange, booby traps, hydrogen bomb, satellites, ICBMs
List four genocides in the twentieth century or last 100 years?
Armenian Genocide, Holocaust, Balkan Genocide, Rwandan Genocide and Darfur Genocide
What are four effects of globalization?
cheaper prices, cultural diffusion, variety of food, clothes, entertainment and music, more interdependence, more trade, free trade agreements (NAFTA, European Union and OPEC), outsourcing, job losses