CWH Final Review

Unit 1

100

The 20th century is the _________

1900s

200

French for "leave alone"

Laissez-Faire

300

The idea that "nothing can be known for sure

Nihilism

400

Who created Cubism?

Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque

500

What is Social Darwinism?

Competition leads to progress (survival of the fittest).

Unit 2

100

Which country lost the most soldiers in WWII?

Russia

200

The ________ agreement meant Hitler was allowed to annex the Sudetenland to keep the peace (appeasement).

Munich

300

Who were the Big Three at the Treaty of Versailles?

1. USA

2. France

3. UK/Britian

400

M.A.N.I.A. is an acronym used to remember the origins of WWI. What does each letter stand for?

Militarism

Alliances

Nationalism

Imperialism

Assassination

500

What was the Manhattan Project?

The nickname of the project tasked with the development of nuclear weapons.

Unit 3

100

The Soviet Union had a ___________ government

Communist

200

Who had control of the 4 zones of Germany after WW2?

Britain, France, United States, & U.S.S.R.

300

The United States' involvement in Vietnam stemmed from which policy?

Policy of containment

400

Theory that states if one country falls to communism, neighboring countries will fall as well.

Domino Theory

500

NATO was formed in _______ .

The Warsaw pact was formed in _______ due to Germany's admittance into NATO.

1949; 1955

Unit 4

100

After WWII, the was a(n) ___________ in colonialism.

decrease

200

TRUE OR FALSE: Africa was divided into countries based on similar languages and cultures

FALSE

300

What are 2 reasons that lead to decolonization?

1. Lack of resources after WW2

2. Independence movements

3. US and USSR took a stance against colonialism

400

Why were the United States and USSR in favor of decolonization?

Then the countries could become either Democratic or Communist

500

Britain divided their colonized land into India and Pakistan based on religion. Which 2 religions?

Islam and Hinduism

Random

100

"the expanding scale, growing magnitude, speeding up, and deepening impact of transcontinental flows and patterns of social interaction.

Globalization

200

A majority of concentration camps were located in...

Poland

300

There has been an ___________ in globalization over time.

increase

400

What are 2 reasons that sparked globalization

- end of the Cold War (isolationism)

- lowered barriers in trade & migration

500

During WWI, Germany asked _______ to invade United States through the Zimmerman Telegram.

Mexico