Misc.
Describe the Opium Wars
The British had a large trade deficit with China, so they started shipping Opium in. The Chinese wanted them to stop so they blockaded ports and the British responded with force. The British won because they could easily destroy Chinese coastal and river forts and could sail up the Yangtze River so they could take control of a large area inland
Name 3 physical features that have altered Chinese history.
Pacific Ocean, Gobi Desert, Takla Makan Desert, Plateau of Tibet, Himalayan Mts, Yellow River, Yangtze River.
Define conquistador
A leader in the Spanish conquest of the Americas
Who took over Russia after Gorbachev resigned?
Boris Yeltsin
Describe the Blitzkrieg war tactic?
“lightning war”, attack, penetrate, and encircle, combining infantry with planes and tanks, the most effective style of warfare used by Germany.
What is the Buddhist belief in reincarnation?
What is Nirvana?
it is where someone would die then come back as something else, it could be good or bad, and when llamas of Buddhism die and come back as someone else, they go looking for the replacement.
It is what someone can do to free themselves from bad things in their life.
How did Marco Polo change European views of China?
He described many riches and also how life was changing, as well as their capital archery skills and the importance of horses in their society. He also inspired many other explorers because of his voyage.
What was the social order of people in colonial Latin America from top to bottom?
1. Peninsulares
2. Creoles
3. Mestizos
4. Mullatoes
5. Native Americans
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
The Berlin Wall was built because many people wanted to leave communism and go to the western side of Germany. The Soviets did not like this, so they created “the Berlin Wall,” splitting Berlin in half and keeping people from their jobs and relatives on the other side. Ultimately, the Soviets wanted to cut off influence from the West.
Who were the Allies in WW2?
Who were the Axis powers in WW2?
Great Britain, the US, and the Soviet Union.
Italy, Germany, and Japan.
List the three leaders during the Cuban Missile Crisis and what country they led.
- John F Kennedy led the U.S.
- Fidel Castro led Cuba
- Nikita Khrushchev led the Soviet Union
What were oracle bones?
They were used to communicate with the gods. Priests scratched questions into the bones then stuck them with a heated metal rod, which caused them to crack and they interpreted the shapes of the cracks and interpreted the shapes as answers from the gods.
Which revolution occurred first in Latin America?
The revolution in Haiti
Who first used the metaphor "Iron curtain" and what did it mean?
Winston Churchill first used the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the political wall or barrier separating communist countries from democracies.
What were some of the things Germany had to accept according to the Treaty of Versailles?
take full blame for the war, pay reparations for all Ally damages, cut the army to 100,000 men, cut back the navy, eliminate the air force, Rhine River land demilitarized and stripped for hope against future hostility against France.
How did the Treaty of Versailles lead to WW2?
Germany took the blame for the entire war, which led to them becoming resentful and their economic instability and need for change made it easier for Hitler to become powerful.
What metal was the Shang dynasty known for?
What metal was the Zhou dynasty known for?
bronze
iron
Who made the Monroe Doctrine, and what did it do?
By James Monroe, declaring that the Americas were off limits for any colonization efforts and strongly warning against any European intervention in the Americas
What kind of war was the Cold War or what made it unique?
The “Cold War” was an era of military and political tensions between the Soviet Union and the Western powers (led by the US). It was unique because it included many proxy wars but no direct military conflict. There was a race to space, lots of propaganda, and ideological differences.
Name the 4 MAIN causes of WW1.
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism.
When did decline start for Mayans and why?
Decline began around 800 AD, and there is no specific reason, but it could have been because of disease, war, rebellion, invasions, internal revolt, volcanic eruption, or overuse of the land that led to reduced crop yields
Who was the peaceful leader of the Mongols during Pax Mongolica?
Who was the conquering leader who united the Mongol tribes?
Kublai Khan.
Genghis Khan.
What was the role of guns, germs, and steel?
Guns: the Spanish had massive + different types of weapons, making it easier for them to fight and attack native americans (Ex, firearms, cannons, swords), giving them
Germs: Spaniards brought diseases over which the Native Americans had no natural immunity, making it easier to take over.
Steel: Spaniards had the tools + resources to be technologically advanced and make firearms and steel swords/using what they had to help defeat indigenous groups
Explain deterrence and whether or not it was effective in the Cold War.
Deterrence is the idea that if each side had lots of weapons, neither would use them because both sides would be devastated and ruined. This was effective during the Cold War because it discouraged aggression from the “superpowers.” It prevented a nuclear war.
Describe trench warfare.
trenches were dug for miles upon miles and sides would shell each other or charge. no man's land was the desolate area in the middle and it was almost guaranteed death.