Events
Short term causes of World War I
What is MAIN (militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism)?
Led the fight against apartheid in South Africa
Who is Nelson Mandela?
First black president of South Africa
The process of gaining independence and ridding a nation of foreign control
What is decolonization?
Which primary source would most likely provide the perspective of an Indian nationalist?
(1) a diary entry of a Hindu participant in the Salt March
(2) a letter written by the English viceroy in India to a member of Parliament
(3) a painting of the Amritsar Massacre created by a Christian missionary
(4) a United Nations document about the partition of British India
(1) a diary entry of a Hindu participant in the Salt March
Term used to describe the divide between Europe (and the world) during the Cold War
What is the "Iron Curtain"?
Western Europe = United States (policy of containment)
Eastern Europe = Soviet Union (spread communism)
Nationalism was used by Robespierre and Napoleon during this revolution
What is the French Revolution?
Leader of fascist Germany during World War II
Who is Adolf Hitler?
Racial segregation in South Africa
What is apartheid?
A major purpose of five-year plans in the Soviet Union was to
(1) increase the production of steel and machinery (2) produce more consumer goods
(3) eliminate central economic planning
(4) seek direct foreign investment
(1) increase the production of steel and machinery
Name THREE proxy wars fought between the US and the USSR and their allies during the Cold War
What are the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cuban Revolution, the Nicaraguan Civil War, and the Invasion of Afghanistan?
Reasons for imperialism
What are the 4Rs (resources, racism, religion, recognition)?
Inspired by Josef Stalin's 5-Year Plan
Who is Mao Zedong?
What was the Great Leap Forward?
Nationalist movement of Jewish people and their desire to establish their own nation
What is Zionism?
1948: creation of the state of Israel (country that serves as a homeland for the Jewish people)
Which type of government is characterized by extreme nationalism, censorship, militarism, and dictatorship?
(1) fascist state
(2) direct democracy
(3) constitutional confederation
(4) parliamentary democracy
(1) fascist state
The Japanese cities where atomic bombs were dropped to end World War II
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Students protested for democracy and were stopped by military forces. (Give the name of the event, explain where it happened, and name the leader of the country)
What is the Tiananmen Massacre?
China 1989
Deng Xiaoping was the leader of China
Wrote the book "Communist Manifesto" which introduced the idea of communism
Who is Karl Marx?
Word for nonviolent protest
Who's idea was it? Give an example of it.
What is Civil Disobedience?
Used by Mohandas Gandhi
Ex: The Salt March
*Nelson Mandela used it to fight against apartheid in South Africa
Which action was taken by Deng Xiaoping to improve the economy of China?
(1) discouraging foreign investment
(2) encouraging some capitalist practices
(3) organizing the Red Guard
(4) practicing glasnost
(2) encouraging some capitalist practices
Known for his Four Modernizations
The countries that comprised the Allied and the Axis Powers during World War II
What are France, US, Britain, USSR?
What are Germany, Italy, Japan?
Rapid modernization and westernization in Japan in the late 1800; ended Japanese isolation
What is the Meiji Restoration?
Led the USSR from 1985 to 1991
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
Glasnost: policy of free speech (ends censorship)
Perestroika: economic policy allowing private businesses (capitalist ideas)
_____ is used to refer to the unification of Africans and _____ is used to refer to the unification of Arabs in Palestine
What is Pan-Africanism and Pan-Arabism?
Many conflicts in the Middle East during the post–World War II period have directly resulted from
(1) the dissolution of the Arab League
(2) border clashes between Iran and China
(3) disputes related to Palestine
(4) the partition of Egypt
(3) disputes related to Palestine
Arabic word for "uprising" signifying the reaction of Palestinians to the creation of Israeli settlements within the occupied territories
What is intifada?