World Wars & Revolutions
What was the name of the leader of the Nazis in Germany?
Adolf Hitler
Former black president of South Africa
Nelson Mandela
Capitalist countries allow individuals to do what?
Own property and businesses
Name the two Japanese cities that the US dropped atomic bombs on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Systematic killing of entire groups of people
genocide
What were the causes of the Russian Revolution?
dissatisfaction with the Russian gov. by the poor and the middle class and the greater hardships brought on by Russia's participation in WWI.
Who was the Indian leader who worked for independence using civil disobedience?
Mohandas K Gandhi
How did the cold war end?
the collapse of communist rule in the Soviet Union at the end of the cold war
African nation peacefully won its independence from Europe
Ghana
A word that means "cease fire"
armistice
What were some of the main causes for WWII?
Discontent with the peace treaty that ended WWI, severe economic problems in the 1930's, and Germany's invasion of Poland.
What is the difference between developed and developing nations?
A developing nation is a country with few industries
A developed nation is a country with many industries
How did the cold war begin?
Soviet Union took control of several E. European countries after WWII, the communists coming to power in china, the development of distrust and suspicion between communist and capitalistic countries at the beginning of the Cold war
Country with a history of an official system of racism
What does it mean to be interdependent?
dependent on one another
What were some of the main causes of World War I?
growth of nationalism, development of alliances, assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary.
Why did colonies want to become independent after WWII?
Colonies wanted to be rewarded for helping to win the war, and that the US and other nations had promised countries that they would be able to choose their own governments after the war
How have nations begun cleaning up the environment?
Preventing pollution caused by factory smoke, developing cars that do not give off poisonous lead, and recycling
African nation that won its independence from Europe through warfare
Algeria
What is it called when there is an attempt by two sides to assemble the larger arsenal of weapons?
arms race
How might alliances designed to protect nations actually end up drawing those nations into war?
A country might be forced to enter a war on the side of the country in which they have an alliance.
How might fighting WWII have led Africans to demand their independence?
Colonies contributed to the war effort and in doing so had gained the right to independence.
How did cold wars make environmental problems worse?
Environmental concerns came second to concerns about military strength, and that more factories were necessary in order to become economically strong.
Who was the leader of the Russian Revolution?
Vladimir Lenin
What is the rejoining of the two parts of a country called?
reunification