Unit 7
What region was known as the Powder-Keg of Europe?
The Balkans
Bonus Question (100 pts): What assassination sparked WWI and why was this person killed?
What countries are the 2 superpowers in the Cold War? And why are they conflicting?
US v. USSR
Capitalism v. Communism
Explain the significance and outcome of the Space Race.
Shows more technologically advanced country.
USSR hits every major checkpoint first except the big one... the moon.
What major new technologies changed global communication in the 20th Century? (Give 4)
Give an example of commercial globalism.
McDonald's everywhere with region specific menus.
Coke in China.
What is one outcome of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia?
Attempt at Socialism, industrialization
Bonus Question (100 pts): What was Stalin's plan for industrializing Russia?
What allows for the US to emerge as a superpower following WWII?
WWII helps bring US out of Great Depression due to mobilization. Practically no damage from war leaves factories running while European powers are hindered by war.
Bonus Question (100 pts): Give 1 socialist policy that the US enacted in the 1900s.
Why was the US worried about Cuba becoming Communist?
Proximity to the US, Communism in the Western Hemisphere
Bonus Question (100 pts): What 19th/20th century American foreign policies was this in conflict with?
What kind of technology became the focal point for technological advancement during the 1950s and 1960s?
Space Technology
Bonus Questions (100 pts): What country helped the US learn and about liquid fueled rockets following WWII?
Do education level and # of children in a family have a positive or negative correlation?
Negative. Higher education level = less # of children and vice versa.
Explain the connection between the conclusion of WWI and the beginning of WWII.
Germany bankrupt after damages and reparations, seek land and resources.
What is the major benefit of Communism?
A true Communist society is classless.
Bonus Question (100 pts): What country industrializes most similarly to Russia?
Explain Pan-Africanism.
Unification of African nations due to shared common interests.
During the 20th Century, a major governing body consisting of countries around the world was created following both world wars. What are these 2 bodies?
League of Nations
United Nations
What is the Paris Agreement?
Agreement between major nations to combat climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Explain the origins of the Rwandan genocide.
Has roots with European imperialism in Africa. Germans & Belgians created divide between Hutus and Tutsis.
Why was the Cold War a global affair? Give 2 reasons.
Both US and USSR are vying for influence over other countries. M.A.D. would destroy everything.
Why is the Partition of Israel so controversial?
Jewish Israeli's and Muslim Palestinians both see the region as their homeland (religious significance).
What country emerged as the most major trading partner in the world during the 20th Century? 21st Century?
US
China
Explain what happened to the role of women in the US during the 20th Century.
Became more involved in US workforce and society
Right to vote (19th A)
Bigger presence in workforce during wartime
Sexual revolution and birth control allow women more time to work
FULL CLASS QUESTION: List 5 Anti-war/conflict movements that occurred during the 1900s. (100 pts. each)
Many Answers.
Explain what a proxy war is.
Getting another party to fight for you.
What unintended consequence occurred following Industrialization in both of the 2 major Communist countries in the 20th century?
Famine.
13 million dead in Ukraine.
20 million dead in China.
What is OPEC? Why is it significant?
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Has major influence on oil prices (extremely vital resource) which subsequently influences economies
What is the significance of the World Cup?
It allows smaller countries to play against bigger countries on a global stage.
Imperialized v. Imperializers (Tunisia v. France)
Political history (USA v. Iran)