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Age of Revolution
WW1
Great Depression & WW2
Cold War
Modern Era
Final Question
100

This revolution led to the growth of cities and women and children working in factories.

Industrial Revolution

100

Most of the war was fought using this type of warfare that made the war defensive.

Trench Warfare

100

While men were at war, women were doing this

Working in Factories

100

The US and the USSR are called this after WWII

Super Powers

100

The world is better connected through the internet, phones, Satellites, and air planes because of this

Globalization

200

Which of the 2 Democratic Revolutions was more violent?

French Revolution

200

This was the Spark that started WWI

Assassination of Franz Ferdiand (Arch Duke of Austria Hungary)

200

The Great Depression started in the US and spread to the rest of the world. This caused the Great Depression to begin in the US.

Stock market Crash

200

This peacekeeping organization was created to replace the League of Nations after it failed because it did not have a military

United Nations

200

Besides the Holocaust, name 1 genocide we have learned about this year and which group were targeted.

  • Rwanda- Tutsis
  • Armenia- Armenian Christians
  • Bosnia- Bosnian Muslims
  • Cambodia- Intellectuals/City People
  • Darfur- Black African Farmers
300

Both the American and French Revolutions were protesting against unfair what?

Taxes

300

Many new weapons were introduced in WWI that made the war so destructive.  Name 1 of the new weapons.

  • Machine Guns
  • Tanks
  • Poison Gas
  • Submarines
  • Airplanes
300

What event caused WWII to start and which event caused the US to join the war

  • Invasion of Poland
  • Pearl Harbor
300

This Cold War era conflict ended where it started and left 2 separate nations: one Communism and one Democratic

Korean War

300

After 9/11 this law was used to prevent future terrorism but created concerns over domestic surveillance (privacy concerns)

The Patriot Act

400

This is the name of the process to help make steel better/more efficient

Bessemer Process

400

There are 4 MAIN causes of WWI- Name them.

  • Militarism
  • Alliances
  • Imperialism
  • Nationalism
400

The dropping of the Atomic bombs on these 2 cities ended WWII

  • Hiroshima
  • Nagasaki 
400

This war ended with the fall of Saigon and Communism winning 2 years after the US had left. (The North takes over the South and reunites as Communist)

Vietnam War

400

Women gained the right to vote after this war and today have mostly equal rights as men

WWI

500

Both the American & French Revolutions were influenced by Enlightenment Thinkers. Name 1 thinker and his major idea

  • John Locke- Life,Liberty, Property/Blank Slate
  • Voltaire- Religious Tolerance 
  • Rousseau- Social Contract
  • Montesquieu- Separation of Powers/Checks & Balances
500

The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany severely after the war. Name 1 "punishment" that Germany was given in the treaty.

  • Pay Reparations
  • Accept total blame for the war
  • No military
  • Lose colonies
500

Name 1 of the major events from WWII & explain why it is important.

  • D-Day- opened 2nd front in Europe
  • Battle of Stalingrad- Turning point for Eastern Front
  • Battle of Midway- Turning point for Pacific Front
  • Holocaust- First 'official' genocide of Jews and other minorities
500

Explain the Domino Theory or Truman Doctrine

  • Domino Theory- If one country falls to Communism, all countries around will fall to Communism
  • Truman Doctrine- Must stop the spread of Communism at all costs- through military or economic means
500

The economies across the globe are connected through various means. Name 1

IMF
World Bank

NAFTA/ Trade Agreements

GATT

Outsourcing & Multinational Corporations

500

Adam Smith disagreed with the idea that the government should run the economy. Name the economic system he developed & 1 major characteristic of it.

Free Enterprise System- Laissez Faire, Choice, Competition, Profit, No Private Property