All's Fair In Love & War
Causes of WW2?
Germany hates the Treaty Of Versailles. Fascism! Secret allies with (Japan/Italy/etc), Secret militarism.
A Muslim explorer, voyager, and navigator who greatly expanded the economic reach of China in India, Africa, and various countries in the Middle East.
Who is Admiral Zhenghe
One of the worst pandemics in human history that swept the globe in 1918-1919, the disease was carried by demobilized soldiers, refugees, and other dislocated people returning home from WW1; at least 500 million died in the pandemic
What is the Influenza Pandemic?
Effects of Hollywood/Bollywood
As globalization took hold in the 20th century, cultural diffusion occurred at speeds unheard of prior to this phenomenon. Hollywood produced movies freighted with American cultural values and sent them all over the world (Americanization). India has done the same thing with its Bollywood films
an iconic figure in American memory, representing both femininity and female sexuality, and her image has been commodified and circulated as a metonym for normative female sexuality in the 1950
Who is Marilyn Monroe
Describe the new military strategy used in World War 1
Trench Warfare - a type of combat in which the opposing sides attack, counterattack, and defend from relatively permanent systems of trenches dug into the ground
a German philosopher during the 19th century. He worked primarily in the realm of political philosophy and was a famous advocate for communism.
Who is Karl Marx?
The exclusive control of a particular item or service on the market.
What is a monopoly?
Diseases associated with _______ persisted, while other diseases emerged as new epidemics and threats to human populations, in some cases leading to social disruption. These outbreaks spurred technological and medical advances. Some diseases occurred at higher incidence merely because of increased longevity.
What is poverty?
a vociferous campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the period 1950–54. Many of the accused were blacklisted or lost their jobs, although most did not in fact belong to the Communist Party.
Mcarthysim
How did the Soviet Union Respond to the Great Depression?
Stalin did 5 Year Plans (Forced industrialization & Collectivized farms meant to advance and modernize the USSR)
Former President of the Soviet Union, he led the Soviet Union with an iron fist, using Five-Year Plans to increase industrial production and terror to crush opposition
Who is Joseph Stalin?
A term used to describe the multiracial population of Spanish colonial societies in the Americas. Recently, the word has been criticized for being associated with colonialism & racial stratification
What is mestizo?
In 1885, Karl Benz invented this first machine which Henry Ford started to mass produced in 1924.
What is the automobile?
In 1958–60, he served in Germany in a tank unit during the Berlin Crisis. The East Germans regarded Elvis as a problem they had to counter; the U.S. military regarded him as an opportunity they could exploit but was mostly known as the King Of Rock & Roll
Who is Elvis Presley?
What was one of the Native Americans' last-ditch effort to avoid recognizing English authority and stop English settlement on their native lands?
led the Vietminh against the Japanese during World War II, fought the French until they were defeated in 1954 and Vietnam was divided into North and South Vietnam, and deployed his forces in the guerrilla struggle that became the Vietnam War
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
Two wars fought between Western powers and China (1840-1842 & 1856-1858) after China tried to restrict the importation of foreign goods.
What are the Opium Wars.
Plants that have been modified using genetic engineering, often used to resist pests, reduce spoilage, or improve nutrients.
What are GMOs / GMCs?
an international crisis in the Middle East that was precipitated on July 26, 1956, when the Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel Nasser, nationalized this route
What is the Suez Canal Crisis?
What was ethnic cleansing? Give two examples
"Ethnic Cleansing" - the attempt to create ethnically homogeneous geographic areas through the deportation or forcible displacement of persons belonging to particular ethnic groups. Ethnic cleansing sometimes involves the removal of all physical vestiges of the targeted group through the destruction of monuments, cemeteries, and houses of worship. Ex: The Holocaust, Cambodian Genocide, etc.
a Scottish inventor, engineer, and chemist who is known for developing a process to make textiles efficiently, making steam engines a reliable power source, and inventing the steamboat to carry goods and people
Who is James Watt?
What is the Bhakti movement?
Supporters of the digital age's impact on privacy would most likely agree with which of the following arguments?
a) The collection of user data by governments and corporations is a breach of privacy
b) The benefits of digital technology outweigh privacy concerns
c)Digital surveillance is necessary for national security and public safety
d)Individuals have no expectation of privacy in the digital age.
a) The collection of user data by governments and corporations is a breach of privacy
Who is Liberace?