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The Belgian Congo
World War I
World War II
Communist China
The Cold War
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Who was E. D. Morel?
Leader who exposed the atrocities in the Congo
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Who are the two sides
Germany, A-H, Serbia, France, England, Russia
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What was appeasement?
The US and Br policy that let Germany break the Treaty of Versailles because "it's better than a World War"
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Who was Mao Zedong?
The Leader of the Communist Party in China during the Civil War--> led the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution
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What is a proxy war, what purpose did they serve, and what are two examples?
Proxy War: War fought between two superpowers indirectly Purpose: Prevent US and SU from fighting directly, prevent nuclear war Examples: Korea, Vietnam, Arab-Israeli Conflict
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What were the Belgians after in the Congo?
Rubber
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What does MAIN stand for?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
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What were the two sides in WW2?
Japan, Germany, Italy Britain, France, SU, (later US)
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What was the Cultural Revolution?
A time when China tried to destroy old culture and customs to advance
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Describe the Domino Theory
If one country falls to communism, all other countries will follow
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What is imperialism?
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
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What was the Schlieffan plan?
Germanys plan to avoid a 2 front war --Rus take 6 weeks to mobilize, in that time defeat France through Belgium
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What was D-Day and why is it important?
DDay is when the US landed on the beaches of Normandy Marks the beginning of the end for Germany
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What was the Great Leap Forward? What happened during it?
A plan for China to modernize --campaign against the sparrows --peasants making steel in the backyards
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What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution say?
based on an event that was misconstrued--Gave LBJ unlimited power to escalate the war in North Vietnam
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How is the industrial revolution connected to the Congo?
Led to greater need for raw materials--> Africa has a lot of raw materials
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What impact did technology have on WWI?
New Technology (machine guns, trenches, airplanes) and old tactics led to stalemate + lots of death
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What is Island Hopping?
The US strategy in the Pacific to fight Japan by taking over a small island and "hopping" to the next island
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What was the Open Door Policy?
A plan to open China up to the US, help defend selves from SU and increase economic development
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Define Glasnost and Perestroika and indicate their importance
Glasnost: openness--> Free speech, free press Perestroika: restructuring-->changing the economy Importance: led to the fall of the SU
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What was the White Man's Burden?
It is the job/obligation of Europeans to civilize the Africans (connected to social darwinism)
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What are three conditions of the Treaty of Versailles?
--Germany accept responsibility --Germany can't put troops in rhineland --Germany has to pay reparations to entente --Set up League of Nations --German military is limited (army + air force)
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What were the key causes of WWII?
-Treaty of Versailles-->economic depression in Germany, feeling of needing revenge -Hitlers Strong Leadership -Appeasement -US desire to stay out of Euro conflicts
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Who led the Nationalists during the Civil war?
Chiang Kai-shek
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Draw a picture of the division of Germany, the division of Berlin, as well as which parts are capitalist and democratic
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