Imperialism
What is the term for the idea of survival of the fittests and that the strongest group will be on top. In many ways this was used to justify imperialism.
Social Darwanism
During the Shogunate empire, Japan followed a policy of what?
Isolationism
What is conscription another word for
draft
Treaty of Versailles
Who was in the main alliances of WWII:
Axis:
Allied:
Axis: Germany, Italy, Japan
Allied: US, USSR, Great Britain
What was decided at the Berlin conference and how did they divide lines.
The solved the conlict between European nations over Africa by dividing the continent between them using natural borders and straight lines.
What drug did the British get the China addicted to in order to increase China's trade with them?
Opium
2 parts: Who was the murdered heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne that sparked WWI and who murdered him?
Heir-Franz Ferdinand
Murderer-Gavrilo Princip
What is the main difference between facism and communism?
They do not both have a classless society
What was the last offensive battle by the Germans
Battle of the Bulge
What main advantages did the Europeans have that allowed them to take over their colonies?
Superior weapons and technology
During this rebellion China attempted to force the foreigners out
Boxer Rebellion
The statemate that developed on the Western Front led to this type of fighting
trench warfare
What is the term for a state in which the government controls every aspect of public and private life?
Totalitarian
List at least two ways people on the homefront were affected by WWII
They had blackout curtains
Women had to work in war industries
They had rationing
They had to go to bomb shelters
homeguard
Why did the Europeans want to imperialize and gain colonies? Name at least two reasons
To improve their status and power, to open new markets for their manufactured goods, to obtain raw materials for their factories.
What did the japanese attempt to do while still maintaining their traditions during the meiji restoration?
Westernize and modernize
What was the name of Germany's plan at the beginning of WWI to hold Russia, Attack France, and then attack Russia
Schlieffen Plan
What was Germany's economic plan to help get them out of the Great Depression?
Public Works Plan
What did the Germans and Soviets agree to in the Soviet German Non-Agression Pact?
They agreed to not attack each other when Hitler invaded Poland
What are at least two effects of imperialism on their colonies
improved transportation and industry, cheap raw materials and markets, spread of culture and religion
What was Britain's main complaint about their trade with China?
They were buying more from China than China was buying from them.
Name the countries in the alliances of WWI
Central powers:
Allied powers:
Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Allied powers: United States, Great Britain, Russia, France
What did Germany pass that allowed the government to pass laws without regard to the constitution?
Enabling Act
This was proposed by the United States in order to give interested countries equal access to trading with China.
Open Door Policy