Unit 5: Age of Imperialism
The belief that it is natural for stronger nations or races to eliminate the weaker ones because they were superior
What is Social Darwinism?
The years in which World War 1 took place
What is 1914-1919?
What is Germany invading Poland?
Name the two countries that were involved in tight competition with each other for weapons and resources during the Cold War
Who are the United States and the Soviet Union?
What is 1948?
The 19th century term that reflects the idea that Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of native peoples around the world
What is the White Man's Burden?
Name of the treaty/agreement that ended World War 1, including the War Guilt Clause that gave Germany full blame for the war
Name the 3 countries in the Axis Powers alliance during World War 2?
Who is Germany, Italy, and Japan?
The country that split into 2 parts, North and South, along the 38th Parallel during the Cold War
What is Korea?
The key issue addressed during the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s
What is equal rights for African Americans?
Major event from 1857 in which British-trained Indian troops attack British soldiers because they felt disrespected and underrepresented
What is the Sepoy Rebellion? (Also will accept the Indian Revolt of 1857)
Name of the event that caused the US to enter WW1
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
Name the two cities that had atomic bombs dropped on them, effectively ending World War 2?
What is Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
The name of the world leader that gave the nickname "The Iron Curtain" to the political and ideological divide between democracy and communism in Europe?
Who is Winston Churchill?
What is the Patriot Act?
Name the two African countries that remained independent during the Scramble for Africa
What are Ethiopia and Liberia?
Name the totalitarian leader of Italy that brought fascism into the country, built up their military, and eventually invaded and overtook Ethiopia?
Who is Benito Mussolini?
This battle was the turning point in the war on the European front and shifted the war in favor of the Allied Powers
What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
The event in which a dangerous confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union almost brought the countries to fight in a nuclear war because of the placement of nuclear missiles in October 1962
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This country dismantled its apartheid system in the early 1990s, removing segregation
What is South Africa?
The period of time in Japan in which the country rapidly industrialized, the economy grew, and the influence of the Shogun and Samurai decreased
What is the Meiji Restoration?
The M.A.I.N. reasons that World War 1 took place?
What is M- Militarism ; A- Alliances ; I- Imperialism ; N- Nationalism?
The event in which the US was attacked and decided to join World War 2, ending their period of isolationism and neutrality?
What is the Attack on Pearl Harbor?
The name of the international organization established following WW2 that maintained international peace, security, and promoted cooperation among nations
What is the United Nations?
This is the name of the conflict associated with Operation Desert Storm
What is the Persian Gulf War?