Pre-World War I
What does "Imperialism" mean?
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
What were the MAIN Causes of World War I? What was the specific event that caused the war?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What are the names of the three major European Dictators that came to power during this time?
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
What was the initiating event of World War II?
Germany invading Poland
What was the result of the Korean war?
It was a stalemate that created the 38th parallel that divided the nation. It is still divided today.
What does the term "nationalism" mean?
identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations
Who was allies with Austria-Hungary at the beginning of the war? Who was allies with Serbia?
Serbia was backed by Russia, Austria-Hungary was backed by Germany
What major economic disaster created chaos in Europe?
The Great Depression
What is the policy of appeasement? How does it relate to World War II?
Appeasement is a diplomatic policy of making concessions to an aggressive power to avoid conflict
Britain and France tried to give Hitler what he wanted in hopes that he would stop pursuing countries
What was the Berlin Blockade and how did the Western Powers respond to it?
The USSR blocked off the portion of Berlin that belonged to the western powers in hopes that they would abandon the city
The Western powers instituted the Berlin Airlift which dropped supplies, food, medicine from airplanes
Which European Revolution led to an increase in nationalism all across Europe?
The French Revolution
List six out of the nine new technologies we studied during World War I
Submarine
Machine Gun
Flame Thrower
Artillery
Tank
Trenches
Poison Gas
Airplane
Battleship
Explain some of the conditions in Germany that led to Hitler coming to power
Instability in government
Hyperinflation/Great Depression
Anger/Frustration
Appear as a strong man
Use of propaganda
Why was Stalingrad considered to be the turning point of the war in Europe?
Explain the difference between Communism and Capitalism
Communism is a political and economic system that aims to replace private property and a profit-based economy with public ownership and communal control of the major means of production and the natural resources of a society
Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
Which two major European Countries form in the 1870s?
Italy and Germany
What were the goals of France, Britain and the United States at the Treaty of Versailles?
France- Crush Germany and ensure they aren't a threat, German territory goes to France, Germany pay full reparations
Britain- Moderate view, Germany should be punished but not severely, wanted to divide up German colonies
United States- eliminate the causes of war, ensure the rights of ethnic groups to self-determination, Establish the League of Nations
Name three out of four qualities of fascism
Extreme Nationalism- The individual was subject to the nation
Cult of the leader- everything depended on a wise leader
Use of Violence- the strong must rule over the weak
Racialism- the people of the nation must be kept pure
After the war, how did the major allies power differ in what should happen to countries that were under Axis control?
America and Britain wanted these countries to be given self-rule with democratic elections
USSR wanted these countries to have the option of becoming Communist
What were the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan? What was their intended purpose
Economic plans established by the United States focused on providing economic assistance to countries that were capitalist and were trying to prevent the spread of communism
The Scramble for Africa was the invasion, annexation, division, and colonization of most of Africa by seven Western European powers during an era known as New Imperialism.
It represented all of the competition between European Nations, showcased their nationalistic desires, and paved the way for alliances to be formed.
What are four consequences Germany had to go through as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?
1. Surrender all colonies (lose 10% of population, 13% of land)
2. German military was reduced to a 100,000 man army
3. Banned from the Rhineland
4. Take full responsibility for the war
5. Pay $33 billion dollars in reparations
List 4 out of the 7 characteristics of totalitarianism
1. Justifies government actions
2. demand loyalty from all people
3. personal freedoms restricted
4. government controls society
5. enforce power through secret police, violence
6. Press and peoples' speech are censored
7. One political party
Order these Pacific Battles Chronologically:
Midway, Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, Saipan, Leyte Gulf
Okinawa, Guadalcanal
1. Pearl Harbor
2. Midway
3. Guadalcanal
4. Leyte Gulf
5. Saipan
6. Iwo Jima
7. Okinawa
List 12 of the 16 songs that were part of our Vietnam Song Bracket
1. Fortunate Son
2. Ohio
3. War Pigs
4. For What It's Worth
5. Imagine
6. Waist Deep in the Big Muddy
7. We Gotta Get Out of This Place
8. Blowin' in the Wind
9. War (What is it Good For?)
10. What's Goin' On?
11. Goodnight Saigon
12. Saigon Bride
13. I Ain't Marchin' Anymore
14. Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation
15. I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die
16. Eve of Destruction