WW1
What are the 4 MAIN causes of WW1?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What the government in Germany between world wars called?
Weimar Republic
What is MAD?
Mutually Assured Destruction
Name one of the conflicts we discussed in this unit and how it was an example of Communism vs. Democracy
Korean War, Vietnam War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Chinese Civil War
What is the domino theory?
The theory that if one country falls to communism the others around it will and then the whole world will be communism
What was life like for soldiers in WW1?
Rough, poor conditions, trenches
How was Germany appeased?
The War that took longer and ended with a country being unitied in Communism
Name one Cold War policy and what it did.
Truman: aid to Greece and Turkey or anyone struggling with outside powers
Marshall Plan: aid to Europe
What is the NPT?
Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty: haves cannot spread weapon tech, have nots can only develop energy never weapons
How did countries get their wartime objectives done?
Propaganda
Which battle was the most significant turning point for Allies in Europe?
D-day
Describe the Korean War.
N. Korea invades S. Korea, S. Korea needs help and so US gets involved, this pushes N. Korea out of S. Korea, then China comes to the aid of N. Korea which pushes US/S. Korea back to the 38th parallel
Define communism.
Political and economic system that removes private ownership and a class system so that everyone is equal
What revolution started with a monarchy and ended with a completely different form of government?
Russian Revolution
What made the US enter WW1?
Sinking of Lusitania, Submarine warfare, Zimmerman telegram (bringing war close to home)
Which battle was the turning point in the Pacific War for the Allies?
Midway
The word for releasing of tension
Detente
What are the new alliances in the Cold War?
NATO: USA, Western Europe, West Berlin
Warsaw: USSR, Eastern Europe, East Berlin
Why did the US enter WW2?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
peace agreement ending WW1 assigning blame to Germany
What were the Nuremberg trials?
Bring the Nazis to justice after World War II/Holocaust
Who was the leader at the end of the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
The US response to communism was called...
Containment
Name one conference from World War II
Potsdam and Yalta