World History 2 Semester Study Guide
Which answer choice below describes the "Prague Spring"?
A period political liberalization in Czechoslovakia from Soviet domination
What event happened before the Industrial Revolution that made it possible?
Agricultural Revolution
Major members of the Allied Powers and Axis Powers during WWII.
Allied: Britain, France, US, USSR; Axis: Germany, Japan, Italy
Instability in Germany helped the Nazis gain power in the 1930s. What factors led to the rise of Hitler and the Nazis after World War I?
Anger over the Treaty of Versailles of 1919, Hyperinflation of the German monetary currency, Government control continually switching between parties
In order to avoid another world war, what policy did Great Britain adopt in 1938?
Appeasement
What generalization about the Korean War is supported by the information on the maps?
At the end of the war, Korea remained a divided country
What was the 1941 pivotal policy called that was a statement defining the Allied goals for the postwar world?
Atlantic Charter
The quote above is in reference to which World War II battle?
Battle of Britain
How are Japan's invasion of China and Germany's invasion of Western Europe similar?
Both of the invading countries sought to gain territory through military force.
What is a major reason why countries were drawn to Communism after World War II?
Communist groups promised economic equality and better living standards for the population
Preserving peace through a balance of power, restoring monarchies, and promoting a policy of legitimacy were part of what important gathering after the defeat of Napoléon?
Congress of Vienna
Summarize the French government on the eve of the French Revolution?
Corruption and incompetence
What were the following leader's roles in WWII?
Eisenhower, Hirohito, Tō jō, MacArthur
Using the quote, what was Nelson Mandela's goal?
Ending apartheid
What is William Wilberforce referring to in the quote?
Ending the slave trade
What was the most important long-term goal for the British and the French at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference?
Ensure impenetrable borders and weaken Germany
Reasons the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain.
Entrepreneurship, abundance of labor, capital to invest, natural resources
In a Vindication of the Rights of Women, Mary Wollstonecraft calls for
Equal education for boys and girls
Winston Churchill stated that an iron curtain had descended across Europe. What did he mean by this?
Europe was clearly divided from the communist side and the capitalist side
Significance of the following WWII battles: Stalingrad, Dunkirk, Midway, Normandy
Evacuation of the British from France (D), U.S. victory and turning point in the war against Japan (M), German defeat and turning point on the Eastern Front (S), The Allied invasion to start a Western Front against the German military (N)
A consequence of the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution was the__?
Execution of the king
What party did Mussolini start in Italy that combined socialism and used violent tactics and propaganda in order to take control?
Fascist party
What rights and freedoms did the Code of Napoleon create?
Freedom of religion, govt jobs to most skilled, women less equal, daughter's inheritance
What word is best used to describe the Ottoman treatment of Armenians in the above excerpt?
Genocide
Reasons for the United States entry into World War I?
Germans sinking merchant ships, Zimmerman note, sinking of Lusitania
What event does the list above describe?
Haitian Revolution
Describe the Cold War policy of domino theory.
If one nation in southeast asia falls to communism, more will follow
The excerpt above is most likely referring to which historical era?
Industrial Revolution
What historical trend was most responsible for the change in Birmingham, England's population as shown above?
Industrial growth
What is the theme of Rudyard Kipling's The White Man's Burden?
Industrialization will civilize the non-western peoples
Describe the movement of Romanticism?
Intense feelings and glorifying nature
How did trade contribute to the early growth of an industrial economy in Great Britain in the mid-1700s?
It gave British entrepreneurs the capital needed to open new factories.
How was the Ottoman Empire affected by the end of World War I?
It lost its territorial holdings and the Empire dissolved.
Which movement included Count Cavour, Garibaldi, and the Red Shirts?
Italian Unification
Ethiopia, under Menelik II's leadership, was able to fend off an invasion from which European country?
Italy
Identify the characters in the cartoon and describe what the cartoon is referring to
JFK and Kruschev; Cuban Missile Crisis
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor
Japan was not happy with the embargo the US put into place. Japan wanted to take out the United States in one surprise attack.
Germany's Nuremberg Laws were enacted to deny citizenship to which group?
Jews; goal was to keep German blood "pure"
What happened next in the list of events?
Jomo Kenyatta becomes the first leader of independent Kenya
These famous lines come from what social commentator of the industrial era?
Karl Marx
What were the primary causes of WWI?
MANIA
Which political leader assumed power in China following the events show on the map above?
Mao Zedong
What does MANIA stands for?
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism ,and Assassination
What word identifies Serbia's reason for wanting to establish a Slavic state in the Balkans prior to the start of World War I?
Nationalism
What two ideologies took hold of Japan during the interwar period?
Nationalism and militarism
What was the main reason Europeans colonized Africa in the 19th century?
Natural resources
NATO and the Warsaw Pact are examples of what?
New military alliances produced by the Cold War
What ideology did Gandhi use to fight British rule?
Non-violent resistance
How did this most likely affect minorities in the United States?
Northern businesses looked to African-Americans to fill the shortage in labor.
"Blood and iron" and realpolitik are associated with who? This individual led the charge to unify Germany in the 19th century.
Otto von Bismarck and German reunification
In the 19th century, labor unions developed mostly in response to what?
Poor wages and working conditions
What Enlightenment principle is reflected above?
Popular sovereignty
What tool of fascism is being used in this photo by Mussolini and his supporters?
Propaganda
Describe the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution?
Reactionary purge of violence against suspected traitors.
The quote above applies to which philosophy to justify imperialism?
Social Darwinism
What ideology justified the South African government's policy described above?
Social Darwinism
Which term best describes the power the Soviet Union exerted over neighboring countries in Eastern Europe during the Cold War?
Sphere of influence
What invention best replaces the question mark?
Steam engine
What are the characteristics of blitzkrieg?
Sudden, violent attacks by air and land.
What is a major factor behind the political dispute between China and Taiwan?
Taiwan seeks recognition as an independent country
Many post World War I writers, including T.S. Elliot, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway, wrote about the moral decay of American Society following the Great War. They described this young adult generation as wandering without purpose and lacking in conviction. What term did Gertrude Stein label this phenomenon?
The Lost Generation
Which of the following influenced the English Bill of Rights, American Declaration of Independence, and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man?
The Magna Carta
Which of the following events of the French Revolution were Robespierre primarily responsible?
The Reign of Terror
The countries listed saw major changes in governance as a result of what event in 1989?
The collapse of the Soviet Union
Which factor contributed the most to the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution of 1910?
The corrupt government of Porfirio Díaz
What ideologies are present in this passage?
The formation of government is based on a social contract, The state of nature secures our natural rights, Man must give up some freedom in exchange for security.
What is militarism?
The policy of maintaining a large armed force for aggression
Why did many U.S. Senators oppose America joining the League of Nations?
They believed it would obligate the U.S. to fight in a future war.
Why did Simón Bolívar admire the American and French Revolutions?
They embodied the Enlightenment ideas of freedom and individual rights
How were the Boxer Rebellion and Sepoy Rebellion similar?
They were both anti-Western uprisings.
What was the primary purpose of the Berlin Conference in 1884?
To determine rules and procedures for dividing Africa between European powers.
What was the all important goal of the architects of the Meiji Restoration?
To modernize and use the Western model in response to outside threats
What can be linked to the economic difficulties experienced by Germany between 1923 and 1933?
Treaty of Versaille
Vladimir Lenin was influenced by Marxist ideology
True
The enclosure movement caused people to leave rural areas for industrial jobs in the city. What was this process called?
Urbanization
What characteristics are present in this photo from the Industrial Revolution?
Urbanization, labor, capitalism
What war can replace with question mark?
Vietnam War
Which of the following is an example of a Social Darwinist argument in favor of Western imperialism?
Western nations should have the right to rule over weaker populations.
What caused the Russian Revolution?
Workers' discontent, military defeats in WWI, incompetent government
What did the the British declare their support for in the 1917 Balfour Declaration?
a Jewish homeland in Palestine
What was a major difference between the French Revolution and the American Revolution?
a lasting constitution
This request to the Chinese government resulted from what event?
a peaceful demonstration for democratic reforms by students
Why did economist Adam Smith support capitalism?
because government intervention is not necessary, instead the market will regulate itself through supply and demand.
How have these organizations helped advance the integration of the global economy?
by removing trade barriers between member countries
What economic idea developed due to perceived abuses of the Industrial Revolution?
communism/socialism
What were members of the Third Estate attempting to do when they took the Tennis Court Oath?
draft a new constitution
Why did Hitler decide to invade the Soviet Union?
he wanted the Soviet Union's vast natural resources
What was one of the major purposes of the Yalta Conference in 1945?
how to restructure Europe after the war
Outcomes of the Industrial Revolution?
increases in wealth, growth of middle class, rise in standard of living, increase in lifespan, increases in productivity
What was a major change in Europe as a result of World War I?
political boundaries
What event changed the situation illustrated in the diagram above?
the entry of the United States into the conflict
Which factor was the main cause of Germany's currency to lose its value after World War I?
the payment of forced reparations
What does the political cartoon represent?
the reaction of the British to the Sepoy Rebellion
What was one factor that enabled Napoléon to seize control of France?
the weakness of the French government
Why was the strategy, illustrated in the map above, important during World War II?
to allow America to capture key Pacific islands and use them to get closer to Japan
Why did Hitler sign a non-aggression treaty with Stalin on the eve of World War II?
to allow Germany to invade Poland without Soviet opposition
What was one of Stalin's major goals regarding Eastern Europe after World War II?
to create a protective buffer zone of friendly governments
Which motivation for imperialism is best reflected in the quote above?
to increase political power
What was common between Germany, Italy, and Russia during the 1920s and 1930s?
widespread disillusionment with pre-war institutions, establishment of a totalitarian government
