World History - Doherty Final exam Semester 2
Which of the following best describes the economies of Latin American nations after they achieved independence.
exporting raw materials
The Industrial revolution started here
Britain
The only European nation (except Russia) to avoid revolution in 1848.
Britain
In 1936, the Axis powers had a common enemy in:
Communism
The ________________ divided Italy into nine separate kingdoms.
Congress of VIenna
The first naval battle fought exclusively in the skies.
Coral Sea
The Sudetenland was in western _____________.
Czechoslovakia
June 6, 1944
D-Day
Amphibious invasion executed by the British and Americans on the beaches of Normandy, Utah, and Juno.
Operation Overlord
"A date which will live in infamy"
Pearl Harbor
Which of these would have been most satisfied when Mexico declared its independence?
Peninsulares
The invasion of this nation brought Britain and France into the war.
Poland
Which of the following was not a cause of the Industrial Revolution?
Poor living and working conditions
Which of these best describes the way Bismarck governed?
Practical matters > ethics
Russian Revolution
Prompted by labor unrest, personal liberties, and elected representatives, this political revolution occurred in 1917 when Czar Nicholas II was murdered and Vladimir Lenin sought control to implement his ideas of socialism.
_____________ believe that reason and empiricism is the source of knowing.
Realist
Hitler remilitarized this border with France, violating the treaty of Versailles.
Rhineland
Which word is not associated with the Munich Agreement?
Rhineland
______________ art emphasized emotion and beauty over reason.
Romanticism
The capital of Italy:
Rome
Postwar East Germany was controlled by:
Russia
A conflict between these two started the Crimean War:
Russia and the Ottoman Empire
After the Emancipation Edict, which of the following did NOT happen?
Russian middle class grew
Economic system in which the government owns and controls all of the means of production.
Socialism
Signed a secret pact with the Nazis to divide Poland
Stalin
Hitler likely would have conquered all of mainland Europe of it were not for this battle.
Stalingrad
The turning point of the European theater.
Stalingrad
This invention allowed the industrial revolution to spread to most of the world.
Steam engine
SALT 1 and SALT 2
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty SALT 1 - Agreement signed by the United States and the Soviets to stop building nuclear ballistic missiles for five years SALT 2- Singed by Carter and Brezhnev; it reduced and limited number of missile launchers and bombers These treaties helped to reduce tension between the United States and the U.S.S.R
Reaganomics
The federal economic polices of the Reagan administration, elected in 1981. These policies combined a monetarist fiscal policy, supply-side tax cuts, and domestic budget cutting. Their goal was to reduce the size of the federal government and stimulate economic growth.
Resulted in the death of twelve million non aryans.
holocaust
An economic system based on industrial production.
industrial capitalism
Lebensraum
living space
Trench warfare
low technology
Bourgeoisie (Marxism)
middle class in the communist manifesto
August 6, 1945
nuclear age begins
The persecution of Jews and other minorities in Russia.
pogroms
The political philosophy that emphasized practical matters and results over ethical and moral issues.
realpolitik
The industrial revolution was sparked by developments in:
technology
Proletariat
working class in the communist manifesto
This nation never conceded land to the Nazis.
Britain
Triple Entente
Britain, France, Russia
The most important factor to retaining Latin American independence:
British Navy
Liberals of the 19th century would have been most similar in ideology to 19th century ___________.
Capitalists
Strong military leaders that assumed control after Latin American revolutions.
Caudillos
"Peace in our time"
Chamberlain
The symbol of the policy of appeasement.
Chamberlain
Theory of Natural Selection
Charles Darwin
"You were given a choice between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour, and you will have war"
Churchill
The symbol of opposition to the policy of appeasement
Churchill
A movement to unite people based on common language, religion, and culture.
Nationalism
Most responsible for the victory at the Battle of Midway.
Native American codebreakers
May 7, 1945
Nazi Germany surrenders
Immediately following the revolutions of 1848, which political system prevailed in Europe?
Conservatism
Warsaw Pact
An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO
Soviets enter the nuclear age.
August 1949
Hitler's "anschluss" with this nation was largely welcomed by its citizens.
Austria
The Compromise of 1867 led to the formation of the ___________________________.
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Which of the following best describes Napoleon III after 1852?
Authoritarian
Exclusively aerial battle that saw Hitler bomb civilian targets for six consecutive months.
Battle of Britain
This nation was successful in gaining independence from the Dutch during the 1830s.
Belgium
Made liberal reforms in Mexico and was beloved by the people.
Benito Juarez
Nazi military strategy.
Blitzkreig
The turning point of the war in Africa.
El Alamein
August 14, 1945
End of WWII
Which of these favored a strong central government?
Federalists
Not a part of the Grand Alliance.
France
Which was not a condition of the Treaty of Versailles?
German remilitarization
Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
The leader of the Red Shirts.
Giuseppe Garibaldi
The first independent nation in Latin America.
Haiti
Which statement is false about Toussaint Louverture?
He officially declared Haiti a free nation in 1804.
As a result of the Compromise of 1867, _____________achieved greater independence.
Hungary
Iranian Hostage Crisis
In 1979, Iranian fundamentalists seized the American embassy in Tehran and held fifty-three American diplomats hostage for over a year. The Iranian hostage crisis weakend the Carter presidency; the hostages were finally released on January 20, 1981, the day Ronald Reagan became president.
Socialism was attractive to which class of people during the industrial revolution? (Be specific)
Industrial Working Class
Social class responsible for doing the manual labor required to make the industrial revolution possible.
Industrial working class
Liberals of the 19th century would have supported:
Industry growth
Which was not persecuted on the basis of race and ethnicity?
Italians
Axis member.
Italy
The soft underbelly of Europe.
Italy
Rape of Nanjing
Japanese condemnation from the league of nations
As creoles, Bolivar and San Martin believed in:
Kicking European monarchical rule out of Latin America
The birthplace of Hitler.
Linz
His "Germ theory" led to increased population in Europe.
Louis Pasteur
German air force
Luftwaffe
Why did Britain avoid revolution in 1848?
Middle class voting rights
The turning point of the Pacific theater.
Midway
MANIA
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassination
Which term best describes why the Austrian Empire struggled to control its territories?
Multinational
A collection of peoples with different languages and cultures.
Multinationalism
Which is untrue?
Mussolini was effective
The people of France voted to make this man emperor in 1852.
Napoleon III
Strategic advantage the Americans held over the Nazis.
Women
Which statement is true concerning women during the industrial revolution?
Women made up the majority of workers in the textile industry.
Educated in the United States, he was responsible for planning and carrying out the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Yamamoto
League of Nations
an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations