World History B Final Exam
Place the following leaders of the Soviet Union in the order in which they ruled the Soviet Union. 1. Nikita Khrushchev 2. Joseph Stalin 3. Mikhail Gorbachev 4. Vladimir Lenin 5. Leonid Brezhnev
1. 3 2. 2 3. 5 4. 1 5. 4
Please put the cultures that controled the subcontinent of India throughout its history. 1. Gandhi's Indian democracy 2. Muslims from Persia 3. British from Britain 4. Early Indian Culture
1. 4 2. 3 3. 2 4. 1
Match the estimated death toll of Nazi Racial policies to its people: 1. Soviet citizens 2. Jews 3. Roma and Slavs
1. 4 million 2. 6 million 3. 14 million
Match the terms with Japan that accurately describe Japan's democratic constitution: 1. Officialyl put all blame for WW2 in Asia on Japan 2. Defensive military forces only 3. Universal education free of extreme patriotism 4. Emperor declared NOT a god 5. Equal trade with all nations. 6. Universal suffrage 7. No social classes in Japan
1. Not Apart of Japan's Consitiution 2. part of Japan's Consitiution 3. part of Japan's Consitiution 4. part of Japan's Consitiution 5. Not Apart of Japan's Consitiution 6. part of Japan's Consitiution 7. Not Apart of Japan's Consitiution
Match the correct term to the definition or statement that goes along with it. 1.Stripped Jews of citizenship in Hitler's Germany. 2."Night of Shattered Glass": Jewish businesses, homes, and synagogues are attacked by SS 3.Prisons where Jews and those who opposed Hitler's fascist state were placed indefinitely. 4.Hitler's personal army who ran the concentration camps, enforced Aryan purity laws, and ran the Gestapo of the 3rd Reich.
1. Nuremberg Laws 2. Kristallnacht 3. Concentration Camps 4. The SS
Which of the following was not an example of a proxy war during the Cold War period?
East German War
What does M.A.D. stand for and to what strategy did it apply?
It stands for "Mutual Assured Destruction" and it relates to the nuclear arms race between the USA and USS
What is blitzkrieg?
Military strategy used by Hitler where tanks, airplanes, and infantry quickly overwhelmed an enemy territory.
Which of the following countries broke away from India in 1947 right after WW2?
Sri Lanka and Pakistan
What action by Hitler officially began World War 2 with France and Britain declaring war on Germany?
The invasion of Poland
After World War 2, what country wrote Japan's democratic constitution?
USA
Because of not taking school seriously as a youth, Hitler did not get into ________________ when he applied in Vienna.
art school
What were the 4 main causes of World War 2? Please list them.
--Militarism --Alliances --Imperialism --Nationalism
Put the steps in order of how Hitler used the democratic process in Germany to become its supreme leader. Some answers are provided to help you on your way! 1. Nazi Party won majority of seats in German Parliament, the Reichstag. 2. 1) Expanded Nazi party membership 3. 4) Passed the Enabling Act which legally made Hitler a dictator within a democracy. 4. After Hindenburg dies, all public officials and military had to pledge allegiance to the Fuhrer--democracy dissolved. 5. Hitler appointed Chancellor thru Nazi political pressure on Hindenburg.
1. 2 2. 1 3. 4 4. 5 5. 3
Place the following events of communist China in the proper order. 1. Mao Zedong wins the civil war. 2. The Great Leap Forward attempts to build a communist society. 3. Nationalists and Communists fight a civil war. 4. Deng Xiaoping takes over leadership of China. 5. Tiananmen Square takes place. 6. The Cultural Revolution begins to help destroy everything "old". 7. Mao attempts to build a socialist society.
1. 2 2. 4 3. 1 4. 6 5. 7 6. 5 7. 3
Match the possible solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict to its description: 1. --Palestine and Israel would be 2 separate nations with Jerusalem equally divided. 2. --Israel and Palestine would be joined into one democratic nation.
1. 2 state solution 2. 1 state solution
Put Marx's theory of communism in the correct order in which he believed it would occur: 1. Socialism is put in place with the workers large and in charge! 2. Classes within capitalist system struggle against one another. 3. Communism is achieved!! 4. Proletariat revolution occurs overthrowing capitalism 5. Capitalism is finally admitted as negative.
1. 4 2. 2 3. 5 4. 3 5. 1
The concept of __1___ did not originate with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. In ___2___ the Roman Empire attempted to wipe out the Israelites because of their constant rebellion against Roman rule. This resulted in the ___3___ where all Jews fled from Palestine to every corner of the world. Many ended up in Europe. By 1000 AD, Christian Europeans began to view the Jews as a negative part of their society; many Christians labeled Jews as ____4____ because of their historical connect to the execution of Jesus of Nazareth. Many medieval kings allowed ____5____to occur against Jews when times got hard in the Dark Ages. These state-sponsored attacks resulted in the murder of Jews and forced Jews to find new places to live once their homes were burnt to the ground. Hypocritically, Medieval European kings frequently used Jews to increase their wealth. _____6_____ the charging of interest on bank loans of money, was forbidden by Christian law at the time so kings used Jews as bankers to lend money out. Although very useful to kings, collecting loans with high interest rates did not make Jews very popular in the Christian communities in which they lived! By the _____7_____(the late medieval era), prejudice and persecution of Jews were firmly entrenched in European culture.
1. ANTI‑SEMITISM 2. 77 AD 3. GREAT DIASPORA 4. CHRIST‑KILLERS 5. POGROMS 6. USURY 7. 1500's
Match each person who participated in a nationalist movement to the country or region they influenced: 1.Marcus Garvey 2.Mahatma Gandhi 3.Ho Chi Minh 4.Hideki Tojo 5.Ibn Saud 6.Chiang Kai-shek 7.Jomo Kenyatta 8.Mao Zedong 9. W.E.B. Dubois
1. Africa 2. India 3. Vietnam 4. Japan 5. Saudi Arabia 6. China 7. Kenya 8. China 9. Africa
Match the country with its correct World War 2 alliance: 1. France 2. Italy 3. Germany 4. USA 5. Japan 6. Soviet Union 7. Britain
1. Allies 2. Axis 3. Axis 4. Allies 5. Axis 6. Allies 7. Allies
Match the Leaders with their Latin American country 1. Getulio Vargos 2.Hipolito Irigoyen and Juan Peron 3.Lazaro Cardenas
1. Brazil 2. Argentina 3. Mexico
Match the definition with its concept: 1. Mon-Muslim lands and/or non-Muslim government which "threaten" the practice of Islam. 2.Traditional Muslim lands and/or government that are "safe" for Islam.
1. Dar-al-harb 2. Dar-al-islam
Label the following results of WW2 as direct or indirect in nature: 1. The Cold War 2. Computer Technology 3. Advanced Medicine 4. Holocaust Trials and its Effects 5. Space Technology 6. The division of Germany into 4 zones of occupation 7. All colonies being set free eventually. 8. High Casualties of War
1. Direct 2. Indirect 3. Indirect 4. Direct 5. Indirect 6. Indirect 7. Direct 8. Direct
When British India was divided, each new country or region had a different main religion. Match the correct country or region with the religions that was practiced there. 1. Bangladesh 2. Pakistan 3. india
1. Islam 2. Islam 3. Hinduism
Identify the information listed as an ACTUAL PROBLEM IN INDEPENDENT INDIA or as NOT AN ACTUAL PROBLEM IN INDEPENDENT INDIA---Some statements may NOT be true or did not happen---> these statements should be labelled as NOT AN ACTUAL PROBLEM. 1. *Communist revolutions threatens India's democracy 2. *India's mixed economy is completing failing; hence, making it one of the least growing economies in the world. 3. *Buddhists and Hindus are causing many social problems. 4. *Caste system conflicts with Human Rights (Enlightenment Principles) in India 5. *Farming became increasing bad after India's independence. 6. *Overpopulation caused much poverty 7. *Infrastructure problems in India
1. NOT AN ACTUAL PROBLEM 2. NOT AN ACTUAL PROBLEM 3. NOT AN ACTUAL PROBLEM 4. ACTUAL PROBLEM 5. NOT AN ACTUAL PROBLEM 6. ACTUAL PROBLEM 7. ACTUAL PROBLEM
Match the following descriptions with the correct Soviet leader during the Cold War period. 1. Focused on agriculture, although it did not work out 2. Industry increased. 3. Stopped political killings 4. Killed those who opposed his policies 5. Removed office by Communist leadership 6. Very little agriculture 7. Housing shortage 8. Placed missiles in Cuba 9. Increased production of consumer goods
1. Nikita Khrushchev 2. Joseph Stalin 3. Nikita Khrushchev 4. Joseph Stalin 5. Nikita Khrushchev 6. Joseph Stalin 7. Joseph Stalin 8. Nikita Khrushchev 9. Nikita Khrushchev
After World War 2, __1__invaded ____2_____ in attempts to spread ___3____ there. The 2 countries, ___4___and China, encouraged this invasion. Under the flag of the new United Nations, _____5____ lead the majority of forces from around the world to push the invaders back. When an armistice deal was finally set, North Korea and South Korea was set back to the borders before the war started---this is called maintaining the ____6____ Today the United Nations enforces ____7___ on North Korea for many of its human rights violations while South Korea is economically growing under a more democratic form of government.
1. North Korea 2. South Korea 3. Communism 4. Soviet Union 5. The USA 6. Status Quo 7. Sanctions
Match its significance to the correct battle of World War 2: 1. Because of their heavy losses of life, these battles contributed to the USA's decision to the atomic bomb on Japan. 2.Permanently crippled Germany's tank and infantry forces. 3. First military loss by Hitler; crippled his air force. 4. Hitler's last attempt to defeat the Allied forces in Europe. 5. Soviets captured this capital by getting there before the Allied forces; ended WW2 in Europe. 6. Considered the beginning of the end of the Third Reich; the largest amphibious assault in military history. 7. Crippled the Japanese navy
1. Okinawa and Iwo Jima 2. Stalingrad 3. Battle of Britain 4. Bulge 5. Race to Berlin 6. D-Day, Invasion of Normandy 7. Midway
Match the description or leader with the nation that rebelled against the Soviet Union as it fell the communists lost control: 1. *The army refused to support Ceaususcu after his secret police murdered 1000's of men, women, and children who were demonstrating. 2. *Its two portions finally re-united after being separate countries since 1945. 3. *Vaclav Havel, writer and its nation's first democratic president 4. *The Solidarity Movement helped oust Soviet rule here. 5. *After its break up, Serbia attempted to take over most of this former region claiming it was uniting all Serbs.
1. Romania 2. Germany 3. Czech 4. Poland 5. Yugoslovia
Match the ethnic group from the Middle East with the new country that emerged in the 1930's: 1. Arab 2. Persian 3. Jewish 4. Turks
1. Saudi Arabia 2. Iran 3. Palestine 4. Turkey
Match the term most associated with description listed. 1. Comrade 2. USSR 3. The Third Reich 4.The Red Army 5.THE Fascist Party 6.The Nazi Party 7.IL Duce 8.The Brownshirts 9.The Fuhrer 10.Benito Mussolini 11.Blackshirts 12.Bolsheviks 13.Josef Stalin
1. Soviet Union 2. Soviet Union 3. Germany 4. Soviet Union 5. Italy 6. Germany 7. Italy 8. Germany 9. Germany 10. Italy 11. Italy 12. Soviet Union 13. Soviet Union
Match the term with its definition or identification: 1. The agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union to not attack one another. 2. Notorious death camp in Poland 3. The long tradition of prejudice against Jewish people 4. Death squads that followed the German army; they massacred any Jews discovered in newly conquered regions in Eastern Europe 5. Infamous killing of Allied soldiers and supporters in the Philippines by Japanese army 6. Britain and France's policy of giving into Hitler's demands in attempt to prevent war
1. The Non-Aggression Pact 2. Auschwitz 3. Anti-semitism 4. Einsatzgruppen 5. Bataan Death Marc 6. appeasement
Which events in history violated the Treaty of Versailles: 1. Re-occupation of the Rhineland by Germany. 2. Military alliances were made by Hitler with other countries. 3. Nuremberg Laws were passed in Germany making Jews non-citizens. 4. The re-arming of Germany's military 5. Annexation of Austria and Czechoslovakia 6. Mein Kampf was published in Germany. 7. Hitler gained power through the Nazi Party.
1. Violated Treaty of Versailles 2. Violated Treaty of Versailles 3. Did not violate Treaty of Versailles 4. Violated Treaty of Versailles 5. Violated Treaty of Versailles 6. Did not violate Treaty of Versailles 7. Did not violate Treaty of Versailles
Choose 2 reasons below on why the West did not trust the Communists after World War 1?
1. War communism eliminated all capitalism in the Soviet Union 2.The Communists executed the entire Romanov family, the old czars of Russia
Match the characteristics and/or description with its correct system: 1. *Command economy where everything is owned by the government. 2. *People freely work to make as much money as possible to provide for their needs. 3. *Can work under any governmental system. 4. *Private property is protected 5. *Promises "paradise on earth" but never fulfills it 6. *Suppresses anything that interferes with government control. 7. *Its theory has never been perfected in reality. 8. *There can be big "winners" and big "losers" (like Monopoly)
1. communism 2. capitalism 3. capitalism 4. capitalism 5. communism 6. communism 7. communism 8. capitalism
Match the zone of occupation to each country which controlled it after WW2: 1.USSR 2.USA 3. France 4. Britian
1. east germany 2. west germany 3. west germany 4. west germany
Match whether the effect of the Great Depression was positive or negative 1.Latin Americans saw an opportunity to start their own business ventures because of the USA's absence during the Great Depression. 2.Latin America governments were the only institutions with enough money to start oil and mining businesses during the Great Depression. 3.Poverty increased at this time in Latin America because the USA was not buying its products as much.
1. positive 2. positive and negative 3. negative
Match the term with it description: 1.A system where the government regulates, controls, works directly with big Japanese corporations. 2.Japanese comics and animation that explores many different themes. 3.Success in business & "style" in culture *4.A complicated feature of Japanese culture that is related to "cuteness"
1. state capitalism 2. manga and anime 3. seemingly most important attributes of Japanese Culture 4. kawaii
During the Cold War many things were divided between East and West. Match the following items with the correct direction. 1. NATO 2. Democracy 3. United States 4. the Soviet Union 5. Capitalism 6. Warsaw Pact 7. Communism
1. west 2. west 3. west 4. east 5. west 6. east 7. east
In theory, what was the ultimate goal of communism?
A classless society where government was not needed anymore.
Both Iran and Turkey had leaders who wanted similar things done in their nationalist movements. What were they?
A more modern economy AND a more secularized society.
What is tribalism?
A system of organization where the people are more loyal to their family's tribal law than to the country's established government.
What was the cause of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict? a. Most Jews refer to their right to the land going all the way back to 1300 BCE. b. Muslims refer to their right to the land when Arab Muslims took the region from the Romans in the late 7th century AD. c. Others believe it really started in 1947, when Britain & USA established a Jewish state called Israel after WW2. d. All of these choices contributed to this conflict
All of these choices contributed to this conflict.
What was the USA's main role in Latin America by the 1930's?
American businessmen owned many companies in Latin America
What seems to happen in countries, like Russia, where democracy and capitalism is unsuccessfully implemented by their revolution?
An more authoritarian government (dictatorship) usually takes over the government to reestablish stability and stricter law
As a result of the Cold War, which city was divided by democracy and communism?
Berlin
Why is the conflict between India and Pakistan a global issue and not just a minor regional issue?
Both countries have nuclear weapons and this makes it a global concern
How does the American government actively support the state of Israel?
By providing modern weapons and monetary aid each year.
How did Lazaro Cardenas gain so much support from the poor peasants of his country?
Cardenas redistributed 44 million acres of land to poor peasant.
What was China's reasoning for always looking to its past for all of its solutions to problems it may face?
Chinese culture always seemed to survive and flourish regardless of any crisis it may have faced in the past
According to current political thought, what is the difference between "democratic socialism" and "Marxist socialism"?
Democratic socialism has a democratic form of government & places high taxes on the wealthy while Marxist socialism is typically a totalitarian form of government which suppresses individualism and capitalism
What Latin American painter painted this spectacular mural of working class folk? <img src="https://learnodo-newtonic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Diego-Rivera-Famous-Paintings-Featured-932x349.jpg" alt="Image result for diego rivera murals"/>
Diego Rivera
Explain and give examples of the concept of the Tripolar World during the Cold War. To have a complete answer you must define the concept, characteristics of each side, and one country for EACH "side" involved in the Cold War (not including the USA and USSR!!). One point will be deducted if complete sentences are not used.
During the Cold War there was a tripolar world. There was the countries that sided with, the USA (west, capitalism & democracy), the ones that sided with the USSR (east, promise of communism & some rad comrades) and then the neutral were almost all third world countries. One country that was on the USA's side was Turkey. Turkey was on the USA's side because they had been trying to become more western for a long time so they wanted to side with countries that they were similar to. Cuba was on the USSR's side. Cuba chose the USSR because in the late 1950's Fidel Castro took over the government and turned them into a communist country, so they wanted to side with the other communists. Countries like India and most African countries were neutral because they weren't ready to handle a conflict like this. They still had to straighten some things out in their own country.
The Berlin wall was put in place to prevent people from moving from the ___________ to the ___________ .
East, West
What area of the world was taken over by the Soviet Union after World War II?
Eastern Europe
What is the form of government that controls the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural lives of its citizens?
Fascism
India had 2 main nationalist leaders, Gandhi Nehru, each with their own way of gaining independence from Britain. Which statement is the most accurate in regards to these two leaders' viewpoints?
Gandhi's movement was Indian, religious, and traditional; while Nehru's movement was secular, Western, and modern
What 2 effects did the legal precedent of "crimes against humanity" have on nations of the world? Remember to choose the 2 that are the most accurate.
Genocide of a people was made illegal by the world's nations. Leaders are limited in how they may treat their people if they want to avoid punishment by the world's nations.
Which of the following countries was divided in half following World War II?
Germany
What are 2 problems faced by Germany immediately after World War 1 that made it an uneasy peace in Europe?
Germany fell behind on its reparation payments and inflation made the German mark almost worthless
Through much of India's history, which two religions divided the people of India?
Hinduism and Islam
Onto which two Japanese cities did the United States drop atomic bombs during World War II?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
By the late 1930's, Japan began viewing the USA as a rival in the Pacific Rim region. What caused the Japanese to begin colonizing Indochina instead of carrying out its long term plan of invading Siberia for natural resources?
Hitler's shifting alliances, specifically the Non-Aggression Pact
What was the term used to describe the American plan to invade the Japanese Empire?
Island hopping
What was the policy of perestroika?
It allowed more capitalism within the Soviet economy
What was the policy of glasnost?
It allowed more freedom of speech, expression, and protest in the USSR
TERRORISM/ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT SECTION: What makes terrorism so hard for nations to stump out?
It is not directly affiliated with its government of origin so nations cannot merely attack a country to solve the problem.
What were the results of European Imperialism in China?
It threatened Chinese culture, discriminated against the Chinese people because of social darwinism, and eventually contributed to the end of its emperors ruling China
What was the "iron curtain" as phrased by Winston Churchill, the leader of Britain during WW2 era?
It was the Soviet dominance of Eastern Europe and parts of Germany where no one was allowed to leave and no one was allowed to visit
How does the geography of the Middle East contribute to terrorism?
Its lack of resources causes poverty which contributes to its poor education system and lack of technology.
Which country focused on using Zaibatsu, the development of large financial and industrial corporations, to make their economy strong?
Japan
How did the USA and its allies treat West Germany and Japan after World War 2?
Japan and West Germany were rebuilt by the USA and both became both political and economic partners with the USA
Which of the following does not belong to Hitler's Nazi propaganda justifying anti-semitism?
Jews need to be assimilated into German culture and society to insure the extinction of Jewish traditions.
Who were the Zionists?
Jews who wanted a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
What three religions hold the regions of Palestine and Israel as sacred?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Which of the following regions of South Asia has been fought over by India and Pakistan since 1940's?
Kashmir
Which 2 countries in Africa experienced nationalist movements in the 1930's?
Kenya and Libya
How do Jews and Christians around the world support Israel?
Many Jews and Christians live in democratic countries so they use its systems to influence their government's policies regarding Israel.
Who was in charge of the Communists in China?
Mao Zedong
Which Soviet leader instituted the policies of glasnost and perestroika which inadvertently contributed the decline of the USSR?
Mikhail Gorbache
What was the main of Japan's nationalist movement?
Militarism and Imperialism
What were the main themes of Japan's nationalist movement?
Militarism and Imperialism
How did Mussolini gain the support of the middle and upper classes in Italy?
Mussolini used his fascist supporters to attack worker-strikes in the name of antiCommunism.
What valuable natural resource does the Middle East have that the rest of the world needs for their industrialized nations?
Oil
What was the biggest problem Boris Yeltsin faced after the fall of the USSR?
Out of control capitalism caused government corruption and organized crime to take over the Russian economy
Which division within Islam believes that only a descendant of Muhammad should rule a community, tribe, and/or a country?
Shiite
3 principles were outlined in Hitler's manifesto, Mein Kampf. Which principle below does not belong:
Socialism: the government should assist society in solving its biggest problems.
How did Josef Stalin gain control of the Communist Party?
Stalin purged the party of all opposition to his taking control.
In which two ways did Stalin enforce his propaganda policies?
Stalin used the KGB to murder or to imprison in gulags any suspected opposition to his policies
What were the Five Year Plans?
Stalin's economic plans to modernize industry and increase agricultural production
For which of the following reasons did the Chinese Government kill hundreds of students in Tiananmen Square in 1989?
Students wanted more democracy in Chin
Which division within Islam is based on its belief that any practicing Muslim may rule a community, tribe, and/or country?
Sunni
Choose the best answer: Who won World War 2?
The Allied Forces
What 2 events after World War 2 contributed to the USA and its allies in actively supporting Israel as an ally in the Middle East?
The Cold War and the War on Terror
What was Mao's policy to destroy all old ways and all capitalist ways of doing things in China?
The Cultural Revolution
What was the name of Hitler's program to eliminate all Jews from Europe?
The Final Solution
What was Mao's economic 5 year plan to make China successfully communist?
The Great Leap Forward
What are the 2 traditional names of the region that is consists of the modern countries of Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon? (Please choose 2 answers from the choices below)
The Holy Land, The Levant
What was the Nanjing Massacre?
The Japanese army raided, looted, and brutalized a Chinese city during World War 2.
Why did the people of Vietnam and Burma welcome the Japanese at first when Japan invaded their countries?
The Japanese declared themselves as the 'liberators of all Asian peoples from European imperialism
After the Shanghai Massacre, Mao Zedong fled to the wastelands of China in the west. There, Mao re-built the Chinese Communist Party by gaining the support of the poor country folk of China. What was this journey of the communists called?
The Long March
What was Hitler's failed attempt to overthrow the German democratic government called?
The Munich Beer Hall Putsch
How did the French Revolution and Napoleon actually improve the lives of Jews in Europe?
The Napoleonic Code theoretically provided equal protection under the law for Jews and the Enlightenment principles of the Revolution encouraged religious tolerance.
These 2 trials established the legal precedent of "crimes against humanity":_______________,_________________
The Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials
From the choices that follow, which was NOT a failure of Stalin's quota system?
The Soviet Union could not afford to keep the gulags running so many prisoners were kicked out of the country.
What is the "Japanese Miracle"?
The ability of the Japan to rebuild after WW2 and become the third wealthiest economy in the world.
In addition to other factors, what was the most significant cause of the Great Depression?
The collapse of the US Stock Market
What was the main reason why the USA and NATO used its military to intervene in the former Yugoslavian region after the break-up of the USSR?
The fact that Serbia was performing "ethnic cleansing" in the region against all Muslim
What is Marcus Garvey idea of Pan-Africanism?
The idea that ALL Africans from around the world should unite in freeing Africa from European imperial rule
What allowed China to develop as a unique and long lasting civilization?
The natural barriers that protected China from outside invasion and from other cultures
In one paragraph, describe the 4 characteristics the USA developed to become a "superpower" after World War 2. 4 points for the correct answers and 1 point for the use of complete sentences.
There are 4 characteristics the USA developed to become a superpower. One is nuclear weapons. Another one is economic wealth and a high standard of living. Another one is cultural influence. The final one is advanced technology. These 4 characteristics the USA developed to become a superpower.
Deng Xiaoping's policy have made China the 2nd biggest economy in the world. Please describe 2 positive effects of this policy and 2 negative effects of this policy. To get full points on this you must follow these simple directions---->Topic sentence: 1/2 point; two positive effects: 2 points; two negative effects: 2 points; writing in complete sentences: 1/2 point------> TOTAL 5 points.
There are many positive and negative effects of Deng Xiaoping's policies that made China the second biggest economy in the world. One positive outcome is that it lifted a lot of Chinese people out of poverty. Another positive example is that it made China the second largest economy in the world as well. A negative example would be that it mainly caused corruption at the local level and the state level. Another negative example is that it causes a gap between the rich and the poor people.
With the Holocaust, the world sees the horrors of social darwinism first hand. Explain the 4 effects the Holocaust had on the world, especially Western culture, after World War 2. Worth 3 points: .5 point for each correct answer, .5 point for an effective topic sentence, .5 point for using complete sentences and grammar.
There were four main effects of the holocaust on the world. One is social darwinism becomes associated with fascism, which is against Englightenment principals. Another one is that overtime, racism was more prevelent with ignorant and not the mainstream people. Another one is the cultural diversity very slowly was being accepted by the Western nations. The final one is that Israel was established a homeland for all jews in 1948.
Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin had this in common.
They all used well-planned policies of propaganda to maintain control of their countries
In the nationalism movement in China, what was the Shanghai Massacre?
Thousands of Chinese communists were murdered by the Chinese nationalists under the command of Chaing Kai-shek.
How did Japan successful become the third wealthiest economy in the world?
Through hard work, the sacrifice of leisure activities, & high levels of cooperation among workers plus high tariffs on imported goods.
How did the PLO mainly attempt to make Palestine an independent state since 1947?
Through terrorism.
What is the main goal of the United Nations?
To perpetuate peace world-wide, especially in the prevention of a third world war.
Which three countries experienced the highest casualties in World War 2?
USSR, Germany, and China
What did Brezhnev do that totally bankrupted the USSR's treasury?
Unsuccessfully invaded Afghanistan
What country did the USA get involved in a war during the 1960's and 1970's because it feared the spread of communism in Southeast Asia?
Vietnam
Who was elected as the leader of Russia in AD 2000 and has been ruling there for the last 18 years?
Vladimir Putin
What conference of the Big Three during WW2 resulted in the plans of dividing Germany after the war and establishing the United Nations?
Yalta Conference
Unfortunately, the Great Depression caused many Latin American governments to become more ___________________________ in nature.
authoritarian
After Midway, the Japanese military began to order its troops and pilots to carry out __________ or __________ to insure that no soldiers surrendered to Allied forces.
banzai and kamikaze
What was the main crop grown in Brazil that made the land owners so rich?
coffee
Which group won the civil war in China in 1949?
communists
Identify the following statement as true or false: After World War 2, West Berlin was mainly controlled by the Soviet Union with a communist government in charge.
false
During the Cold War period, how many times did the two major powers actually fight one another?
none
Because democracy did not always successfully protect Jews, what new forms of government emerging in early 20th century did some Jews think might be better for their people?
socialism and communism
The Cold War was a fundamental disagreement between which two countries?
the United States and the Soviet Union
