World History Final Review

the 1979 camp David accords were designed to end hostilities between which two countries?

Egypt and israel

What were the following leader's roles in WWII? Eisenhower, Hirohito, Tojo, Macarthur

Eisenhower: led the invasion of nazi-occupied europe Hirohito: head of state of Japan Tojo: expanded the war with china MacArthur: chief and staff of US army

reasons of the US entry into world war 1

Germans sinking merchant ships, Zimmerman note, sinking of the lusitania.

What event does this list describe: - Ideas from the American Revolution Spread - Enslaved persons burned sugar fields and rebelled against French Slave Owners Toussaint L'Ouverture organized rebels

Haitian Revolution

which statement describes the outcome of the 1967 Six-Day War?

Israelis military gained territory including historic sites

"Lets get a lock for this thing" nuclear war hand in box 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, wanted to take USA out in 1 surprise attack

- Black Kenyans turn to guerrilla warfare - Mau Man formed to fight against British - In 1963 the british withdraw - ? what happened next?

Jomo Kenyatta becomes the first leader of independent Kenya

what generalization was made about the Korean War on the maps?

Korea remained a divided country

what political leader assumed power in china?

Mao Zedong

vladimir lenin was influenced by:

Marxist ideology

What were the primary causes of WWI?

Militarism, Alliances, imperialism, nationalism

"Blood and iron" and realpolitik are associated with who? This individual led to the charge to unify Germany in the 19th century?

Otto von Bismarck and German reunification

what event of the French Revolution was Robespierre primarily responsible?

Reign of Terror

- Hutus commit acts of genocide against the Tutsi people - United Nations withdraws peacekeeping force - An estimated 800,000 people were murdered The list of events rom 1994 took place in what country?

Rwanda

What ideology justified the South African governments policy?

Social Darwinism

significance of the following WWII battles: Stalingrad, Dunkirk, Midway, Normandy

Stalingrad: germans did not advance farther in to Eastern Europe or russia Dunkirk: evacuation of british to France Midway: turning point of pacific war N: the allied invasion to start a western front against the German military

why did many US senators oppose America joining the league of nations?

US would be open to getting into wars

Domino theory + containment policy = ? what war can replace the question mark?

Vietnam war

Winston Churchill stated that an iron curtain had descended across Europe, what did he mean?

a barrier split Europe

what is militarism

a country with a strong military

what did 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

"It is now twenty one years since the tragic events occurred on June 4, 1989 I and around Tiananmen Square. We join others in the International community to urger china to release all those still serving sentences" this request to the Chinese government resulted from what event?

a peaceful demonstration for democratic reforms by students

Describe the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution?

a period of bloodshed in the French Revolution after the first French Republic was established

which answer choice below describes the "Prague Spring"

a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia form soviet domination

what event happened before the industrial revolution made it possible?

agricultural revolution

major members of the allied powers and axis powers during the WWII

allied: US, USSR, Great Britain, France axis: germany, italy, japan

instability in Germany helped the nazis gain power in 1930's. What factors led to the rise of Hitler and the Nazi's after WWI

anger over the treat of Versailles of 1919, hyperinflation of the gran monetary currency, gov control switching between parties.

in order to avoid another world war, what policy did Great Britain adopt in 1938

appeasement

what was the 1941 pivotal policy called that was a statement defining the allied goals for the postwar world?

atlantic charter

"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight ton the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender" the quote above is in reference to which WWII battle?

battle of Britain

why did economist Adam smith support capitalism?

because gov intervention isn't necessary, instead the market will regulate itself through supply and demand

how were the Boxer Rebellion and Sepoy Rebellion similar?

both anti-western uprisings

how was the Ottoman Empire affected by the end of WWI?

brought it to an end

Selected Economic Organizations: - European Union (EU) - North Atlantic Free Trade Association (NAFTA) - Central American Trade Association (CAFTA) How have these organizations helped advance the integration of the global economy?

by removing trade barriers between member countries

- Poland - Hungary - east Germany - Bulgaria - Czechoslovakia the countries listed saw major changes in governance as a result of what event in 1989?

collapse of the Soviet Union

what economic idea developed due to perceived abuses of the industrial revolution?

communism

what is a major reason why countries were drawn to communism after WWII?

communist groups promised economic equality and Bettie 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 Napoleon?

congress of Vienna

what issue has changed an ongoing conflict between Israel and its neighboring nations?

control over disputed territories

which factor contributed the most to the outbreak of the Mexican revolution of 1910

corrupt gov of Porfirio Diaz

summarize the French gov. on the eve of the French revolution

corruption and incompetence.

what was the primary purpose of the Berlin conference in 1884

divide Africa between European powers

what were members of the third estate attempting to do when they took the tennis court oath

draft a new constitution

hirohito

emperor of japan during WW2

describe the movement of romanticism

emphasized inspiration and happiness

What was Nelson Mandela's goal?

ending apartheid

what was the most important Lon-term goal for the British and the French at 1919 Paris Peace Conference?

ensure impenetrable borders and weaken Germany

Stalemate in WWI: - trench warfare - New types of weapons - failed military plans what event changed the situation illustrated in the diagram above?

entry of US into conflict

In a Vindication of the Rights of Women, Mary Wollstonecraft calls for:

equality of education between boys and girls

eisenhower

european, D-day invasion

A consequence of the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution was the:

execution of the king

what rights and freedoms did the code of Napoleon create?

freedom of religion, gov jobs to the most skilled, women less equal, daughters inheritance

how did trade contribute to the early growth of an industrial economy in Great Britain in the mid 1700's?

gave the capital needed to open new factories

what word is best used to describe the ottoman treatment of Armenians?

genocide

why did hitler decide to invade the Soviet Union?

he wanted the soviet unions vast natural resources

what was one of the major purposes of the Yalta conference

how to restructure Europe after the war

describe the Cold War policy of the domino theory

if one country fell, neighboring countries would follow

What historical trend was most responsible for the change in Birmingham, England's population?

industrial growth

what is the theme of Rudyards Kipling's The White Mans Burden?

industrialization will civilize the non-western people

ethiopia, under menelik II's leadership, was bale to fend off an invasion from which European country?

italy

germanys nuremberg laws were enacted to deny citizenship to which group?

jews

"... from each, according to his ability, to each, according to his need." "... may be summed n one sentence, abolish all private property" these famous lines come from what social commentator for he industrial era?

karl marx

"If man in the state of nature is free, if he is absolute lord of his own person and possessions, why will he give up his freedom?" What ideologies are present in this passage?

man must give up some freedom in exchange for security

what was the all important goal of the architects of the Meiji Restoration?

meet the threat posed by outside powers

what word identifies Serbia's reason for wanting to establish a slavic state in the balkans prior to the start of WWI?

nationalism

what two ideologies took hold of Japan during the interwar period?

nationalism and militarism

what was the main reason europeans colonized Africa int he 19th century

natural resources

reasons the industrial revolution began in Great Britain

natural resources, iron and coal, agriculture, isolated from war

NATO and the Warsaw Pact are examples of what?

new military alliances produced by Cold War

what ideology did Gandhi use to fight british rule?

non-violent resistance

"world war 1 cut off European immigration and reduced the pool of available cheap labor to northern factories" how did this most likely affect minorities in the US

northern businesses looked to African-americans to fill the shortage in labor.

what was common between Germany, Italy, and Russia during the 1920's and 1930s?

one-party system and denies basic human rights

macarthur

pacific, lead japan in rebuilding

what caused the Russian revolution?

peasant poverty, weak leadership, ill surroundings

"That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, - That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government..." Enlightenment principle is reflected above?

popular sovereignty

tojo

prime minister of japan, leader of military, ordered attacks on Pearl Harbor

outcomes of the industrial revolution

production of goods, urbanization, good jobs

"SI SI SI SI SI SI" what tool of fascism is being used in this by Mussolini and his supporters?

propoganda

what was a major change in Europe as a result of world war 1?

reshaping of Europe

"survival of the fittest" the quote above applies to which philosophy to justify imperialism?

social darwinism

how are japans invasion of china and germanys invasion of Western Europe similar?

sought to gain territory through military force

which term best describes the power the Soviet Union exerted over neighboring countries in Eastern Europe during the Cold War?

sphere of influence

Characteristics of ____?_____ -Originally used to pump water out of mines - Powered industrial machinery in early factories - used to power trains

steam engine

what are the characteristics of blitzkrieg?

sudden, violent attacks by air and land

What influenced the English Bill of Rights, American Declaration of Independence, and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man?

the Magna Carta

may post war 1 writers wrote about the moral decay of American society following the Great War. They described this young adult generation as wandering without purpose or lacking in condition. What term did Gertrude stein label this phenomenon

the lost generation

which factor was the main cause of germanys currency to lose its value after WWI?

the payment of the forced reparations

what was one factor that enabled Napoleon to seize control of France?

the weakness of the French gov.

Why did Simon Bolivar admire the American and French Revolutions?

they embodied the enlightenment ideas of freedom and individual rights.

what was one of Stalin's major ails regarding eastern Europe after WWII

to create a protective bufferzone of friendly governments

"Why should we not forma. security society with but one object, the furtherance of the british empire and the bringing of the whole world under british rule ... for making the Anglo Saxon race but on empire?" Which motivation for imperialism is best reflected In the quote above?

to increase political power

why did hitler sing a non-aggression treaty with Stalin on the eve of world war II?

to make sure Germany was able to invade Poland unopposed

what can be linked to the economic difficulties experienced by Germany between 1923 and 1933?

treaty of Versailles

what is a major factor behind the political dispute between china and Taiwan

twain wants recognition as an independent country

which movement included the count Cavour, Garibaldi and the red shirts?

unification of Italy

what is the process where people leave rural areas for industrial jobs in the city called?

urbanization

In the 19th century, labor unions developed mostly in response to what?

wages and working conditions

what is an example of the social darwinist argument in favor of western imperialism?

western nations should have the right to rule over weaker population