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