World History Final Exam Multiple Choice Rev

Which group made up the majority of French society on the eve of the Revolution?

peasants

Who was assassinated on June 28, 1994?

the archduke Franz Ferdinand

Define nationalism.

the belief that people should be loyal to their nation rather than to a king or empire

What was the primary goal of US foreign policy during the Cold War?

to stop the spread of communism and promote democracy

What happened on D-Day, June 6, 1944?

Allies invade Nazi-controlled France from Normandy beach.

Who was Karl Marx and what were his beliefs?

A german philosopher who created communism

Define paternalism.

A nation restricting the responsibilities of colonies in the interest of the colony.

Why was the League of Nations ineffective?

America wasn't a member, there was no military action, and nations were afraid of war

What was the main purpose of the British Factory Acts?

to stop children from working

Who were the "Big Three" at the Paris Peace Conference?

Clemenceau, Wilson, and George

Which country was the only one in Eastern Europe to remain a democracy during the interwar period?

Czechoslovakia

What was the first area of conflict during the Cold War?

Europe

What were conditions like in the factories for the workers?

Filthy, dangerous machinery, long hours

Int he spring of 1940, Hitler's armies conquered which countries in western Europe?

France

What was the Amritsar Massacre?

Gandhi Massacre

Which empires collapsed as a result of WWI?

German Empire, Ottoman Empire, and the Austrian-Hungarian Empire

Which German action finally caused Britain and France to declare war in September, 1939?

German/Russian invasion of Poland

According to the Treaty of Versailles, which country was responsible for WWI?

Germany

Where did industrialization begin on the continent?

Germany and Belgium

What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

Germany asking Mexico to join the central powers?

Who were the Central Powers during WWI?

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy (at the start)

Why was France in debt on the eve of the French Revolution?

Government spending, the Seven Year's War, and the American Revolution

Why was Hitler able to dominate the Nazi Party?

He was a very good public speaker.

What is the religion of the majority of Indians? of the Pakistanis?

Hinduism, and Islam

What happened at the Munich Conference in 1938?

Hitler was allowed to take student land if he promised to stop invading.

What were the Nuremburg Laws?

Hitler's anti-Semitic policies

What was Mein Kampf?

Hitler's book about his beliefs?

Why was India called the "jewel in the crown" by the British?

India was the most profitable colony of Great Britain

What was the lend-lease program and why was the US called the "arsenal of democracy"?

It was free supplies to allies, and because the US supplied weapons to other democracies

Which city was a target of the Lutwaffe bombing in the summer of 1940?

London

What was the main reason US entered WWI?

Lusitana, economic ties with Great Britain

What was the result of Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812?

Napoleon lost and was forced to retreat

What is NATO? and What is the Warsaw Pact?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the opposite of Nato, forced to be communists

What was the result of the partition of India?

Pakistan became a separate nation

What was the purpose of the Women's March on Versailles?

Peasants were starving from no food

Define imperialism.

Policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominant other countries politically, socially, or economically

Explain civil disobedience.

Refusing to comply to laws deserved unjust

Why did the Russians leave the war in 1917, how did this benefit Germany?

Russia had to leave due to internal revolt, and this allowed Germany to only have to fight on one front

Who were the Allied Powers during WWI?

Russia, France, Great Britain, and the USA

How did the Cold War end?

Soviet leader ends Stalinist ideas from holding the USSR, Russia ceases to exist

What was the most important factor in bringing the US into WWI?

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

What was the result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-85?

The division of Africa among European Nations

Who was Gandhi and what role did he play in the independence of India?

The leader of the Indian independence movement characterized by non-violence

Why was it difficult to gain an advantage over an enemy in trench warfare?

The weapons, machine guns, could easily knock out a mass of advanced troops

What was the impact of railroads?

There was faster transportation

Why did Russia mobilize to come to the aid of Serbia in the summer of 1914?

They were slavic, as was Russia

Who were the "Big Three" who met at Paris in 1919?

Wilson, Lloyd George, Clemenceau

What was the Declaration of the Right of Man?

a charter of human liberties, contained the principles that inspired the French Revolution

Define fascism.

a political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, a dictatorial, one-party rule

What were the Nuremburg Trials?

a series of trials to punish top Nazi Officials

Define parliamentary coalition.

coalition government with other parties

What was decided by the Allied leaders at Yalta and Potsdam?

how to divide Germany after WWI

Why did the crop rotation system developed during the agricultural revolution increase yields?

it allowed nutrients to be put back into the soil

Why was the storming of the Bastille a symbol of the French Revolution?

it eventually lead to the abolition of Monarchy

Why was the Battle of Stalingrad significant?

it shifted the war momentum in the favor of the USSR

What was one of the consequences of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

it took Russia out of WWI

What is the policy of appeasement?

letting an aggressor do what he wants to avoid conflict and keep peace

Why were the British able to control India after WWI?

loss of leader

Define entrepreneur.

one who invests capital in a company

Define laissez-faire economic policy.

the government should not interfere with or regulate industries/businesses

What did Winston Churchill mean when he said an "iron curtain" has fallen across Europe?

the ideological and physical boundaries between where communism has been established across

What was the most significant development in transportation during the Industrial Revolution?

the steamboat/train

Which industry was the first to be moved from cottages to factories?

the textile industry

Why did the British take the lead in industrialization?

they had the resources, like coal, and new technology

What was Hitler's "Final Solution"?

to exterminate the Jewish race

What was the purpose of the United Nations?

to keep peace

Why did the East Germans build the Berlin wall in 1961?

to prevent any escapes into West Germany

What was the Truman Doctrine of 1947?

to prevent the spread of communism by giving military and economic aid to any nation threatened by communism