AP World History Ch.29 Review
Italy became a Fascist regime in what year
1922 - Mussalini
What year did the French give up their colony in Vietnam
1954
What upset the pattern of political compromise around the patterns of parliamentary democracy and the welfare state in the 190's
A series of Student Protest
Kellogg Briand Pact
A treaty co-authored by American and French leader in 1982; in principle outlawed war forever; ratified subsequently other nations
What is a nuclear "umbrella"
A vital negotiating leverage in economic aid they offered. and protection against direct Soviet attack
Explain the election of Hitler's National Socialist Party in 1932
Altough the Nazi party never won a majority role in free election, it did win the largest single slice in 1932, and this enabled Hitler to make arrangments with other political leaders for his rise to power
What paralleled the development of the welfare state
An increased government role in economic policy
Who wrote the Feminine Mystique
Betty Friedan
List countries that granted women's suffrage after World War I
Britain, Germany, U.S.
What was the fastest growing sector of the labor force in the West after WW II
Brought more factory and clerical jobs for women
What French leader negotiated Algerian independence in 1962
Charles de Gaulle
Explain what the European Economic Community was
Common Market, wanted to begin to create a single economic entity across national political boundries
What impact did WW II have on European colones
Decolonization; European nations tried to restore colonial administrations worldwide but they faced growing resistance, it was clear that many colonies could be maintained only at great caste and the European nations decided that the colonies weren't worth the expense
What crisis happened in 1956 that showed that European countries no longer had total power in world affairs
Efforts by Britain and France to attack independent Egyption 1956, to protect Egypts nationalization of the Suez Canal, but the U.S. and Soviet Union put a stop to the hostilities
Economic theory of John Maynard Keynes
Emphasized the importance of government spending to compensate for loss of purchasing power during a depression
Adolf Hitlers political programs included what
Fascist arguments about the need for unity and the hopeless weakness of parliamentary politics
What are the effects of welfare states
Increased contacts between government and citizens and produced a host of new regulations
Describe the economy in Europe during the roaring 20's
Industrial production boomed, mass consumption standards rose, radios became widespread, new products were developed, automobiles became increasingly popular reduced rural isolation, changed teen dating habits, house hold appliances were popular, tech impact and more advertisement
What was the Green Movement
It signaled a new political tone, hostile to uncontrolled economic growth. Green parliamentary deputies in Germany refused even to wear coats and ties to defy established political habits
Describe the gross national product rates in Europe in the post 1950's
It surpassed the US, surpassed the rates of any extended period since industrial revolution came from rapid technology change
List the rights achieved by women in the West in the later 20th century
Jobs in factories, got to vote in France, clerical jobs,family income, new birth control methods, service jobs, divorce rights raised, controceptive pill, labor force went up to 40% for women in West, protests for women began
LGenerally what was the economy like in the post 1950's Europe
Law unemployment rates, high economic growth
The establishment of the welfare state shows what type of political learning? --- Right/conservative or Left/liberal
Left liberal
The return to conservatism in Western politics was marked by the election of
Margaret Thatcher
Explain NATO and why western European nations would join
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organizations - western nations wold join to help prevent the spread of communism
What is a technocrat
New type of bureaucrat; intensely trained in engineering or economics and devoted to the power of national planning; came to fore in offices of governments following WW II
What happened to the European peasantry in the late 20th century
Peasents became commercial agents, eager to improve their standards of living
What work by Simone de Beauvoir signified the beginning of feminism in 1949
The Second Sex
What was the Popular Front in France in 1936
The combination of socialist and communist parties in France; won election in 1936; unable to take strong measures of social reform because of continuing strength of conservatives fell power in 1938
What are the principles of "resistance thinking" in post-World War II Europe
The extension of democratic political systems, a modification of nation-state rivalries within Europe, and a commitment to rapid economic growth that reduced social and gender tensions
What are factors that lead to the development of Fascism in Germany
The impact of depression lead directly to the new facist regime. Fascism was a product of war
Franklin Roosevelt's program introducing social insurance programs was called...
The new deal
What factor accounted for the economic slowdown int the 1970's
The oil producing states cut their production and raised prices
What development signaled ht etrend to political conservatism in the US in 1994
The triumph of a Republican Congressional majority
What western nation did not develope an economic planning office
The united states (they maintained government regulation of the financial system)
Discuss why Western art and science became either relative or objective in the 20th century
They became popular in technology and medicine, relative to Japanese artists, Indian medical researchers and computer sciences
Many veterans supported what groups in Europe in the mid-1920's
They joined groups on the far right that wanted an authoritarian government and recovery of national honor
How did western countries react in 1929 at the beginning of the great depression
They responded counterproductivley, raised national tariffs to keep out other countries goods, heightened political polarization
How did Hitler restore the economy of Germany after World War I
Trade unions were replaced by governments sponsered bodies. Government economic planning helped restore production levles, with particular emphasis on armament construction
What powerful countries had nuclear capabilities
U.S. and Soviet Union
After WW II new governments in Europe had constitutions that generally established what
Uniformlly established effective parliaments with universal sufferage, another regimes endured
What was the political viewpoint of Christian Deomocrats
Wedded to democratic institutions and moderate social reform. Despite national variations, western Europe experienced a shift in the political spectrum toward ruler support for a democracy constitions and a greater agreements on the need for a government
After WW II France, Britain, and the US merged their German territories to form
West Germany
Which nations were involved in the original European Economic Commuity
West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxemburg, and Netherlands
Did the establishment of welfare systems change Europe's unequal class systems
Yes