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WHB- Unit 2 Review

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What was the Long March? Mao lead Chinese Communists on a 6,000 mile journey to find a safe place away from control of the Guomindang. 8,000 out of the original 100,000 survived the trek.
What was Mein Kampf? A book Hitler wrote while he was in prison. He described his political ideas and belief in racial superiority of the Aryan race.
What was the Smoot-Hartley tariff? This act placed heavy taxes on imported goods in an attempt to encourage Americans to buy goods/products made in the USA. This caused the Great Depression to spread.
What was the New Deal? A series of government relief and welfare programs to help bring the country out of the Great Depression.
The unemployment rate during the Great Depression was 25%
How were Hoover and Roosevelt different in their response to the Great Depression? Hoover took a limited government role in business affairs and didn't do much to bring the country out of the Great Depression. Roosevelt increased government spending for a jobs program, welfare, and relief with the New Deal.
Was the Japanese civilian or military government willing to cooperate with other countries After World War I? The civilian government was willing to cooperate with other countries after WWI and actually made several treaties with the West.
How did Gandhi protest the British? the Salt March is an example, boycotting British goods like clothing, hunger strikes
Even though the stock market was booming in the 1920s, what were two hidden economic problems before it crashed in 1929? All of the new wealth being created was not evenly distributed. Many people were also buying on credit and more than they could afford. They were reaching their credit limits and could no longer buy products to keep the U.S. economy expanding.
What is collectivization? The process of combining small farms to form larger, mechanized farms. This is one aspect of Communism.
What did Joseph Stalin do when the Ukrainians refused to collectivize their farms? He would not send any food to the region, causing a famine, and also sent them to the Gulag.
Why did the Japanese attack the Manchurian region of China? They wanted the rich resources of that region.
What was one of Stalin's goals for the Soviet Union? to make it a modern industrialized country
This massacre resulted in the death of nearly 100,000 men, women, and children. the Nanjing Massacre
What is a totalitarian government? one that controls all aspects of political, social, and economic life
Whose theories supported the economic policies of the New Deal? John Maynard Keynes
Who started the idea of fascism and the Fascist Party of Italy? Benito Mussolini
How did Hitler come to power in Germany? The Germans were desperate for a strong leader who could improve their lives and the German economy. Hitler was a very charismatic leader promising to do this. They wanted to believe him. Many also blamed the Weimar Republic for the economic problems a
What were the Nuremberg Laws? Laws in Nazi Germany that defined a person as Jewish based on ancestry of grandparents, not religious beliefs.
What were the 5-year Plans? Production goals set by the state in under Joseph Stalin.
What was the Kristallnacht? Anti-Jewish riots the swept across Nazi Germany and Austria in November of 1938.
Who was Jiang Jieshi? He led the Guomindang attacks against the Communists in Chinese cities in 1927.
What was the Pan-African Congress? Organized by people of African heritage around the world. These meetings led to a demand for African independence.
This country was invaded by Italian forces in 1935. Ethiopia
What things did the Italian, Soviet, and German governments have in common during the interwar years? Italy, Germany, and the Soviet Union all were totalitarian governments. In all three cases, the government viewed the state as more important than individuals; the government was controlled by a single political party; and a powerful dictator
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