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History Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What best describes the goal that Mazzini, Cavour, and Garibaldi all had in common? | Italian Unification |
| What European events influenced the revolts in the Austrian Empire? | Revolutions in France, Italy, and the German states |
| What conditions best describe the type of gov't that the Marxists wanted to create in Russia and what is this type of gov't called? | No private property, government controls trade; Socialist Republic |
| In what ways was the Russian economy different from the rest of Europe? | hadn't industrialized and relied on agriculture |
| Who were the Red Shirts and why did they have this name? | Volunteers led by Garibaldi who fought for Italian unity |
| Bismarck's philosophy of realpolitik | practical rather than idealistic; based on Prussia's interests |
| Significance of Bloody Sunday in Russia. What did it lead to? | Troops fired at protestors and it led to the October Manifesto |
| Marxist follower who published a work supporting the overthrow of the czar in 1902 | Lenin |
| Result of Russo-Japanese War | Japanese won war; made Russians call for change |
| Importance of controlling Constantinople for Russians | Access to Mediterranean |
| Cause of the Crimean War | control of the holy land |
| Bismarck's phrase, "Blood and Iron" | brute force to achieve German unification |
| Young Turks | fought against the absolute power of the Ottoman Empire's sultan |
| Terrorism trend | increasing lately |
| 3 examples of natural disasters including the one that devastated large areas in Southeast Asia in 2004 | tsunami, earthquake, hurricane |
| Anthrax is an example of | a biological weapon |
| Developments in what area have led to rapid growth of biotechnology? | genetics |
| Sustainable Development | economic development that does not damage resources permanently |
| refugee | someone who flees their country |
| Deforestation | clearing of trees and it can cause extinction |
| relationship between global warming and human activity | GW caused by air pollution from HA |
| epidemic | outbreak of a contagious disease |
| 1 million massacred in 1994 due to tensions between Tutsi and Hutu ethnic groups | genocide in Rwanda |
| Darfur incident in early 2000s | Arab militants supported by the government, attacked African villagers and looted their homes. *400k killed and 2mil refugees* |
| Four discoveries that came from space exploration | 1)info on climate change 2)New technology 3)Consumer products(glasses) 4)info on origins and development of stars, galaxies, and planets |
| Imperialistic control of India before and after Sepoy Mutiny | B: British East India Company A: British gov't |
| Sepoy Mutiny causes | pork and beef fat carts |
| 1600s-1700s: type of trade most important to Dutch in SE Asia | spices |
| European leaders motives as they attempted imperialistic control over Africa | colonies=power |
| Japan's way of becoming an imperial power | industrialization and modernization |
| defenders of imperialism using Social Darwinism | said they were more fit to rule the nations |
| reaction in Asia over Japan's victory against Russia in the Russo-Japanese War | celebration; Korea worried though |
| Countries that claimed territory in China as China's military weakened in the late 1800s | Russia, Italy, France, Britain, Germany |
| British exported opium to China to... | correct the imbalance of trade |
| 2 conditions that made the Treaty of Nanjing an unequal treaty | extraterritoriality and it opened five ports to Western trade |
| Control and occupation of Egypt was important to Britain in 1882 because... | Suez Canal |
| U.S. acquired these at the end of the Spanish-American War | Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines |
| Ethiopia remained independent during the Scramble for Africa because they... | modernized their military |
| European nations conquered Asian and African nations with... | superior military force |
| Britain relied on ____ for cotton | India |
| Bolsheviks opponents | White Army |
| women's roles in WWI | nurses and factory workers |
| reason for new weapons in WWI | stalemate |
| events that lead to WWI | -Princip assasinates Ferdinand -A-H declares war on Serbia -Russia defends Serbia -Germ. declares war on France and Russia |
| 2 fronts Germany fought on | France on west and Russia on East |
| reason for colonial volunteers during WWI | thought they would win independence |
| Trench warfare caused... | stalemate |
| Crime that started WWI | Assassination of Franz Ferdinand by Galvio Princip |
| 4 new weapons of WWI | mach. guns, tanks, aircraft, poison gas |
| genocide | deliberate destruction of a group of people |
| Zimmerman note | from Germany to Mexico; Mexico gets land if the declare war on U.S. |
| 2 main goals of 14 points | 1)reduction of weapons 2)rights of all people to choose their own gov't |
| main goal of League of Nations | encourage international cooperation and keep peace |
| effect on Germany of the Treaty of Versailles | had to pay money, take blame for war, shrink military, return conquered land |
| British Balfour Declaration | supported goals of the Zionist movement |
| Mao Zedong's reason for leading Chinese Communists on Long March | to find a safe spot |
| Leader of the Great Purge | Stalin |
| Amritsar Massacre | British soldiers open-fired on peaceful demonstrators; killed nearly 400 |
| Gandhi's 2 most important concepts | ahisma- non violence toward living things and civil disobedience |
| Stalin's goal | totalitarian regime |
| strained relationship between Japan and US in 1924 | U.S. barred Japanese immigration |
| Reason for Japan's attack on Manchuria | resources |
| communism views: Stalin vs Marx | Stalin wanted more government power |
| Nuremberg Laws definition of Jews | grandparents' ancestry |
| American wirter who influenced Gandhi | Herny David Thoreau |
| Black Tuesday | stock market crashed |
| Founder of the National Fascist Party | Mussolini |
| Kristallnacht | anit-Jewish riots across Germany |
| totalitarianism | government controls all aspects of life |
| Kemal Ataturk's goal | modernize Turkey |
| significance of Egypt's independence | only one during Interwar Years |
| Herbert Hoover's impression of the Great Depression | normal, healthy adjustment to a heated economy |
| reason Americans rushed to buy stocks in the 1920's | stock value went up 400% |
| lack of resources in Japan prevented them from... | becoming self sufficient |
| Anit-Comintern Pact | Japan and Germany's agreement to stop the spread of communism |
| Hitler's main ideas in Mein Kampf | political ideas, nationalism and the racial superiority of Germans of whom he called Aryans |
| factors that contributed to Hitler's rise to power | wanted a strong leader |
| "Surrender is forbidden" | Battle of Stalingrad |
| "Fight on the beaches...landing grounds" | Churchill said this to motivate the British before the Battle of Britain |
| result of the Siege of Leningrad | 1 million Russian civilian deaths |
| Hitler's actions after the liberation of Paris | counterattack on Belgium |
| action that marked the start of WWII | Poland invasion by Germans |
| Group treated most harshly by U.S. during WWII | Japanese-Americans |
| Axis Powers | Italy, Japan, Germany |
| shifted US away from isolationism | Pearl Harbor |
| Neville Chamberlain's policy he used to deal with the Germans before WWII | appeasement |
| reason Soviet Union was unprepared for Hitler's attacks | non-aggression pact |
| Hitler's Final Solution | concentration camps and the deliberate mass execution of all Jews |
| invention used by British to defend against German air attack | radar |
| The Atlantic Charter | agreement between FDR and Churchill |
| Turning point in the Pacific | The Battle of Midway led by Chester Nimitz |
| key German weapon in the battle for the Atlantic | U-boats |
| On _ ___, the Allies launched a long planned invasion of Europe from Normandy | D day |
| The ___ ____ was formed after WWII | United Nations |
| Hitler's response to the invasion of France | counter in Belgium |
| control of North Africa was vital for the allies because of | the Suez Canal |
| appeasement | overlooking aggressive actions to keep peace |
| US position on military aid before Pearl Harbor | shipped supplies to the allies |
| Yalta conference | reach agreement on what to do with post war Europe |
| Allied Leaders' difficulty at Potsdam Conference | tension because of Soviet Union's actions |
| Turning point in WWII for The Soviet Union | Stalingrad |
| importance of Soviet-nonaggression pact | Soviets off guard |
| the one who made the decision to drop the atomic bomb | Truman |
| U.S. economic slowdown in the 70s | due to raise in the cost of energy |
| one serious effect of the arms race | a serious chance of nuclear warfare |
| Truman Doctrine awarded them millions in aid | Greece and Turkey |
| Perestroika | restructuring; Gorbachev; reform of the Soviet economic and political system |
| Glasnost | openness; Gorbachev; discussing issues openly |
| Gorbachev's response to the spread of revolution in Eastern Europe in 1989 | stayed out of it |
| Iron Curtain | sharp division between of communism in Europe |
| U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003 because | they thought they possessed nuclear weapons |
| Event that led to the Test ban Treaty | Cuban Missile Crisis |
| US and Soviet Union basis on building up the military on the basis of | deterrence |
| 2 reasons why the European Economic Community was formed | 1)eliminate trade barriers 2)unification |
| 2 main factors that led to the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 90s | 1)ethnic tension 2)weakening gov't |
| Collapse of this nation marked the end of the Cold War | Soviet Union |
| US's goal when it went to war in Korea | stop North Korean communists |
| French controlled these 3 nations before WWII | Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia |
| Importance of consumer spending in the US after WWII | created enormous growth in the economy |
| 2 results of the Great Leap Forward | 1)famine 2)sharp drop min agricultural production |
| became world's largest democracy in 1947 | India |
| President who improved relations with China | Nixon |
| 2 important factors that helped Japan's economy recover after WWII | 1)Japan supplied US during Korean War 2) consumer goods and foreign trade |
| Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal because... | U.S. and Britain refused to fund a dam on the nile |
| the role of nationalist leaders as a result of the first Arab-Israeli war | they emerged as strong leaders |
| Why did France negotiate with nationalist leader and grant independence to Tunesia and Morocco in 1956? ` | Fighting nationalists in Algeria required their full attention |
| Nasser was attacked in October 1956 because he... | took over the Suez Canal |
| What UN efforts tried and failed before the U.S. led coalition launched the Persian Gulf war in 1990 | economic sanctions against Iraq |
| How did Iran change under the leadership of Ayotollah Khimeini? | Strict religious and social values |
| OPEC and purpose | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; regulate the production of oil exports |
| Guevara's main goal for Cuba | Marxist regime |
| Liberation Theology | church should be active in the struggle for social and economic equality |
| NAFTA(North American Free Trade Agreement) | US, Mexico, and Canada agreed to eliminate tariffs |
| dictators in Chile, Brazil, and Argentina used _____ and ____ to silence their opposition | torture, murder |
| 3 goals Castro focused on in Cuba | 1)ending U.S. dominance 2)reforming society 3)redistribution of wealth |
| Calderon being elected showed Mexico's commitment to... | democracy |
| US supported corrupt, anti-communist groups in which 3 countries?` | Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua |
| 2 causes of hyperinflation in Brazil | 1)rise in oil prices 2)frozen wages |
| 80s and 90s, Latin America became generally more | democratic |
| In addition to Chile, which Latin American country was generally successful in market reforms in the early 1990s? | Brazil |
| In what two countries did the US fund opposition groups? | Nicaragua and Chile |
| Although NAFTA was intended to remove barriers of trade, what did many Mexicans worry that increased competition would do? | Many Mexicans feared that the economic effects of increased competition from foreign imports |
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