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Global Dates
20th century dates and definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| WWI | 1914-1918 |
| Treaty of Versailles | 1919 |
| Foundation of the Turkish Republic | 1923 |
| Hitler takes power as chancellor of Germany | 1933 |
| Berlin Olympics | 1936 |
| The Spanish Civil War | 1936-1939 |
| WWII | 1939-1945 |
| VE (Victory in Europe) Da | 1945 |
| Cold War | 1945-1991 |
| Colombian Civil War | 1948-1957 |
| Foundation of NATO | 1949 |
| The Treaty of Rome (EEC) | 1957 |
| "Papa Doc" Duvalier is elected President | 1957 |
| Jimenez forced into exile | 1958 |
| Castro becomes Prime Minister of Cuba | 1959 |
| Foundation of OPEC | 1960 |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | 1962 |
| Formation of the PLO | 1964 |
| FARC formed | 1966 |
| Munich Olympics | 1972 |
| Denmark, UK & Ireland join the EEC | 1973 |
| The overthrow of the Shah in Iran | 1979 |
| Iran-Iraq War | 1980-1988 |
| Falklands War | 1982 |
| Treaty of Paris (formation of EU) | 1951 |
| The Fall of the Berlin Wall | 1989 |
| Pinochet steps down as head of state | 1990 |
| Collapse of the USSR | 1991 |
| USSR advisers leave Cuba | 1991 |
| Swede, Finland & Austria join the EU | 1995 |
| Taliban Govern Afghanistan | 1996-2001 |
| Chavez comes to power in Venezuela | 1998 |
| Switzerland joins the UN | 2002 |
| The EURO is first issued as legal tender in 12 countries | 2002 |
| The EU increased to 25 members | 2004 |
| Six day War | 1967 |
| the Yom Kippur War | 1973 |
| First Major Palestinian Intifada | 1987-1991 |
| Lula de Silva becomes the President of Brazil | 2002 |
| Begin of Construction of Berlin Wall | 1961 |
| Nuremberg Trials | 1945-1946 |
| Intifada | Revolts toward Israel for Taking Palestinian Territory |
| Cuneiform | Wedge-shaped writing on clay tablets |
| Cuneiform | wedge-shaped writing on clay tablets. |
| Anti-Semitism | hatred towards Jews. |
| Hajj | Muhammad’s migration to Medina (from Mecca). |
| Martyrs | People who suffer/die for their beliefs. |
| Mandate | an official order or commission to do something. |
| Desalination | The process of purifying saltwater (into freshwater) for irrigation and drinking. |
| Theocracy | Country ruled under (according to) a religion. |
| Secular | denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis. |
| Conquistadors | Spanish conquerors in Latin America. |
| Mercantilism | belief that in order to increase wealth (in gold) exports > imports. |
| Mestizos | Child that is half European and half Native American (of mixed ancestry). |
| El Niño | Strong currents in the Pacific Ocean (Peru) |
| Caudillos | Latin American leader who seize power for a short period of time. |
| Multiculturalism | Policy that encourages cultural diversity. |
| Inflation | Economic trend where there is a steep increase in prices. |
| Socratic Method | A pedagogical technique in which a teacher does not give information directly but instead asks a series of questions, with the result that the student comes either to the desired knowledge by answering the questions them selves. |
| Aristocracy | Government ruled by a small upper class (elite). |
| Absolute Monarchy | System of government in which the monarch has absolute power. |
| Appeasement | pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands |
| Holocaust | 6 million Jews (& more groups that were discriminated against, like gypsies and homosexuals) were persecuted and exterminated. |
| Welfare State | a system whereby the government undertakes to protect the health and well-being of its citizens, esp. those in financial or social need, by means of grants, pensions, and other benefits. |
| Ethnic Cleansing | During Hitler’s time in power, when he tried to “cleanse” Germany by eradicating all Jews & people that weren’t blonde and blue-eyed were not right. |
| Cold War | Battle-less war/conflict between the Superpowers (U.S & Russia). 1945 – 1991. |
| Democracy | government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. |
| Genocide | the deliberate killing of an ethnic or religious group. |
| Coup d’état | revolt, often by military leaders, against a nation’s government. |
| Feudalism | System of government under which local lords ruled the land but were bound by ties of loyalty to higher lords and to the monarch or emperor. |
| Communism | system of government in which all property is held in common. |
| Fascism | governmental system which is led by a dictator that has complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism |
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