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H.H. S2 Short Answer

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List the three main “power” countries who fought with the Central Powers (World War I). Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
List the three main “power” countries who fought with the Allied Powers (World War I). Britain, France, Russia
List the three main “power” countries who fought with the Axis Powers (World War II). Germany, Japan, Italy
List the three main “power” countries who fought with the Allied Powers (World War II). U.S., Britain, Soviet Union
Explain the main goal of the Open Door Policy. To take advantage of China through trade / Outside countries agreed not to fight with each other while taking control of Chinese trade and the advantage of their markets.
What is the difference between fundamentalism and modernism? Fundamentalism=science cannot be used to explain how the world evolved Modernists=stressed the importance of science, including Darwin's theory of evolution
Explain how the ideas of modernism created a backlash from Americans with fundamentalist ideas? Fundamentalists did not want to accept the new scientific ideas of modernism, so their backlash showed their reluctance to accept change.
How and why did federal policy toward Indian people change? More people were expanding West (battles started to erupt) & states were established, so the gov. pushed Indians onto land that wasn't good for hunting/farm, the tribes adapted to wherever they went & found new ways to hunt/survive/evade encroachment
Explain at least TWO factors that led to the re-birth of the KKK in the 1920s. (Be sure to make a connection to why each of those factors motivated the KKK to re-emerge.) 1. Due to the Great Migration many white's became more threatened by the rise in immigration of Blacks to the North & it created xenophobia. 2. The KKK didn't agree with the new anti-lynching laws made by Congress, so they reemerged.
Explain why Imperialism was one of the MAIN causes of WWI. British and French Empires made Germany jealous as it tried to colonize parts of Africa, increasing tensions.
What impact did the Red Scare / Palmer Raids of the 1920s have on the United States, including immigrant communities, in the 1920s? Red Scare produced the fear of Communism, and the Palmer Raids produced a fear of "Alien trouble-makers threatening to overthrow the gov." This caused fear in the American people. Immigrants were being targeted / arrested / deported due to this fear
Briefly summarize (1 - 2 sentences) the underlying weaknesses in the 1920s economy that contributed to the Great Depression.
What was the Nazis’ primary campaign message in the early 1930s? How was it different from what we now know were the Nazis’ two primary goals for Germany? The system was broken and needed fixing (economic, social, political unrest) They really wanted to remove Jews from Germany and win living space.
In your own words, explain how Adolf Hitler used the Legality Strategy to seize power of Germany.
What was the purpose of the Munich Agreement? Was it successful? Why or why not? The purpose was to prevent Hitler from taking any more land; it was not successful as he then took over Poland.
What was the Great Arsenal of Democracy, and why was it a vital part to America’s war effort in WWII? Great Arsenal of Democracy was a time when the US started to rapidly produce weapons of war and sent military support to the Allied countries. It pulled the US out of depression and supported the Allies into victory against the Axis.
Which Turning Point Battle do you think was most important to the outcome of World War II, and why?
In your own words, explain the gradual process the Nazis used to remove rights from the Jews in Germany (and later Austria) the 1930s?
The rise of the German American Bund and the America First Committee are not coincidental. Explain the social, economic, and political circumstances that were occurring in the United States in the 1930s that encouraged citizens to turn toward those groups Economic - Great Depression; Social - Racism, xenophobia, antisemitism; Political - Questioning Democracy / Gov. people in KKK
What specific impact did the media have on shaping public opinion during The Holocaust? Share at least one example from your study.
How do choices made by individuals or groups contribute to the rise of the Nazi Party in the 1930s, and subsequently, the Holocaust? Include at least two specific examples. Individuals made choices to aid the Nazi Party's rise by choosing to vote for / support Hitler. They aided the Holocaust by taking jobs, such as constructing camps and transporting Jews to camps.
How does an expression of prejudice against one group affect all people? Provide a specific example from our most recent unit on the Holocaust, as well as a specific example from a unit of your choice from second semester to support your response.
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