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9th SS ACE 2
Test on SS ACE 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Direct rule? | Direct rule: is when a foreign country controls everything directly. |
| Indirect rule? | Local leaders keep some power while still under foreign control |
| What is the scramble for Africa? | European countries competed to take over African land |
| How did imperialism affect native people? | It took land, resources, freedom, and damaged native cultures. |
| What are the 4 MAIN causes WWII | militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism |
| What singular event starts WWI in Europe | The assassination of Franz Fredinand |
| at the start of the war, which nations were a part of the triple Entente? | Germany, austria-hungary, and italy |
| which nation switches side early in the war | Italy |
| What is trench warfare | fighting from deep ditches for protection |
| when did WWI begin | 1914 |
| what year did the united states enter WWI | 1917 |
| What brought the United States into WWI | Germany´s Unrestricted Submarine warfare and the zimmerman telegram |
| What is the total war | When a country uses all it resources and people for war |
| which country was forced to leave WWI following a revolution | Russia |
| Who led the bolsheviks | Vladimir lenin |
| what was the league of nations | An international group created to keep the peace after WWI |
| why did many Americans oppose joining the league of nations | a strong desire for isolationism |
| Describe the impact of the treaty of versailles on germany | Blammed germany for WWI. Made germany pay money and lose land, shrunk it army. |
| How did the treaty of versailles contribute to WWII | - Made germans mad and poor - Helped hilter rise to power |
| What is isolationism | staying out of other countries fights |
| what was the primary cause of the great depression | - stock market crashed - people lost jobs + savings -banks falled |
| What event led americans to enter WWII? what day? | Japan attacked pearl harbor (December 7, 1941) |
| Name allied powers | US, Great Britian, Soviet union |
| Who is the US leader | Franklin D roosevelt |
| Who is the great britian leader | Winiston churchill |
| Who is the Soviet leader | Joseph stalin |
| name axis powers | Germany, italy, japan |
| Who is the Germanys leader | Adolf hilter |
| Who is the Italy leader | benito mussolini |
| Who is the japan leader | Tojo |
| Which country signed a non-aggression pact with germany | Soviet Union |
| What is fascism | Dictator who has total power, strong military, and controls economy |
| How did European nations try to prevent war | Used appeasment |
| On September 1, 1939 germany invaded... | Poland |
| what were nuremburg laws? | Took away german citizenship from jewish people and banned marrige between jews +non jew |
| What was Kristallnacht | ¨night of broken glass¨ Nazis attacked jew homes, businesses, many jews arrested |
| What was the battle of the bulge | germanys last major attack in belgium, allies won pushing germany back |
| What was the battle of midway | A major US navy victory over japan destroyed 4 japanese aircrafts |
| What was the Manhattan project | Sercret US project during WWII to research + Build the first atomic bombs |
| When event ends WWII in Europe | Germany surrendered, called V-E Day, hilter died. |
| What event ends WWII in the pacific | -japan surrendered after US dropped atomic bombs - V-J day |
| Which president drops the atomic bombs | Harry S truman |
| Tehran conferences: | Agreed to open a second front in france |
| Yalta conferences | planned to divide germany and set up the UN |
| Potsdam conferences | Decided how to push germany and demanded japans surrender |
| Why were the nuremburg trails important to world history | Punished nazi leaders for war crimes |
| what was the Marshall Plan | US money to rebuild Europe after WWII stopped the spread of communism |
| what is the differences between a cold war and hot war | Cold: No direct fighting Hot: actual battles |
| What does the term ¨Iron curtain¨ mean | Division bwteen communist east and free west europe |
| The cold war was a battle of ideologies between which two superpowers? | US and Soviet Union |
| Why did the soviet union blockade west berlin? How did US respond | Soviets wanted the US out of the west berlin. US flew in supplies with the berlin aircraft |
| What are the 3 pillars capitalism? | 1. people own property 2. everyone is equal 3. free market sets prices (little gov control) |
| What are the 3 pillars communism? | 1. Gov. owns everything 2. everyone is equal 3. Gov plans the economy |
| What is NATO and why was it made | NATO= group of countries that protect each other. made to stop soviet union |
| which side won the chinese civil war | communists led by mao zedong |
| What were the 4 olds? | Old ideas, culture, customs, and habits. Destroyed to create new communist culture. |
| What is the policy of containment? | Containment= stopping communism for spreading |
| How did the US attempt to contain communism? | US gave money and fought wars to stop it |
| Describe cuban missile crisis | soviets put nuclear missiles in cuba US blocked cuba, and soviets removed missiles |
| Whats the domino theory | idea that if one country became communist then others nearby would to |
| What new nations emerge on the indian subcontinent? | India + pakistan became new countries |
| Describe Arab-Israeli relations | They fought many wars, argues over land of who should control it |
| What was APARTheid? | System in south africa of racial segregation whited ruled and kept black ppl unequal |
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