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World His 4th QA
STHS Spring 2012 4th QA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is mercantilism? | Economic system in which a mother country gets raw materials from its colony and then makes goods to sell back to its colonies. |
| Who controlled most of Africa in 1914? | European countries like Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy... |
| Why did the European countries want colonies? | To get raw materials and cheap labor; also land & power; They also wanted to civilize or spread European culture to people in Africa |
| How did the European countries treat their colonies? | As inferior, used them to make money |
| How did Gandhi fight against the British Rule in India? | Non violent resistance using boycotts (refusing to buy British cloth), made his own salt, speeched, marches all without violence |
| What area was the Balkans? | Eastern Europe areas of Austria-Hungry, Serbia, Bosnia pre WWI. |
| Why were the Balkans a powder keg? | It was largely controlled by Austria-Hungry but many different ethnic groups lived there and each group wanted to rule themselves. |
| What is an Alliance? | An agreement between countries to help each other out in a war. |
| What were the MAIN causes of WWI? | Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism |
| How did WWI go from a war between just two countries to a world wide war? | The allanice system drug many countries into the war. |
| What new technology made WWI very deadly? | Machine guns, flame throwers, tanks, better artillery, airplanes, grenades, 75 types of poison gas |
| Where was most of WWI fought? What was the result? | In the trenches in France--as a result France was devastated after the war. |
| Who took the war blame in the Treaty of Versailles? | Germany took the blame, lost land, and had to pay $32 billion, limits put on military |
| How did the Treaty of Versailles lead to WWII? | Germans mad and wanted revenge so Hitler was able to come to power to make Germany's great comeback |
| What happened to the map of Europe after both WWI & WWII? | The map changed; new countries added, others were gone, some areas divided up |
| What is propaganda? | News & ads designed to influence peoples's opinions. In WWI & WWII, it was used to get people to support the war. |
| Why were many colonies hopeful after WWI at the Treaty of Versailles? | The colonies were hoping to get their freedom from the mother countries. Some did after WWI; other colonies would get freedom after WWII. |
| Why did both Great Britain and France appease Hitler by letting him have the Sudenland and later Czechoslovakia? | WWI was just over; did not want to fight again. |
| Why did the Germans support the Nazi Party and Hitler? | Promised to make Germany great again and solve their economic problems |
| In 1935, Germany passed the Nuremberg Laws which | took rights away from Jewish people living in Germany because the Nazis were racist toward the Jews; believed they were inferior |
| What event caused both Great Britain and France to finally declare war on Germany? | Germany invaded Poland |
| What was the Holocaust? | The systematic extermination of over 6 million Jews and 6 million others (gypsies, communists, handicapped, people who disagreed with Hitler) |
| What is Genocide? | The mass killing of a group of people |
| What is Cultural Diffusion? | The movement of ideas, people, religion, langauge, etc... from one place to another. |
| Who was Adolph Hitler? | The leader of Nazi Germany during WWII |
| What is Militarism? | Having weapons and believing that was was glorious |
| What is an ethnic group? | People who share a common racial, religious, national, or cultural heritage. |
| What is Totalitarianism? | Complete control over people's lives by the government? |
| Who were the Axis Powers in WWII? | Germany, Japan, & Italy |
| How did WWII finally end in Japan? | Us dropped 2 atomic bombs on Japan |
| Why did so many people die in WWII (55 Million)? | Civilians were targeted--Holocaust, London Blitz, Atomic Bombs, Japanese troops killed Chinese as they expanded |
| What is Imperialism? | Stronger countries having control over weaker countries |
| What is Nationalism? | Having great pride in your country; also wanted to rule yourself |
| Why did Imperialism cause conflict? | European countries fought each other for colonies and the people of the colonies also fought for their independance |
| What was the "White Men's Burden"? | The idea that the Western European countries needed to help and civilze the inferior people in Africa |
| What was the "Mad Scramble" for Africa? | The race between the Western European countries to get colonie in Africa |
| What is democracy? | A government ruled by the people; people have the right to participate in the government |
| What is a primary source? | Item created during that time period--e.g. WWII a book written by Hitler |
| What is a secondary source? | Item created after the time period--e.g. The movie "Pearl Harbor" made in the 1980's about WWII |
| What is a colony? | Area of land under political, economic, or social control of a more powerful country |
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