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Semester Two Final
Semester Two Final for BWHS World History Students
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an alliance? | Formal agreement between two or more nations |
| What is propaganda? | Spreading ideas to promote an cause or damage an opposing cause |
| What is neutrality? | Policy of supporting neither side in a war |
| What are reparations? | Payments for war damages |
| What is mobilization? | Preparing military forces for war |
| What is imperialism? | Domination of one country of the politics, economics and society of another country |
| What is a protectorate? | Country with its own government but under control of an outside power |
| What is a sphere of influence? | Area where outside powers claim exclusive trading privileges |
| What is extraterritoriality? | Right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own country |
| What is economic dependence? | Relationship where less developed nations export raw materials in exchange for manufactured goods |
| Who was Kaiser Wilhelm II? | German monarch during WWI |
| Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand? | Austrian heir to the throne; his assassination sparked WWI |
| Who was Woodrow Wilson? | U.S. President during WWI |
| Who was Georges Clemenceau? | French president during WWI |
| Who was David Lloyd George? | British prime minister during WWI |
| How did the Industrial Revolution encourage imperialism? | Created a need for raw materials and new markets |
| What are three impacts of imperialism? | Global economy, modern banking system, and disruption of local economies |
| What was used as justification for imperialism? | Social Darwinism |
| What did the people of Africa, Asia, and Latin America contribute to the global economy during imperialism? | Labor and resources |
| Which people benefitted the most from the global economy that emerged during imperialism? | Industrialized nations of the west |
| Why did colonial people volunteer for fight in WWI? | They expected citizenship of independence |
| Why did Britain and France want to control Iran? | To control oil |
| What was a political consequence of imperialism? | increased tension worldwide |
| What was the purpose of the alliances formed in WWI? | Discourage outside attacks |
| How did women contribute to WWI? | Kept their nations economies going during the war |
| On which side the the Ottoman Empire fight in WWI? | Central Powers |
| During WWI, which country ruled Bosnia? | Austria-Hungary |
| What type of warfare was used in WWI? | Trench warfare |
| What does "M" stand for and how did it contribute to WWI? | Militarism glorified the military and money was put towards the military |
| What does "A" stand for and how did it contribute to WWI? | Alliances were formed, and once fighting began, the alliances were honored |
| What does "I" stand for and how did it contribute to WWI? | Imperialism created competition for colonies and resources |
| What does "N" stand for and how did it contribute to WWI? | Nationalism caused pride and willingness to prove themselves |
| How did World War I set the scene for World War II? | The Treaty of Versailles left resentment and the League of Nations couldn't prevent future wars |
| Who was Adolf Hitler? | German chancellor during WWII |
| Who was Winston Churchill? | British Prime Minister during WWII |
| Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt? | U.S. President for most of WWII |
| Who was Benito Mussolini? | Italian dictator during WWII |
| Who was Harry Truman? | U.S. President who made the decision to use the atom bomb |
| Who was Tojo? | Japanese military leader during WWII |
| Who was Hirohito? | Japanese emperor during WWII |
| Who was Joseph Stalin? | Soviet leader during WWII |
| What was the Holocaust? | Massacre of more than 6 million Jews |
| What is appeasement? | Policy of giving in to an aggressor to avoid war |
| What is D-Day? | Allied invasion of France |
| What is fascism? | Non-communist ideology that glorifies blind loyalty to the state |
| What was the purpose of Stalin's Five-Year Plans? | To turn the Soviet Union into a modern industrial power |
| How did Stalin use propaganda? | Gain support for communism |
| What did Gandhi use to fight British rule? | Passive resistance |
| What two countries used the mandate system to control the Middle East? | France and England |
| In China, what did Jiang Jieshi and Mao Zedong disagree over? | Using communism or capitalism |
| Why were Italians attracted to fascism in the 1920s? | It promised order in a time of uncertainty |
| What helped Adolf Hitler gain power in Germany? | Collapse of the German economy |
| What was one of Hitler's goals? | Elimination of the Jews |
| What was the western policy in response to Axis aggression? | Appeasement |
| Hitler's invasion of which country began World War II? | Poland |
| What country did Hitler invade in June 1941, despite a non-aggression pact between the two countries? | Soviet Union |
| What city was the target of a Nazi blitz in 1941? | London |
| What was the effect of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii? | Brought the U.S. into the war |
| What strategy did Allied leaders use against Japan? | Island hopping |
| What was the effect of the Battle of Midway? | Put the U.S. on the offensive in the Pacific |
| What was the effect of the Battle of Leningrad? | Soviet victory that turned the tide of the war in the east |
| What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials? | Shows leaders could be held accountable for actions in war time |
| What was the impact of the Holocaust? | Killed over 6 million Jews, displaced many, increased support for the creation of a Jewish homeland |
| What did the "iron curtain" symbolize? | Fear of communism and the division of Europe into eastern and western blocs |
| After World War II, what did many colonized people expect? | Greater self-governance and independence |
| What is apartheid? | Strict racial segregation in South Africa |
| What is desertification? | Process by which fertile or semi-desert land becomes desert |
| What is ethnic cleansing? | Policy of killing or forcibly removing people of certain ethnic groups |
| What is interdependence? | Mutual dependence on resources, goods, and knowledge from other parts of the world |
| What is modernization? | Building a stable government while developing economically |
| What is a multinational corporation? | Enterprise with branches in many countries |
| What is the Euro? | Common currency used by member nations of the E.U. |
| What is an embargo? | Ban on trade |
| What is a deficit? | Gap between was a government spends and what it takes in through taxes |
| What is jihad? | A vigorous, emotional crusade for an idea or principle |
| What is a recession? | Period of reduced economic growth |
| What is partition? | To divide |
| How did technology impact the modern world? | Reduced barriers to communication and created a global culture |
| How did urbanization impact the modern world? | Weakened ethnic and kinship ties |
| How did westernization impact the modern world? | In some areas like the Arab world, it created a backlash against western influences |
| How did medical improvements impact the modern world? | Extended the life span and preventing the spread of disease |
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