a coalition formed during wwi initially consisted on britain, france, and russia later added...
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GOOD MONDAY TO YOU…you may pick your own seats
With your table group go through the items in your basket…how much can you remember about each?
ALLIES
A coalition formed during WWI Initially consisted on Britain, France,
and Russia Later added Belgium, Italy, and the
US
CENTRAL POWERS
An alliance formed during WWI Consisted of Germany, Austria-
Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire Also known as the Quadruple
Alliance
BOLSHEVIKS
Overthrew the Russian government in 1905
Communist in ideology and practice Key leader: Lenin
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Formed out of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919
Goal of promoting world peace by using arbitration, not war
US refuses to join
MANDATE SYSTEM
Created out of the League of Nations
Jewish nationalists benefit the most
Made Middle Eastern countries into trusteeships
Which of the following was not a cause of WWI?
A) Power vacuum s B) The system of alliances in Europe C) Imperialist motives D) Lack of initiative by the League of
Nations
Which of the following was not a cause of WWI?
D) Lack of initiative by the League of Nations
The League of Nations failed to due which of the following reasons:
A) It lacked the ability to enforce its rules
B) The US refused to join C) Both A and B D) None of the above
The League of Nations failed to due which of the following reasons:
C) Both A and B
What effect did World War I have on the status of women?
A) The demands of total war actually reduced the opportunities for women
B) Women in many countries received the vote in the years after the war
C) Women gained economic status that continued long after the war
D) All of the above
What effect did World War I have on the status of women?
B) Women in many countries received the vote in the years after the war
SMOOT-HAWLEY TARIFF ACT
Created in 1930 Forced tariffs on imports to the US Seen as a possible cause for the
spread of the international depression
JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES
Writes “The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money” in 1936
Makes the claim that inadequate demand is the issue
Encourages governments to stimulate the economy to increase the money flow within businesses
NEW ECONOMIC POLICY
Replaces “war communism” Proposed by Stalin to move from a
focus on agricultural to focusing on industrial sectors
Leads to collectivization of agriculture
EUGENICS
A racial doctrine developed in Germany and other places
Used to support and justify anti-Semitism
NUREMBERG LAWS
Enacted in Germany in September 15, 1935
Clarified racial policy Goal was to remove Jewish influence
on the Aryan society
During the Great Depression, most nations
A) Cooperated globally to fight the problem on a scale never seen before
B) Dramatically reduced tariffs in an effort to facilitate international trade
C) Expanded the money supply and undertook public works to provide jobs
D) Practiced economic nationalism
During the Great Depression, most nations
D) Practiced economic nationalism
Which of the following did not have a strong fascist movement during the 1930s?
A) ArgentinaB) BrazilC) JapanD) Mexico
Which of the following did not have a strong fascist movement during the 1930s?
D) Mexico
INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
Created in 1885 Initially stresses collaboration with
Britain to gain self rule Continues to play a role in India
today
INDIA ACT
1937 Grants India the institution of self-
governing state 600 sovereigns disagree due to fear
of Hindu control over Muslims
MUKDEN INCIDENT
September 18, 1931 Japanese push/excuse to pull China
into war Japanese rename area Manchukuo
and take control of region
JOMO KENYATTA
Had been educated in Europe Part of the “new elite” who
embraced the idea of “nation” as a means of forging unity
Considered the founding father of Kenya
PAN-AFRICANISM
An idea supported by Marcus Garvey Questions idea of “nation”=as
determined by colonial powers or by tribal affiliations?
Not limited to the continent of Africa alone
Why did Indian Muslims believe that the Indian National Congress could not meet their needs?
A) The animosity between Hindus and Muslims had been serious and consistently violent over the last two centuries
B) The Muslims generally held a more impoverished position than Hindus so they felt they would never have an equal role
C) Muslims believed British concerns that a combined Hindu-Muslim state was not viable
D) Hindu caste leaders had made it very clear that they would keep Muslims at the bottom of the caste system after independence
Why did Indian Muslims believe that the Indian National Congress could not meet their needs?
A) The animosity between Hindus and Muslims had been serious and consistently violent over the last two centuries
The Long March
A) Destroyed Mao Zedong’s credibility with the Chinese
B) Left Jian Jieshi in complete control of the Chinese Communist Party
C) Greatly strengthened Mao Zedong’s leadership position
D) Was the final victory for the Guomindang
The Long March
C) Greatly strengthened Mao Zedong’s leadership position
Which of the following is NOT true regarding Africa during the decades after the Great War?
A) Colonial taxation policies were designed to drive Africans into the labor market
B) Using African labor and tax monies, Europeans built economic infrastructure
C) Europeans promoted rapid, intensive industrialization among their colonial possessions
D) The Great Depression exposed the vulnerability of dependent colonial economies
Which of the following is NOT true regarding Africa during the decades after the Great War?
C) Europeans promoted rapid, intensive industrialization among their colonial possessions
MUNICH CONFERENCE
Held in September, 1938 Goal: “Peace in our time” Britain and France offer to give Hitler
Czechoslovakia in exchange for his promise to go no further
RUSSIAN-GERMAN TREATY OF NON-AGGRESSION
August, 1939 Comes out of the Munich Conference Stalin and Hitler agree to stay out of
each other’s way Germany does not have to fight on two fronts
MARSHALL PLAN
Implemented from 1947-1948 Goal: rebuild European economies
through cooperation and capitalism US invests over $13 billion
NATO
Established in 1949 Acted as a regional alliance against
the Soviet Union Hoped to maintain peace through
collective defense
WARSAW PACT
Established in 1955 Created as an answer to NATO Led by the Soviet Union
Why did some Asian peoples experience little resentment toward Japanese occupation of their countries?
A) They found little to resent in the change from European colonial occupation to Asian colonial occupation
B) The Japanese treated their colonial subjects far better than their European colonial masters
C) They were isolated and therefore unaware of the Japanese occupation
D) They truly believed in the “Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere”
Why did some Asian peoples experience little resentment toward Japanese occupation of their countries?
A) They found little to resent in the change from European colonial occupation to Asian colonial occupation
The League of Nation and the United Nations were similar in that both
A) Strove to reverse widespread social and economic inequalities,
B) Encouraged diffusion of free-market economic principles to promote growth,
C) Were established to facilitate international cooperation and maintain peace.
D) Successfully utilized international diplomacy to prevent international conflicts.
The League of Nation and the United Nations were similar in that both
C) Were established to facilitate international cooperation and maintain peace.
The key to the Allied victory in Europe was the
A) Success of resistance movements in undermining German authority
B) Vast personnel and industrial capacity of the United States and the Soviet Union
C) Lack of commitment of Italian forces to the Axis cause
D) Development of the atomic bomb
The key to the Allied victory in Europe was the
B) Vast personnel and industrial capacity of the United States and the Soviet Union
MAD
A key facet of the Cold War Doctrine of military strategy If employed would cause the
complete annihilation of the world
Sputnik
October 4, 1957: launched Demonstrated the Soviet Union’s
technological advancement in the Space Race
The first artificial Earth satellite
Charles de Gaulle
Saw Europe as a third force in world affairs
1963: rejects partial nuclear test ban 1964: sets loose the “force de
frappe” and detonates France’s first A-Bomb in the Sahara
Marshal Tito
Gains power in Yugoslavia after Josip Broz
Seeks to remain an nonaligned entity in the Cold War
1948: Yugoslavia, under his leadership and due to his resistance, is expelled from the Soviet Union
Perestroika
Literally means “restructuring” A key piece of Gorbachev’s economic
and political revival plan for the USSR in 1986
Pushed the USSR back into the global arena, signaled the ending of the Cold War
Glasnost
Literally “transparency” Another key piece of Gorbachev’s
reform efforts in the 1980’s Rejected by the political elite as it
drew attention to some of the past “sins” of the party
Ideologically, the two competing sides in the cold war were:
A) Socialism and communism B) Communism and fascism C) Capitalism and communism D) Republican and democrat
Ideologically, the two competing sides in the cold war were:
C) Capitalism and communism
As a result of the Korean War,
A) The border between North and South Korea was restored at the thirty-eight parallel
B) The Korean Peninsula became the site of prolonged, unresolved tensions
C) China intervened when provoked by American troops on its border
D) All of the above
As a result of the Korean War,
D) All of the above
Which of the following is not a true statement about Fidel Castro?
A) He helped to foster a trade agreement with the US
B) He was instrumental in overthrowing the Batista government
C) He led the revolution in 1952 D) He was supported by the Soviet
Union
Which of the following is not a true statement about Fidel Castro?
A) He helped to foster a trade agreement with the US
Non-Aligned Movement
Goal: to stay neutral in the military movements of other countries
Grew out of a struggle against colonialism and racism
Bandung Conference is the big kickoff in 1955countries ultimately unable to present a genuinely united front
Ho Chi Minh
Exploits wartime conditions to push for independence
President of North Vietnam post Geneva Conference
Hoped to unify all of Vietnam under communist rule
Great Leap Forward
1958-1961 Goal of collectivizing all of China’s
land Heavy focus on industrialization;
ultimately proves to be a disaster for the CCP
Juan Peron
Comes to power in Argentina in 1946 Promotes nationalistic populism;
supports the working class After death there is a power vacuum
which leads to a “dirty war”; 6,000-23,000 “disappear” between 1976-1983
Iranian Revolution
Topples the Shah who had been set up to rule by the US
Led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1979)
Leads to a hostage crisis in 1981
The concept of partition is associated with the creation of:
A) Pakistan and Egypt B) Israel and Egypt C) Egypt and Vietnam D) Israel and Pakistan
The concept of partition is associated with the creation of:
D) Israel and Pakistan
Which two Asian nations did NOT adopt some form of military or authoritarian political system after WWII?
A) India and Japan B) China and Japan C) China and India D) Pakistan and India
Which two Asian nations did NOT adopt some form of military or authoritarian political system after WWII?
A) India and Japan
Mao Tse Tung’s Great Leap Forward was similar to _____ in its attempt to collectivize agriculture and its failed results.
A) Joseph Stalin’s five-year plans B) Lenin’s new economic policy C) Lenin’s communism D) Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal
Mao Tse Tung’s Great Leap Forward was similar to _____ in its attempt to collectivize agriculture and its failed results.
C) Lenin’s communism