A coalition formed during WWI Initially consisted on Britain, France, and Russia Later added Belgium, Italy, and the US.

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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