History Midterm

what group of countries did the soviet union want to control

baltic states

who makes up the Baltic states

estonia, latvia, lithuania

What policy did the US follow with selling non military items to countries that they had to come get and it

cash-and-carry

what did cash and carry turn into

lend-lease

what was the US’s first neutrality act

can’t sell to countries at war

lend-lease

can lend or lease war supplies to countries determined vital to the defense of the US

leader of itally ww2

benito mussolini

leader of japan ww2

hideki todo

leader of germany ww2

adolf hitler

leader of soviet union ww2

joseph stalin

leader of spain ww2

fransisco franco

ww2 start date

sept 1 1939

ww2 VE day end date

may 8th, 1945

ww2 VJ end date

aug 14-15 1945

ww1 start date

july 28, 1914

ww1 end date

nov 11, 1918

mass genocide in ww1

Armenian genocide

what method of attack did germany use on poland

blitzkrieg

what is blizkrieg warfare

rapid, fast powerful attacks designed to take the enemy by surprise

Battle of Stalingrad

German forces defeated by soviets during ww2, turning point in the war

toussaint l’ouverture

leader of Haitian revolution

Reign of terror

mass execution of people during the french revolution

who lead the reign of terror

maximilien robespierre

what cities were hit by the atomic bomb

hiroshina and nagasaki

what was the first piece of land hitler took

rhineland

when did hitler take rhineland

1936

what did japan want at the beginning of the ware

resources from manchuria

what was two justification for imperialism

paternalism and social darwinism

who was the first president during ww2

Franklin D roosevelt

who took over for franklin d. roosevelt

harry truman

who made up the allied powers in ww2

US, soviet union, britian

who made up the axis power in ww2

germany italy japan

allied powers ww1

britian france russia

who made up the central powers

austria-hungary germany ottoman empire bulgaria

who made up the triple entante

france russia britian

who made up triple alliance

Germany, austira-hungary, italy

where was dday

normandy beach, france

what was significant about the method of battle of dday

first major amphibious battle

creoles

european ancestrty, born in latin america

first battle on western front

battl eof mane

first battle of eastern front

battle of tannenburg

what group assinated archduke franz ferdinand

black hands

what were three ideas of the enlightenment

natural rights, consent to be governed, self-determination

enlightenment idea that humans can use reason or logic to understand a truth rather than religion

ratonilism

meeting where europe divided uyp africa

berlin confrence

causes of WW2

failure of appearement, economic instability

declaration of independance and french declaration of rights both emphasised the idea the govts must

protect the rights of the people

what was the goal of the tennis court oath

new national constitution

what type of goverment did king louis rule wwith

absolute monarchy

what meething did king lous call may 1789

meeting of the estates general

who paid the majority of taxes in france prerevolutom

third estate

peirod of rapid intellcultal and cultaral change

enlightment

what was the motto of the french revolution (translated)

liberty, equality, fraternity

first act of violence in french revolution

stoming of bastile

what movement saw the least amount of change during the elightment

womans rifghts

what were the causes of the french revolution

bad harvest, financial backing american revolution, extravagent spending

what reform to the class structure was caused by the industrial revolution

created new middle class and working class

wjhat govt did napoleon overthrow

the directory

what revolution helped cause the haitian revolution

french revolution

who was the wealythy white population of haiti

grand blancs

what group had the most power in latin america

penisulares

what were some results of the haitian revolution

abolished slavery, gained independence, first successful slave revolt

where did the industrial revolution start

england

what was a negative result of the industrial revolutiokn

increase of people moving to urban areas

what were the countries surronding france rulled by family of napolean called

dependant state

what things l;ed to the downfall of napoleanm

invading russia, rise of nationalism, defeat at waterloo

what group was exempt from taxation under the declaration of the rigths of man

none

why did the industrail revultion start in englans

lots of market, natural resources, and money to invest

who lead the mexican revolution

miguel hidalgo

who controlled the most amount of land in latin america

spain

who was hobbes

enlightement thinker who thought humans were naturally greedy

montesque

believed govetment should have 3 branches and have checks and balances

september massacres

lots of prisoners killed duroing french revolution due to fear

simon bolivar

latin america revolution leader

how did colonialism effect the poliutical systems of africa

tribal authority weakend

sepoy

indian soliders

two free african nations during imperialism

ethipia and liberia

why did china declar war on britian

britian brought opium into china

what is imperialism

broader concept of influemceing a country by direct cultural or economica l controk

what resistence movement caused vietnam to be under french control

tonkin campaign

what rebellion got ended by the 8 nation allience and caused china to pay 330 millin in repartaions

boxer rebelipon

spheres of influence

territories, ports, shipping lines, amd rivers where a nation had exculise rughts ti profits and investments

where was spheres of influence mainly

china

morat bay rebellion

in jamaica vs britian

who led the morat bay rebellion

paul bogel

who owned the congo

belgium, king leopold

what was king leopolds nickname

butcher of the congo

boer wars

wars dutch settlers and british for control over diamonds and gold in south africa

maji maji rebellion

in german east africa, thought holuy water would stop the bullets, early movement of nationalism

nationalism

feeling that one country is better than another and they must compete

indirect ruel

puppett goverment

mandingo wars

defeat of samory toure by french esabilishs control by ivory coast

direct rule

goverments bring in leaders to rule the colony

what did the congo provide

rubber

what did india provide

opium and soliders

what was the war plan germany had ww1

schlieffen plan

what was the schlieffen plan

attack france then russia

why did the schlieffen plan fail

toook too long attacking france

what coutry declared war first ww1

austria-hugary

four cause of ww1

militarim, alliences, imperialism, nationalism