world history exam 2nd semester

what is imperalism

extending one’s country’s rule over another

explain the motives for imperialism

so that countries could expand their territories, gain access to resources, and spread their culture and influence.

explain the white mans burden

having to helpe people who aren’t white “advance” (trying to colonize them)

define social darwinism

the belief that certain races are superior and thus destined to dominate others, using the concept of "survival of the fittest" to justify imperialism.

defeain the 4 main causes of WW1

militarism, allainces, imperalism, nationalism and assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

how did militarism contibute to ww1

building up armed forces to intimate other nations

how did allaicnes contribute to ww1

trying to defend other countries makes you involved

how did imperialism contribute to ww1

fueled rivarlies and expanding european porblems and turig them into worldwide conflict

how did nationalism contribute to ww1

most countries thinking they are better than the rest

define total war

where a nation dedicates all its resources, population, economy and insutry to the war effort

explain problems with the treaty of versallies

some thought too harsh to germany some thought not harsh enough. japan felt belittled, france thought punishment wasn’t enough, germnay thought it as too much, u.s didnt like league of nations

when was the great depression

1929-1939

what caused the great depression and who as afftected

1929 stock crash, collapose of internal trade. all countries were affected

outcomes of the sino japanese war

led to china becoming communis, shifting dominance from china to japan

outcomes of the russo japnaism war

japanese domminace, russian revolution and japan getting more land

define laissez faire capitalism

governemtn should stay out of the economy, let businesses do what they want.

one economic event tied to laissez faire capatillism n the 1930s

stock crash in 1929 where president hoover deiced to wait on interveing on the crash, governement didnt regulate stock market or create safetey nets.

10 stages of genocide

classifican, symbolization, disxrimination, dehumanization, polarization, prepareation, persecution, extermantion

problems in germany after ww1

shatteredd economy, high inflation, punishments from treaty

define antisemitism

prejudice and discrimination against jewish people

bigget example of antisemistism in euope in 1933-1945

the holocaust

other examples of genocide/ethnic cleansing

armenain, bosian, rwandan

define proxy war

conflict between 2 different powers, using smaller nations as subsitutes to fight eachother

two examples of proxy wars during cold war

korean war North korea( soviets) South Korea (usa) and Vietname war- North vietnam (soviets) south vietnam (USA)

define mad

Mutually Assured Destruction

how did Mutually Assured Destruction impact decisons during the cold war

forced both the United States and the Soviet Union to prioritize extreme caution, shifting the focus of the Cold War from direct military conflict to deterrence, proxy wars,

what is the space race

competion to see who can achieve higher space flight abilities

what is the arms race

competition to see who can build up military better

Gandhis goals for india

religous harmony (hindi and muslim) equality, policical indepdenace from britian. indians control theirr own policitcal and economic stuff

Che Guevara’s goals for latin america

anti imperialism, better wealth distribution, elimiate greed “new soicalist man” unity so smaller latin nations can fight colonization

define zionism

believing jes have a right to establish their home land in past territioty and self determination

explain two possible solutions to the conflict in israel

both nations can co exist peasecially with agreements on boundaries or both nations can exist co owing everything