*Theory - C2: History - P1

info until WW2

What did the Treaty of Union in 1707 accomplish?

It joined the Scottish and the English Parliaments, creating the Kingdom of Great Britain

What did the Acts of Union 1800 achieve?

They dissolved the Irish Parliament and merged it with the British Parliament, creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

When did the Victorian era start and end?

the period between approximately 1820 and 1914

Name three key features of the Victorian era.

1. a class-based society

2. a growing number of people able to vote

3. a growing state and economy

4. Britain’s status as the most powerful empire in the world

Name one of the huge social costs associated with the Victorian Industrial Revolution

Child labour, pollution, or the growth of cities where poverty, filth and disease flourished

What is historiography?

Historiography is the study of how historians develop history, and by extension in any body of historical work on a particular subject.

During what years was the American Revolutionary War fought?

1775-1783

What key act prompted the Boston Tea Party in 1773?

- The event was prompted primarily by the Tea Act of 1773, which was passed by the British Parliament to rescue the financially troubled British East India Company. All the taxes except one on tea were removed. Therefore, in 1773 a group of patriots responded by staging the Boston Tea Party. -> Conflict between colonists and British Parliament (taxation without presentation)

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence (1776)?

Thomas Jefferson

In what year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

1776

What did the Peace of Paris in 1783 officially accomplish?

England officially recognized American independence and

it officially ended the American Revolutionary War

Name the major debate that motivated the American Civil War

The debate over slavery

What were the two opposing forces in the American Civil War?

The Union and the Confederates

What was the name of the secessionist faction of the Civil War?

The Confederate States of America (secessionist : ng muon ly khai)

What two major matters did the Civil War resolve that had vexed Americans since 1776?

It put an end to slavery and it decided that the country was an indivisible whole

What primarily prompted the American entry into World War I?

Germany sinking many American merchant ships in 1917

What prompted the 1919–1920 Red Scare in the US?

post-World War I anxieties, particularly the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia (1917), fueling fears of communist/anarchist takeover, combined with widespread labor strikes (Seattle, Boston), rising anti-immigrant sentiment, and anarchist bombings targeting officials,

What event brought the Roaring Twenties to a halt?

The stock market crash (October 29th, 1929)

What event brought the US into World War II?

The bombing of Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii by the Japanese in December 1941

   During what years was the WW1 fought?

1914-1918

How did the UK enter WW1

in response to Germany's invasion of Belgium in 1914

US president during WW1

Woodrow Wilson

● Did the US join the League of Nations?

NO

When did the American First Red Scare climax?

in 1919, 1920

What is main event in the climax of American First Red Scare?

• the Palmer raids, a series of violent law-enforcement raids targeting leftist radicals and anarchists

The First Wave Feminism focused on what?

gaining women’s suffrage

● When did women in the UK first have the right to vote?

Until Equal Franchise Act 1928

When did women in the US first have the right to vote?

August 1920

What is the Roaring Twenties

a period of sustained economic prosperity with a distinctive cultural edge in the US and Western Europe

● What is often said about the spirit of the Roaring Twenties?

- The spirit of the Roaring Twenties was marked by a general feeling of novelty /ˈnɒvlti/ associated with modernity and a break with tradition, through modern technology such as automobiles, moving pictures, and radio, bringing "modernity" to a large part of the population.

● In the US, what style of music became popular during the Roaring Twenties?

Jazz

when was the Great Depression happened?

in 1929-1939

● What were some of the major causes of the Great Depression?

1. stock market crash of 1929,

2. excessive borrowing and speculation,

3. unequal distribution of wealth,

4. overproduction in agriculture and industry,

5. and the failure of banks.

What marked the beginning of the Great depression?

• The economy collapsed in October 1929 with the Wall Street Crash in the stock market and many corporate and individual bankruptcies.

• It began with

Black Thursday - on October 24, 1929 : the dramatic crash of the stock market

Black Tuesday - October 29, 1929: share prices on the NY Stock Exchange collapsed bc panicking investors had lost faith in the American economy

● What was the New Deal in the US?

a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1936.

What were the key contents of the New Deal?

Several measures were established to

stabilize the economy,

regulate commercial institutions,

create internal demand for American products, and

prevent social and economic hardship.

What was 3R in the New Deal

1. relief for the unemployed and for the poor,

2. recovery of the economy back to normal levels, and

3. reform Of the financial system to prevent a repeat depression

How was the New Deal changed the US gov?

fundamentally changed the U.S. federal government by expanding its size and scope— especially its role in the economy

● In what years was the WW2 fought?

1939-1945

●      How did the UK enter World War II?

Britain and France were forced to declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland in September 1939, marking the beginning of World War II.

● Who was the British Prime Minister during the war?

Winston Churchill

● How did the US enter World War II?

The bombing of Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii by the Japanese in December 1941

● What happened to the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively?

President Harry Truman ordered the use of atomic bombs against the cities of Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945). Nearly 200,000 civilians were killed.

● Name the conference where the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were established.

Bretton Woods Conference (1944)

● Name the conference where the United Nations was formulated and negotiated among international leaders.

Dumbarton Oaks Conference (1944)?

người chủ trương ly khai

secessionist

người chủ trương vô chính phủ

anarchist