AP World History -1900s Master Review for AP Test - 23-24

Why did Germany’s rise to power scare other superpowers?

Why did Germany’s rise to power scare other superpowers?

Because their immense size and military prowess made themselves, upon unification, one of the strongest in the country.

What was the relationship between World War 2 and Communism?

World War 2 assisted in the spread of Communism.

What was the major World War 1 epidemic?

The Spanish Influenza epidemic. Costed hundreds of thousands, even millions of lives. Called Spanish Flu because they were the first to report on it.

What is the central idea of the Marshall Plan?

The United States after World War 2 decided to provide economic and developmental assistance to European countries, if and only if they did not become Communists.

Who were some of the most significant Soviet leaders?

Lenin, Stalin, Kruschev, Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko, and Gorbachev.

How did the Cold War set up the collapse of Colonialism?

It hasted it by weakening countries, causing uprisings from within.

What was the central idea of the Treaty of Versailles?

World War 1 would conclude. Germany ended up paying for war debts, plus cleaning up after itself.

What were the alliances built during the events of the Cold War? Who was in them?

NATO: Team U.S.A, plus Canada, France, Italy, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the U.K.

Warsaw Pact: Team Soviets, plus Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania.

What were some differences between Socialism vs Communism ideals?

Socialism: The overthrow of Capitalism and acceptance of community-operated business practices.

Communism: Similar to Socialism, but involves equal property, equal business, equal pay. The government controls almost everything, including payment and jobs.

What were the major World Wars focused on in general?

World War 1 involved much of Europe, World War 2 focused on Germany and its buddies. The both of them were concerning the power balance in Europe, however the first was much less technologically advanced.

True or False? America was heavily involved in both wars, being a natural aggressor.

False! They never wanted to get involved, but were forced and provoked by other powers.

Define the Berlin Airlift.

The process of flying over Germanic territory and sending down resources. Mainly after the world wars.

Despite Russia backing out of WWI, what else did they do during the 20th century that was significant?

They started a major rise of Communism, created the Warsaw Pact, and began the Cold War under the Soviet Union.