MWH Final Exam Study Guide Flashcards

Vocabulary terms and definitions based on the 2026 Modern World History (MWH) Final Exam study guide, covering WWII, the Cold War, and Decolonization.

Ohio

A song by Neil Young associated with Kent State and the Cold War era.

NATO Study Guide $2026$

The source document for the MWH Final Exam.

Fascism

A political ideology characterized by specific traits and identified as a cause of WWII.

Mein Kampf

The book written by Adolf Hitler.

Nazi Olympics of $1936$

An event used for Nazi propaganda.

Pearl Harbor

An event that occurred on December 7th, $1941$, sparking U.S. entry into WWII.

Events of WWII

A series of global conflicts occurring between the years $1939-1945$.

V-E Day

Victory in Europe Day, marking the end of WWII in Europe.

Winston Churchill

The leader associated with the Battle of Britain and the concept of the Iron Curtain.

Manhattan Project

The secret research project that included the Trinity Test.

Cold War

The period of geopolitical tension between $1945-1991$.

Berlin Airlift

The response to the Berlin Blockade during the Cold War.

Mao Zedong

The leader associated with the event where China turns Communist.

Truman Doctrine

A Cold War policy often linked with the Marshall Plan.

Quarantine

The strategy used during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Kent State

A site of protest associated with the Invasion of Cambodia.

Lyndon Johnson

The U.S. President associated with the Gulf of Tonkin.

Ho Chi Minh

The leader associated with the struggle against French Colonialism.

Patrica Lumumba

A historical figure associated with Decolonization and the Cold War.

Hidden Figures

A film or narrative context for events from the Civil Rights Movement.

Domino Theory

A Cold War theory used to justify intervention in Southeast Asia.

Kamikaze Strikes

Suicide attacks by Japanese aircraft during WWII.

Nuremberg Laws

Anti-semitic laws enacted in Nazi Germany prior to the Final Solution.

Appeasement

The policy associated with the Munich Agreement.