WHII final exam study guide

what was the legal written code created by Napoleon?

Napoleanic Code

What ideology was created around patriotism and the love for one’s country?

Nationalism

Why did the IR begin in England?

The British Enclosure Movement

Producing goods by machines is known as:

Industrial

The IR and rise of factory system increased demand for:

Raw materials

What were the negative consequences of industrialization?

Many people were unemployed and there was an increased demand for slave labor

Why did Imperialism develop?

Mainly the IR

What connected the Red and Mediterranean sea? (and shortened trips where?)

The Suez Canal; Asian markets

What dominated Indian states through a monopoly on trade?

The British East India Trading Company

What leader was shot and caused WWI?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

What were the causes of WWI?

• Alliances

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• Militarism

• Diplomatic failures

• Competition for colonies

What country withdrew from WWI in 1917?

Russia

Under the Treaty of Versailles, who was forced to accept responsibility for WWI?

Germany

Give some examples of 20th C genocide

• Jewish people in the holocaust

• Tutsi minority by Hutu in Rwanda

• Armenians in the Ottoman Empire

Why was there a global depression after WWI?

The war needed a lot of money

After WWII, who were the two major world powers?

The US and USSR

Who was the Prime Minister during WWII in the UK?

Winston Churchill

Who was the Nazi dictator of Germany in WWII?

Hitler

War in the Pacific was ended when atomic bombs were dropped in:

Hiroshima and Nagisaki

Who were the Allied powers?

The US, UK, and USSR

Who were the Axis powers?

Japan, Germany, and Italy

The policy of controlling communism in the Cold War was:

Containment

What was the alliance formed by the USSR from the creation of NATO?

The Warsaw Pact

The Iron Curtain refers to:

The separation of NATO countries and Warsaw Pact countries in Europe

The Korean and Vietnam war were similar because both:

We’re divided North and South

Ghandi was successful in his protests during Indias Independence movement because of his:

Passive resistance

The mandate system in the ME paved the way for future:

nation-states

The SA’s govt policy of racial separation between 1948-1994 was called:

Apartheid

The North American Free Trade Agreement is best described as:

The US, Mexico, and Canada agreeing on no tariffs

What is Terrorism?

The use of violence to intimidate or coerce for political reasons

What 5 people did i invite and why?

• Mary Wollstonecraft: She advocated for women and challenged the authority of men

• John Locke: Argues monarchs should be chosen by people and not God

• Montesquieu: Proposed that divided govt would stop the one branch from being all powerful

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Committed to individual freedom

• Voltaire: Believed in freedom of speech

What songs did i pick?

• Seek & Destroy — SZA

• Low — SZA

• F2F — SZA

• Epiphany — Chrisette Michele

• Chest Pain — Malcolm Todd

How did i rank the movements + why (#1)?

1. Enlightenment: There was room for curiosity and questioning set ideals

2. IR

3. Latin american revolution

4. Post WWII independence

5. Protest and Reformation