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What was the Boxer Rebellion and what happened? |
-Open door policy where Chinese took defense -Terrorists join rebellion -They rose up against foreign devils in attempt to drive them out of China -Chinese didn't want their culture changed |
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Theodore Roosevelts became the youngest president at age.. |
42 |
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What was the name of the US ship that was sunk that sparked the Spanish American War? |
USS Maine |
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List and define the four causes of WW1 |
Nationalism: Extreme pride Militarism: New technology-competed for strength Imperialism: Major disagreements over borders-competing for control Entangling Alliances: Unification of Germany and Italy upset the balance of power |
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What was the spark that started WW1? |
June 28, 1914 Serbian black hand member killed Austrian Hungary's heir Archduke Francis Ferdinand & his wife |
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What was the name of Germany's plan to fight a two front war against France and Russia? |
Schliefen Plan-named after general |
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What is meant by an industrialized war? |
New technology-machine guns, poison gas- combined with larger armer than ever means more casualties. Civilians are now important |
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What was the race to the sea? |
After Germany fell short of Paris they rushed to attack the edge of the France and GBritain so they could get Paris. France and GB rushed to attack the edge of Germany (out flank) |
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What British passenger ship did Germany sink that killed 128 American's? |
Lusitania |
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What is meant by war of attrition? |
Rate of decline Slow wearing down of the enemy each side wanted to inflict as many casualties as possible to wear out the other side |
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What was the Zimmerman note? |
Jan 1917 Zimmerman (German foreign minister) sent a telegram to Mexico: If Mexico would join the central powers, Germany would help Mexico regain Arizona, NM, and Texas. British intercepted and printed it in US Newspapers |
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What was the name of President Wilson's plan for post war peace? |
14 points |
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Describe the depression cycle |
*multiplying affect people weren't buying things-overproduction-surplus of items-employers laying off ppl-ppl had no money to buy things |
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What was the TVA and what three things did it attempt to do? |
Tennessee Valley Authority Goal: Build 26 hydroelectric dams along Tennessee river Accomplished: created jobs, electricity for south, flood control |
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1 positive effect of the Great Depression? |
school enrollment rose |
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Name of Hitler's book?
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Mein Kampf |
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What act did congress pass in 1935 in response to growing problems in Europe? |
Neutrality Act of 1935 |
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When war broke out in Europe what did they pass? |
Neutrality Act of 1939 "cash and carry" |
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What act did congress pass after Germany had defeated France? |
Lend-Lease Act 1940 |
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What happened on September 1, 1939 |
Germany invited Poland-WW2 officially begins |
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What happened on December 7, 1941 |
-350 Japanese planes bombed and torpedoed ships -4 U.S. battleships sunk(Arizona, Oklahoma, West V, NM) -18 ships damaged -1500 civilans and 2200 soldiers killed -Worst naval defeat in US history -Also attacked Guam, Midway, Wake Island, and Philippines |
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What invention did British come up with? |
Radar |
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Legacy of the New Deal |
1. Created modern america -Made govt responsible for people -Made national govt large and powerful 2. Began huge federal deficit -Debt increased every year until 1998 3. Made presidency a powerful office -Used to be congress |
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Why did Japan want to expand? |
They need more natural resources & wanted to create a greater East Asian co-prosperity sphere |
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What was it called when GB and France gave into Hitler's demands? |
Appeasement |
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Two major advantages that the Alies had over the Axis powers in WWII? |
1. population-huge armies, lots of factory workers 2. Industrial potential- tons of natural resources |
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Why does the US choose to have Germany first strategy? |
-Alies felt Germany was greater tech, economical, and military threat -Germany is working on jet propulsion and nuclear power |
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What was the Bataan Death March? |
Japan didn't have enough supplies for the American and Filipino prisoners. They had to march hundred of miles to the center of the island-hundreds died of starvation and exhaustion |
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Describe the Battle of Stalingrad? |
-Third turning point -Soviets counter attack 1942 winter -250,000 German soldiers surrounded |
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What was the Manhattan Project? |
-late 1930's began discriminating against Jews, so Albert Einstein immigrated to the U.S. -He informed the US German's were working towards nuclear power -Ital immigrant Enrico Fermi and J. Robert Oppenneimer then started the Manhattan Project to develop Nuclear weapons. -little planning under bleachers at U. of Chicago |
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What American aircraft significantly helped the Allied strategic bombing campaign? |
P-51 Mustang |
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Describe D-Day invasion |
-June 6 1944: Day later than planned bc bad weather -120,000 troops sent first day -7,000 ships used -11,000 airplanes -largest invasion in the world -5 Normandy beaches: Utah & Omaha (US), Gold, Juno, and Sword(British and Canada) -Utah=heavily defended, Omaha even more |
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Who was Pancho Villa? |
Mexican general who began his own revolt and mexico was engulfed with civil war again |
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Author of The Jungle? |
Upton Sinclair |
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Who was Gavrila Principe and what organization did he belong to? |
Black Hand-killed Francis Ferdinand |
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What Russian Marxists returned to lead the communist revolution in that country? |
Vladimir Lenin-Bolsheviks |
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What gangster nicknamed scarface made a fortune during prohibition |
Al Capone |
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What teacher challenged the Tennessee law against teaching evolution? |
John T Scopes |
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Who was the pied piper of the sexual revolution? |
Sigmund Freud |
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Fascists leader of Italy who took power in 1920 |
Stalin |
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who was the prime minister of GB that takes over in 1940 and who did he succeed? |
W. Churchill ---N. Chamberlain |
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US President during WW2 and Great Depression? |
FDR |
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Japanese General who planned Pearl Harbor? |
Isoroku Yamamoto |
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Who became president when FDR died? |
Truman |
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Big Three in WWII |
FDR-America Churchill-BG Stalin-USSR |
