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The Tudors ruled as absolute monarchs. The Hanoverians ruled as constitutional monarchs. What happened in between? What is the lasting impact?
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Tudors
Stuarts George I first Hanoverian, spoke little English, for the government to be effective, the king formed a cabinet. |
absolute monarch - monarch has the power to rule his or her land or state and its citizens freely
constitutional monarch - an elected or an hereditary monarch is the head of state as by law (the constitution) |
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Why did Great Britain enjoy such early success in the Industrial Revolution? How did thy keep their advantage?
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First with technology.
Abundance of natural resources. Money. (capital) Naval Strength and imperialism. |
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List and describe 4 causes of WWI. Were they resolved at the conclusion of the war?
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imperialism: expansion into the rest of the world.
nationalism: city-states became nations. alliances: agreement to join together arms race: Germany had conscription and other countries followed to avoid weakness. |
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Discuss the role that Japan played in WWII. How did the nation become involved in the conflict? How did its participation affect the direction of the war and Germany's fortunes?
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Like the rest of the industrialized nations, Japan wanted to extend its boarders to increase its access to raw materials. In 1940, Japan occupied French Indochina and joined the Axis powers Germany and Italy. These actions intensified Japan's conflict with the United States and Great Britain which reacted with an oil boycott. The resulting oil shortage and failures to solve the conflict diplomatically made Japan decide to capture the oil rich Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) and to start a war with the US and Great Britain.
By attacking the US and Britain, the Allies were strained on two fronts, helping Germany prolong the war. |
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Identify and describe the Marshal Plan and the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance. Do You think the stated goals of each were indeed the main intent, or were there alternate motivations? Explain.
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The Marshall Plan (European Recovery Program, ERP) was the primary plan of the United States for rebuilding and creating a stronger foundation for the allied countries of Europe.
By the time the plan had come to completion, the economy of every participant state, with the exception of Germany, had grown well past pre-war levels. Questions arise whether this was an attempt to help the US economy by developing a European dependence on the US and to ensure that capitalism remained strong in Europe and to act as a deterrent to the spread of communism. |
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Explain the link between the Asnwan High Dam and the Suez Crisis of 1956, and its lasting impact on relations between the Middle East and the West.
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The Suez canal, built by the British and Egyptians, was the ocean link with Europe and India, the Far East, Australia, and New Zealand.
Because the canal was strategically important to Britain it wanted to keep it open with the presense of its military. However, the Egyptians, were growing tired of their presence and Britain's support of Israel's creation. Egypt under Nasser wanted to be the center of the Arab world. Egypt purchased a large military arsenal from Czechoslovakia increasing tensions. US, fearful of the ties Czech had with Russia, pulled out its support for the building of the Aswan Dam. Egypt nationalized the canal. Now, the West had to contend with a Arab military force and its control of a vital resource. |
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How did American get involved in the Vietnam War? How did we justify our eventual withdrawal?
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The war was fought between the communist Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and its communist allies and the US-supported Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).
US was fearful the spread of communism (Domino Theory) and wanted to fend off expansion by Ho Chi Minh. Opposition to war was heavy in US. Nixon promised "peace with honor". His plan was to build up the Vietnemese, so that they could take over the defense of South VietnamTroops withdrew from Vietnam. |
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