Global 10 Regents Review

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WORLD WAR I:
What were the CAUSES of WORLD WAR I?
Which of them was the IMMEDIATE cause?

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M- militarism;
A- alliances;
N- nationalism:
I- imperialism; and
A- assassination (The assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand was the IMMEDIATE cause.)

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WORLD WAR I:
World War I began in 1914 but the U.S. did not enter the war until 1917. Why did the U.S. enter the war?

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Because of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany

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WORLD WAR I:
Why was World War I more deadly than earlier wars?

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Because of the development of many new deadly weapons (such as airplanes, tanks, machine guns, submarines, poison gas).

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WORLD WAR I:
What were U. S. President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points?

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His plans for peace after the war. They included ideas such as the League of Nations, freedom of the seas, and self-determination for people of the same nationality.

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WORLD WAR I:
What Treaty ended World War I?
Who did it blame for the war?

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Treaty of Versailles;
It blamed Germany for the war and made Germany pay reparations.

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WORLD WAR I:
After World War I, how did the map of Europe change? (Hint: Think of eastern Europe.)

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Old empires like Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire were broken up. New countries were formed to allow their people self-determination.

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WW I- WW II:
What was the League of Nations?
What was its goal?
Did it succeed?

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It was an international organization formed after World War I to try to keep world peace. Its failed to prevent World War II.

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WORLD WAR I/RUSSIA:
What happened in Russia (1917) during World War I?

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The Russian Revolution

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RUSSIAN REVOLUTION:
As a result of the Russian (Bolshevik) Revolution, Russia (the Soviet Union) became the world's first ____________ country.

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communist

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RUSSIAN REVOLUTION:
The slogan of the Bolsheviks (Conmmunists) during the Russian Revoultion was "_______, ______, and ______.";
Who was the leader?

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"Peace, Land, and Bread";
Lenin

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SOVIET UNION (RUSSIA):
The Soviet Union had a __________ economy. Who makes the major economic decisions in that type of economy?

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command economy;
the government

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SOVIET UNION (RUSSIA):
What was Lenin's economic policy called?

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the New Economic Policy (NEP)

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SOVIET UNION:
Who replaced Lenin as ruler of the Soviet Union?

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Stalin

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SOVIET UNION:
Under Stalin, the Soviet government tried to control all aspects of the people's lives. What is this type of government called?

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totalitarian

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SOVIET UNION:
What were Stalin's efforts to industrialize the Soviet Union called?

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five-year plans

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WORLD WAR II:
What were some causes of the rise of Hitler and the Nazis in Germany?

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German resentment of the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles; the Great Depression ruined Germany's economy; the Weimar Republic could not solve Germany's problems.

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WORLD WAR II:
What were some causes of WW II?

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the Treaty of Versailles led to conditions that led to the rise of fascism in Italy and Nazism in Germany;
aggression by Germany, Italy and Japan and the failure of appeasement to stop them;
failure of the League of Nations

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WORLD WAR II:
What was appeasement?
Give an example.
Was appeasement successful?

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The British and French policy of giving in to the demands of an aggressor in the hope of avoiding war.
At the Munich Conference, Britain gave part of Czechoslovakia to Germany. Appeasement failed.

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WORLD WAR II:
What started the war in 1939?
Why did the U.S. ener the war in 1941?

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The German invasion of Poland;
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

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WORLD WAR II:
What were some major battles?

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Pearl Harbor: Japanese surprise attack;
Staingrad: Russian victory over Germans;
D-Day: allied invasion of German-occupied France

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WORLD WAR II/GENOCIDE:
What was the Holocaust?
What happened at the Nuremberg Trials and why were they significant?

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The Nazi German genocide (an attempt to mass murder a religious or ethnic group) of the Jews;
At Nuremberg, German leaders were put on trial for crimes against humanity. It showed that leaders who violate people's human rights will be held accountable.

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WORLD WAR II: Results-
In Eastern Europe?
In Africa and Asia?
Post-war Japan?
Post-war Germany?
What international organization was created to keep peace?
What era began when WW II ended?

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Eastern Europe saw the spread of communism;
Much of Africa and Asia had nationalist movements and won independence from the Europeans;
Japan became a democracy;
Germany divided into East and West;
The United Nations (U.N.);
The Cold War began.

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COLD WAR:
After ________, the Cold War was a period of tension between the _____________ and the ______________.
What were the different political and economic systems of each?

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World War II;
U.S. and Soviet Union;
The U.S. was a democracy with a capitalist economy, the Soviet Union was communist with a command economy.

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COLD WAR: What were the two competing military alliances?

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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Org.) was the U.S. and its allies,
the WARSAW PACT was the Soviet Union and its allies.

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COLD WAR:
Contries in Eastern Europe that were dominated by and allied with the Soviet Union were called its ____________. Winston Churchill said that it was as if an _________________ had fallen over Eastern Europe.

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satellites;
Iron Curtain

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COLD WAR:
What were some major Cold War events?
What was the major goal of the U.S. during the Cold War?

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Marshall Plan/Truman Doctrine; Berlin Airlift; Space Race; Berlin Wall; Detente.
The U.S. policy was CONTAINMENT- we wanted to prevent communism from spreading.

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COLD WAR:
Although the U.S. and Soviet Union did not go to war against each other, there were wars between countries that each supported. Name two and the results.
What was the theory that if one country in an area became communist, the others would, too?

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Korean War- At the end, there was still a North Korea (communist) and a South Korea (democracy);
Vietnam War- The communists won- N.Vietnam defeated S. Vietnam. Now there's only one Vietnam and it's communist;
Domino Theory

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COMMUNIST CHINA:
The Chinese Civil War (including the Long March) was between the ____________ led by_________ against the ___________ led by __________.

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Nationalists led by Jiang Jieshi (he had replaced Sun Yixian after Sun Yixian died);
Communists led by Mao Zedong

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COMMUNIST CHINA:
The Communists defeated the Nationalists because Mao Zedong won the support of the _____________.

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peasants, by promising land reform.

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COMMUNIST CHINA:
What were two of Mao's programs?

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Great Leap Forward- tried to improve China's economy;
Cultural Revolution- tried to strengthen communism in China

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COMMUNIST CHINA:
Who was the next ruler after Mao and what did he do?

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DENG XIAOPING. He allowed some economic reform- some capitalism- in China, but no political reforms/freedoms. He crushed student protests in Tiananmen Square.

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INDIA/ INDEPENDENCE:
Who was the leader of India's movement for independence from Britain?
What were his methods?

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Ganhi;
non-violent protest- also called civil disobedience or passive resistance; boycotts of British goods, Salt march, Homespun Movement, hunger strikes

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INDIA/ INDEPENDENCE:
What was the PARTITION of India?

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When the British left and gave India its independence, it was partitioned (divided) into 2 countries because of religious differences- India for Hindus and Pakistan for Muslims.

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MODERN AFRICA:
During the 1950's-60's, many African nations became __________.
Name a nationalist leader who led his country's movements for that.

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independence
Nkrumah in Ghana, Kenyatta in Kenya

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SOUTH AFRICA:
What was that nation's policy of racial segregation and discrimination against blacks?
Who led the movement that succeeded in ending that policy?

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apartheid;
Nelson Mandela

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MODERN AFRICA:
What has presented a major problem for many modern African nations?

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Tribal loyalties may conflict with national interests. In Rwanda, tribal conflict has led to violence and genocide.

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LATIN AMERICA:
Who were caudillos?

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After many L. Amer. nations won independence, caudillos were local military strongmen who controlled their regions.

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LATIN AMERICA:
What island nation that became COMMUNIST in 1959 has tried to spread COMMUNISM throughout the region?
Who was the leader of that country?

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Cuba;
Fidel Castro

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LATIN AMERICA:
During the most recent 10-20 years, many nations in Latin America have become ____________. (What type of government?)

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democracies

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TURKEY
The modern state out Turkey came out of the collapse of the old ________ Empire.
Who founded it- was its first president?
What did he do for Turkey?

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Ottoman;
Kemal Ataturk;
He westernized, modernized, and secularized Turkey.

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ISRAEL:
Define Zionism.

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ZIONISM is the movement for a homeland for the Jewish people.

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What is OPEC?

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the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Think OIL!)

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GENOCIDE:
Define it.
Give some examples.

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an attempt to exterminate an entire religious or ethnic group;
Examples:
Holocaust: Jews in WW II by Hitler and Nazi Germany;
Armenians by Ottoman Turks;
Pol Pot's massacres in Cambodia;
Serb leader Milosevic's "ethnic cleansing" in Bosnia;
tribal genocide in Rwanda in Africa; current genocide in Darfur region of Sudan in Africa

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What is the current dispute between Israelis and Palestinians about?

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Israelis and Palestinians have conflicting historic claims to the same area.

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JAPAN- After WW II:
It was occupied by US troops until 1952 and adopted a ____________ form of government. It became an ____________ superpower. Militarily, it's armed forces are very limited by its _____________.

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democratic;
economic (think of cars, electronics);
constitution