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63 Cards in this Set
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What were the MAIN causes of World War 1? |
-Militarism -Alliance Systems -Imperialism -Nationalism |
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WW1 was the result of whose assassination? |
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary |
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Who was blamed for starting WW1? |
Germany |
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How much money was the reparations of WW1? |
$30 billion |
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Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union from the 1920s to 1953? |
Joseph Stalin |
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Ghandi wanted ___________ from Britain in _________. |
independence, India |
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In 1948 the UN established a committee to work towards creating...? |
International Criminal Court
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What does NATO stand for? |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
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What did Stalin do to the people he didn't like in his photos? |
Photo-shopped them out |
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USA joined WW2 in? |
December 1941 |
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How many soldiers did Russia send into WW1? |
1,300,000 |
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What countries were part of the Triple Alliance? |
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy |
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What countries were part of the Triple Entente? |
Britain, France, Russia |
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Pakistan and what country fought over Kashmir? |
India |
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Definition: Widespread or systematic attacks against civilian populations |
Crimes against humanity |
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The International Criminal Court tries for these crimes: |
-war crimes -genocide -crimes against humanity -not robbery |
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American President _________ supported what he called "free self-determination of Nations". |
Woodrow Wilson |
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Refers to the ideas that are spread by the government to achieve a specific goal. |
Propaganda |
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9/11 was believed to be planned out by? |
Taliban leaders |
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Ultranationalism includes ethnic discrimination and elements of racism. (true/false) |
True |
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What countries were part of the Big Three? |
Britain, France, USA |
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Who were the leaders of the countries in the Big Three? |
-Woodrow Wilson- USA
-Georges Clemenceau- France -David Lloyd-George |
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What are the three categories regarding national interest? |
-economic prosperity -beliefs and values -security and safety |
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Responses to ultranationalism |
-war -appeasement -peacekeeping |
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Where does communism fall on the political spectrum? |
Far left |
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What does 'Kristallnacht' mean? |
Night of Broken Glass |
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Where does fascism fall on the political spectrum? |
Far right |
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Who took power of Germany and dropped the Reinsurance Treaty? |
Emperor William II |
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Franz Ferdinand was killed by what extremist group? |
The Black Hand |
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Extreme form of nationalism. |
Ultranationalism |
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What are some consequences of decolonization? |
-violent conflicts -differences in language, religion, culture -sovereignty |
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What idea did Eisenhower have about communism and how it could affect the Middle East? |
The Domino Theory |
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When colonial powers withdraw from a colony |
Decolonization |
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When did the USA escalate its support of the South Vietnamese? |
1965 |
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A country created from a previous state |
Successor state |
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When did the Yugoslav Federation break up? |
1990 |
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When was chemical warfare first used? |
WW1 |
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What chemicals were used in the Vietnam War? |
-agent orange -napalm |
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What is imperialism? |
The policy of extending the rule or power of an empire or nation. |
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How many countries were involved in the Paris Peace Conference? |
27 |
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Murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation, imprisonment and torture are all examples of what? |
Crimes against humanity. |
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What did Germany become after WW1 in terms of government? |
A republic |
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Name of the trials that brought Nazi war criminals to justice. |
Nuremberg Trials |
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Fascism is.... |
A dictator system of government with a capital economy |
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What is appeasement? |
Giving into demands |
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People of what ethnic backgrounds were interned in Canada? |
-German -Japanese -Ukrainian |
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Domestic policy: |
-guides decision about what to do within a country |
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Foreign policy: |
-guides decisions about official relations with other countries |
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What is it called when countries join forces to work together to achieve a certain goal? |
Alliance systems |
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Which country seized Alsace and Lorrain after Germany's fall in WW2? |
France. |
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Which leader sent people to forced labor camps in Siberia and central Asia? |
Stalin |
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What countries supported which parts of the divided Vietnam? |
North Vietnam was communist and supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Vietnam was capitalist and supported by Western powers. |
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What countries made up Indochina? |
-Vietnam -Laos -Cambodia |
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Ultranationalism involves: |
-fanatic loyalty to one's country -racism -hostility |
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What did Stalin do to Ukrainians in Russia? |
-banned use of Ukrainian language -slave-labor camps -confiscated crops |
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About how many Ukrainians died from starvation under Stalin's rule? |
10 million |
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Who does not recognize Kosovo as a country? |
-UN -China -Russia -Serbia |
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Who was the dictator leader of Japan? |
Tojo Hideki |
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What changed about how Canada was viewed from the start compared to the end of World War 1? |
After the war, Canada was finally seen as their own independent country, rather than just a colony of Britain. |
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What is guerilla warfare? |
A fighting style where small groups of armed combatants use ambushes and sneak attacks to fight against large forces and cause chaos. |
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Refugees can be a result of what? |
Self-determination |
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What can happen to host countries who receive an influx of refugees? |
The country could become overwhelmed by the refugees, causing resentment from the residents of the country. |
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What do NGO's like the Red Cross do to help with refugees? |
-provide relief efforts -support refugee camps -help refugees get re-established in their home country |
