Euh 2001 Final Exam

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“Blank Check”

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Germany gives a "Blank Check" Austria in preparation for WWI. Meaning Germany will unconditionally support Austria.

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“New Women”

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Women entering the work force. Wearing more revealing clothes, shorter hair. Entering Political/Social Activism.

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Beer Hall Putsch

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Hitler attempts a coup, is imprisoned as a consequence, it launches him into national limelight.

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Brinkmanship

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During the cold war. Involves willingness to threaten nuclear war without actually going to it.

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Charles de Gaulle

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French leader who successfully challenges American hegemony in Europe

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Charles Stuart Parnell

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Irish Member of Parliament advocates Home Rule, Known as “uncrowned King”

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Cold War Tensions – USSR/US. When did they reach their highest point?

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Reached their highest point during: Cuban missile crisis

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Existentialist Philosophers-
Maintained _____________

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that humans live a life of anxiety.

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Main reason for the spread of Facism?

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Great Depression

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Fin-de-siècle – End of the century - Europeans cited following as examples of degeneration except:

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Expansion of the right to vote

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Fiumi Incident

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Italy joins WWI thinking they will get the Adriatic port of Fiumi, they dont end up getting it. It is a blow to Italian pride. Mussolini uses it to boost himself & facism.

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Gallipoli

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Churchill campaign with Australian troops, humiliating devastating loss for allies.

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Helsinki Accords 1975

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Deal with human rights, leads to a decrease in cold war tensions, and high point of detente

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Herbert Spencer – Coins what term?

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“Survival of the fittest”

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Hiroshima/Nagasaki

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Sites of the atomic bombs that end WWII

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Hungary (concerning communist rule)

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First country to overthrow communist rule (Poland too)

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Inter-war Peace- Peace that ended WWI contributed to WWII in following ways except:

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Germans allowed to rearm without fear of consequence

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Irish Potato Famine

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English do not help, Irish are angry & many die.

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Martin Niemoeller

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Poem “First They Came”, Apathetic to fact that Nazis take over.

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Mohandas Gandhi

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Led independence movement for India, nonviolence.

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The Munich Conference __________

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is considered the best example of French and British appeasement.

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Orientalism

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Cultural construct of Europes view of east: despotic, exotic

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Pointe du Hoc

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Cliff that 2nd ranger batallion has to climb on Dday, at Omaha beach.

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Postmodernism

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Fundamentally may be understood as : Rejection of western culture

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Rise of Terrorism

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Decolonization leads to unstable
Europe, former colonies – Advent of militant nationals & fundamentalist groups

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Schlieffen Plan

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Called for a quick German attack on and defeat of France followed by a German attack on Russia.

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Treaty of Maastricht

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1991 Treaty that formed European Union.

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Treaty of Versailles – Main provisions?

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Germany is blamed for wwi, loses 13% of its land, severely
reduces military, huge fines.

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USSR – Possible reason the USSR fell apart:

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Nuclear arms race bankrupted them.

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Warsaw Pact

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Communist Response to NATO

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Western/America cultures mix

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After WWII led to the transformation of both cultures.

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WWII Propaganda – What are some of the things it emphasizes/advocates? :

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Supporting War bonds,
Conserve materials,
Make enemy look evil (vilify)

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Short Answer
Compare & Contrast Fascism vs. Nazism

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Similar: Single ruler. Militant Nationalism. Subordination of individual needs for
greater good of country. Both anti communist. Main Difference: Nazi's include element of race:
German & Aryan

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Short Answer
Was the Holocaust unique? Explain.

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-First methodical Genocide
-Largely documented
-Not just military involvement
-propaganda against race
-large # of people killed

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Short Answer
How did U.S. culture influence European culture (Post WWII)? Give 3 examples & how they influenced.

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Coca Cola in France - Seen as competition to wine, tried to be removed.
Supermarkets & Department stores open, putting small businesses out of business and causing economic problems
Euro Disney opens, it is considered a "Cultural Chernobyl", not very popular.

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Short Answer
USSR Collapse – effect on the “West”

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West is defined as not being Soviet union or Communist during
USSR. After collapse, west has to redefine itself. Who is new enemy or opposition, “other”?

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EC:
Oppenheimers quote

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"Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds"

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EC:
Movie about women's suffrage shown in class

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Mary Poppins

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EC:
What does Sinn Fein mean?

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“ourselves alone”

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EC:
Real name of the Red Baron –

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Manfred von Richthofen

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EC:
Man of the 20th century:

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Gavrilo Princip

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EC:
Another example(s) of genocide in 20th century

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Armenian – Darfur - Rwanda - Rape of Nanking

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EC:
Queen Victoria's Advice about Sex:

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“Close your eyes and think about England”

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EC:
5 Beaches stormed at normandy- (1 pt each!)

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Omaha, Gold, Utah, Sword, Juno

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EC:
Name of documentary shown:

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“Genocide”