World History S2 Exam Review

U.S. fears about the spread of communism were increased when ____ became a Communist nation.

The social change brought about by the Industrial Revolution was evident in the 

What was History's greatest naval invasion called? 

_______, the aggressive preparation for war, was growing along with nations' armies.

This agreement gave Hitler the freedom to attack Poland without consequences from the USSR.

leader of the Soviet Union in 1955; it was his idea to build the Berlin Wall

Leader of Communist rebels in China; created the People's Republic of China, a communist nation

The pitiful conditions created by the Industrial Revolution gave rise to 

he used his post to gain control of the Communist Party in Russia; led U.S.S.R. in World War II

the political philosophy based on tradition and social stability

the belief that people owe loyalty to a nation is 

According to Karl Marx, the _______, or working class, was oppressed by the middle class. 

To deal with runaway German inflation, an international commission created the Dawes Plan, 

A gov aims to control political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural lives of citizens

a military draft

If a colony was run by _____, local elites were removed from power and replaced w/new officials

The German advance toward Paris was halted at

Another name for the working class according to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

the world organization created at the Paris Peace Conference following World War I

people who invest in a new business or business ideas

political philosophy that emphasizes the need for a strong central gov. led by a dictator. 

He was the communist leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis

What was the "Final Solution"?

Social Darwinism is

What were the "Nuremberg Laws"?

He developed the concept of "natural selection"

President of the United States during the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion and Cuban Missile Crisis

Which was NOT a result of the UN resolution dividing Palestine?

What caused the United States to join the Allies in fighting World War I?

process of moving from a rural area to a city

Hitler's blitzkrieg or "lightning war" was 

they made up nearly 80% of the European population in the early 1900's

The Schlieffen Plan was 

terms misused by the Nazis to identify their "master race"

What as the Kristallnacht?

Leader of non-violent Apartheid movement in S.A. won Nobel Peace Prize in 1984.

The slaughter of European civilians, particularly European Jews, by the Nazis was

The Truman Doctrine stated that the U.S. would provide ____ to nations threatened by Communism.

this was written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

The alliance formed among France, Great Britain, and Russia in 1907

the economic system based on industrial production

Meeting of the Big Three to discuss the final attack on Germany

In an attempt to adjust the trade imbalance with China, Britain began

The slogan of the ______ was "Destroy the Foreigners"

Great Britain, France, the U.S. and Russia during World War I

The Berlin Wall was built in order to

The _____ was the period of political tension following World War II.

by 1830, two-thirds of the British cotton industry's workforce were 

The only free states remaining in Africa by 1914 were

___ referred to the practice of Europeans living by their own laws while on Chinese soil

active government intervention in the economy; increased program of public works (WPA)

One of the most serious problems facing Gorbachev's reform of the USSR was

The Marshall Plan was designed to

this declared that Germany and Austria were responsible for starting WWI.

A system in which society owns and controls the means of production.

The factory created a new labor system in which

these helped to better both the living and working conditions of the working classes

The 38th parallel marked the division/boundary between

France's approach to peace was guided in large part by

The Western Front of WWI was characterized by

The production of ____ was one of the first industries to be affect by the Industrial Rev.

The _____ was crucial to Britain's Industrial Revolution

A political philosophy based on tradition and social stability

What was the "white man's burden"?

Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire became known as

In the Second Industrial Revolution, what led the way to new industrial frontiers? 

He built the first steam powered locomotive

this is wearing the other side down with constant attacks

This was fired by oil&gas; provided a new source of power in transportation during Indus. Rev.

Systems directed by government agencies in order to mobilize resources for the war effort

The ____ were special strike forces charged with the task of rounding up and killing the Jews.

this is assembling troops and supplies for war

His assassination started World War I

During World War 2, the Battle of Stalingrad was a crushing defeat for Germany because

All of the following powers had colonies in Africa by 1900, EXCEPT

Perestroika, was used to describe the economic reform movement led by Gorbachev, which means

Who developed a steam engine that could drive machinery?

What was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?

He was the father of capitalism; wrote Wealth of Nations

The pre-WWI alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy was known as the 

He became the first black president of South Africa in 1994

Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States (WWII)

The policy of ___ called for China to adopt Western technology while retaining Confucian values

The Warsaw Pact sought to

any type of fabric or cloth used in production

the spread of ideas to influence public opinion for or against a cause

At the Potsdam Conference, Truman demanded _______ throughout Eastern Europe. 

Two days after Hitler's invasion of _____, Britain and France declared war on Germany. 

The "Mukden Incident," which Japan used as an excuse to seize Manchuria was