World History S2 Exam Review

His assassination started World War I

The _____ was crucial to Britain's Industrial Revolution

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

The Berlin Wall was built in order to

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

the economic system based on industrial production

He became the first black president of South Africa in 1994

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

Social Darwinism is

The 38th parallel marked the division/boundary between

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

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

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

The Marshall Plan was designed to

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

this is assembling troops and supplies for war

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

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

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

He was the father of capitalism; wrote Wealth of Nations

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

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

The factory created a new labor system in which

process of moving from a rural area to a city

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

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

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

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

What as the Kristallnacht?

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

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

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

What were the "Nuremberg Laws"?

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

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

He developed the concept of "natural selection"

The pitiful conditions created by the Industrial Revolution gave rise to 

Who developed a steam engine that could drive machinery?

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

Hitler's blitzkrieg or "lightning war" was 

the political philosophy based on tradition and social stability

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

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

The German advance toward Paris was halted at

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

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

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

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

this was written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

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

A political philosophy based on tradition and social stability

The slogan of the ______ was "Destroy the Foreigners"

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

any type of fabric or cloth used in production

a military draft

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

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

this is wearing the other side down with constant attacks

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

people who invest in a new business or business ideas

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

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

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

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

What was the "white man's burden"?

The Schlieffen Plan was 

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

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

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

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

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

The Western Front of WWI was characterized by

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

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

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

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

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

He built the first steam powered locomotive

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

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

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

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

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

What was History's greatest naval invasion called? 

the belief that people owe loyalty to a nation is 

The Warsaw Pact sought to

What was the "Final Solution"?

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