Semester 2 Summer review 2

The treaty of Brest-Litovsk officially ended World War 1

Germany is a United Nations security council member

Capitalism is where the government controls the businesses and you're given what you need

The assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand is the spark that started World War 1

The Versailles conference is where Europeans met to carve up Africa

Germany was divided up between the allies after World War 2

The battle of Guadalcanal was Americas turning point against Japan

Germany, Britain, and France fought a phony war for the first 8 months of World War 2

When your country focuses on building up its armed forces that is Militarism

Japan Industrialized faster then any other nation

The Kellogg- Briand pact tried to outlaw war

Germany trying to convince Mexico to attack us was the final straw for us entering World War 1

America had (and still has) a sphere of Influence over South America

World War 2 began on December 7th 1941 (Pearl Harbor)

The 1st Gulf War was America, and the U.N liberating Kuwait from Iraqi forces

Early factories had harsh, and dangerous work spaces, but offered good pay

Near the end of the Cold War Eastern European countries remained loyal to the Soviet Union

The Soviet Union won early leads in the Space Race

Germany's loss at Stalingrad began a bloody retreat from Russia

The western front was filled with tank warfare and fast paced fighting

Imperialism is when you have extreme pride for your nation

President Truman declaring America would contain Communism is the start of the Cold War

America entered world war 2 on December 7th 1942

The earliest factories were located near rivers

Explorer 1 was the first man made satellite in Space