What was the goal of apartheid in South Africa?

to make sure white economy, politics, and society was tops

Nuremberg Laws in 1935

deprived Jews of German citizenship

Appeasement before WW II

give into aggreasion to keep the peace

What did Western Allies do for West Germany after WW II?

They helped W. Germany rebuild its economy

When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, what did the Soviet Union do?

It attacked Poland from the east

Eastern Front fighting vs. Western Front fighting during WW I (How were they different?)

Less trench warfare on Eastern Front

Reason for the Boer War

Gold and diamonds were discovered on Boer-held lands

Reason why the Schlieffen Plan failed

Russia mobilized its army quickly

League of Nations response to Japan invading Manchuria in 1931

It condemned it but did nothing to stop it

Mussolini's rule in Italy

there was a one-party dictatorship

Why was Ethiopia able to stay independent?

It modernized and imported European weapons

What did Mohandas Gandhi urge people to do in India?

He wanted people to resist imperialism using nonviolence

At Berlin Conference, what did a European power have to do to claim part of Africa

It had to set up a gov't office there

Stalin's major goal in Eastern Europe after WW II?

To lead E. Europe to economic success

Why did Mao Zedong start agricultural communes in China?

to make agriculture more efficient

Why did Russia want the Bosporus and Dardanelles when the Ottoman Empire fell apart?

Russia wanted access to the Mediterranean Sea

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1
What was the goal of apartheid in South Africa?
to discourage African nationalism
to make sure white economy, politics, and society was tops
to prepare colonial South Africans for independence
to undermine Pan-Africanism
2
Chinese leader who created the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution
Sun Yixian
Ho Chi Minh
Syngman Rhee
Mao Zedong
3
Nuremberg Laws in 1935
It joined all Protestant sects into a single sstate church
Sent Japan money so it could continue invading other nations
deprived Jews of German citizenship
it required all young Germans to join the Hitler youth
4
Appeasement before WW II
Germany made a treaty with Russia not to invade each other
give into aggreasion to keep the peace
U.S. wanted to stay out of foreigh affairs
Germany negotiated with China to keep the peace
5
What country was forced after WW I in the Treaty of Versailles to assume all responsibility?
Austria-Hungary
France
Russia
Germany
6
Group that made a 6,000-mile journey known as the "Long March"
Chinese Nationalists
Russian White Army
Chinese Communists
Chinese peasants
7
What did Western Allies do for West Germany after WW II?
They urged rebellion in Soviet satelllite states
They argued the Soviet occupation of E. Berlin
They helped W. Germany rebuild its economy
They reinforced the border with E. Germany
8
When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, what did the Soviet Union do?
It took parts of Finland, Estonia, and Latvia
It filed a protest with the League of Nations
It attacked Poland from the east
It formed an agreement with Britain and France
9
Eastern Front fighting vs. Western Front fighting during WW I (How were they different?)
Deaths lower on Eastern Front
Less trench warfare on Eastern Front
Russian armies were better equipped that Western Nations
Battles on Eastern Front more important
10
Alliance that was committed to the security of communist nations in Europe during the Cold War
NATO
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
Central Treaty Organization
11
Reason for the Boer War
the migration of the Boers into Zulu territories
Oil was discovered on Boer-held lands
Gold and diamonds were discovered on Boer-held lands
British wanted to take Cape Colony from the Dutch
12
Reason why the Schlieffen Plan failed
Belgium could not be defeated
Russia mobilized its army quickly
Germany did not have a strong army
Germany defeated France too quickly
13
What did the Treaty of Versailles center on?
increasing German powerr
punishing Germany
increasing American influence
weakening American power
14
League of Nations response to Japan invading Manchuria in 1931
It condemned it but did nothing to stop it
It sent Japan money
It invaded Japan to force it to leave Manchuria
Insisted U.S. solve the problem
15
What countries had Fascism and what was it called?
Soviet Union (communism)
Great Britain (socialism)
France (a coalition gov't)
Germany (Nazism)
16
The region that is referred to as the "Powder Keg of Europe"?
Alsace-Lorraine
Austria-Hungary
the Balkans
the Middle East
17
Mussolini's rule in Italy
Free speech was allowed in Italy
Socialists were in government positions
democracy existed in Italy
there was a one-party dictatorship
18
Why was Ethiopia able to stay independent?
It modernized and imported European weapons
Europeans were not able to get to its location
It was friendly to its neighbors
It was given independence at the Berlin Conference
19
What did Mohandas Gandhi urge people to do in India?
He wanted Indians to support the British presence in India
reject western ideas about democracy
He wanted an increase in buying British goods
He wanted people to resist imperialism using nonviolence
20
What did Mohandas Gandhi want Indians to do?
Attack British-owned factories
Stay away from the "Untouchable" caste
Kidnap important British leaders
Boycott British goods
21
Policy of Stalins in trying to make cultural life in the Soviet Union more Russian
Russification
Communism
Surrealism
Tsarism
22
At Berlin Conference, what did a European power have to do to claim part of Africa
It had to set up a gov't office there
Had to set up missions there to spread the Christian faith
It had to set up businesses there
It had to defeat the rulng African tribes there
23
Stalin's major goal in Eastern Europe after WW II?
To lead E. Europe to economic success
To introduce democracy
To make a protective buffer zone from Germany
To argue the proper course of socialism/communism
24
"Hermit Kingdom" which was forced to open its ports in 1876 to Japanese trade
Tokyo
Malaya
Siam
Korea
25
What was a weapon of Totalitarianins?
tolerance toward all ethnic groups
freedom of the press
free elections
Police Terror
26
Who came up with Perestroika and Glasnostand which led to the breakup of the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
Vladimir Putin
Josef Stalin
27
Why did Mao Zedong start agricultural communes in China?
to help the bourgeoisie prosper
to "fix thinking through labor"
to make agriculture more efficient
to grow food for Taiwan
28
Tthe main cause of the ______ Rebellion was rifle cartridges being greased in animal fat(India)
Armenian
Sepoy
Taiping
Mughal
29
Reason why Cold War arms race was so frightening
weapons were very powerrful
countries involved were small and unstable
many superpowers had bombs
very cold in the winter
30
Why did Russia want the Bosporus and Dardanelles when the Ottoman Empire fell apart?
Russia wanted access to the Mediterranean Sea
Russia wanted to gain control of the Red Sea
Russia wanted to build a railroad
Russia wanted to build the Suez Canal

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