How did Kristallnacht demonstrate Nazi persecution of Jews?

Nazi troops attacked Jewish homes, businesses, & synagogues

what is the iron curtain?

a wall separating the US and the soviet union

What was one result of the Sepoy Rebellion?

Parliament ended the rule of the East India Company

What was the effect of the Battle of Midway?

Japan lost irreplaceable ships/ planes

What was the goal of U.S. isolationist after WWI?

that political ties to other countries should be avoided

The belief that a country should maintain a strong military

How were Muhammad Ali's policies and European colonial policies similar?

Peasants were forced to grow cash crops instead of food

What is Laissez-Faire economics?

economics system without government involvement

significance of the Atlantic Charter?

upheld rights of free trade and choice of government

What did indirect control and direct control have in common?

They both based government institutions on European styles.

Purpose of Berlin Conference

To divide Africa among European nations

What was a result of the Sepoy Mutiny?

Britain began to rule India directly

What was the Battle of Midway known as?

The turning point in the Pacific War

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

To divide Africa into European colonies

What was the goal of direct control?

Assimilation of the native peoples

What effect did the nonaggression pact between the Nazis and the Soviets have

It allowed the Axis Powers to continue unchecked

What was the policy of appeasement?

A compromise between dictatorial powers to avoid conflict

What was the main cause of urbanization that occurred in 19th-century Britain and elsewhere in western Europe?

industrialization & the desire for jobs since farming jobs had diminished

Explain how exported goods from Vietnam gave rise to Vietnamese resistance against the French.

rice became cash crop so they didn't have enough food

The Final Solution is

Germany's decision to exterminate all Jews

Why did Britain take control of the Suez Canal?

Egypt could not pay its foreign debt

What was the Industrial Revolution?

increased output of machine made goods beginning in England in the 1800's

the deliberate and planned mass killing of a group

Which of the following was true of Germany, Italy, and Japan during the early to mid 1930's

All successfully invaded other nations

What is the Marshall Plan?

US gave amounts of money to help build European Countries

When the Military is willing to do anything to win

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1
How did Kristallnacht demonstrate Nazi persecution of Jews?
Auschwitz concentration camp opened that night
That is the night Anne Frank was captured and killed
Nazi troops attacked Jewish homes, businesses, & synagogues
A law passed that made it illegal to read the Old Testament
2
Which German political party sought to overturn the Treaty of Versailles?
Fascist
Socialist
Nazi
Democrat
3
what is the iron curtain?
a right to all animels
a curtain made of iron
a time in the American revolution
a wall separating the US and the soviet union
4
What was one result of the Sepoy Rebellion?
The British were driven out of the Hindu area of India.
The British no longer used Sepoys in their army.
Parliament ended the rule of the East India Company
Sepoys won representation in the British colonial government
5
What was the effect of the Battle of Midway?
Japan took Midway islands
The United States lost irreplaceable ships/ planes
Japan lost irreplaceable ships/ planes
The United States took back Alaska
6
What was the goal of U.S. isolationist after WWI?
that political ties to other countries should be avoided
that industrial ties to other countries should be ended
that Nazi ties to other countries should be combatted
that foreign aid to other countries should be lessened
7
Who was known as Il Duce?
Franklin Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
8
What is militarism?
Defence alliances formed between nations
A policy to expand the empire
An allergy to gunpowder
The belief that a country should maintain a strong military
9
How were Muhammad Ali's policies and European colonial policies similar?
Muhammad Ali ruled as an indirect ruler of a British colony
Peasants lost their local chiefs with centralized power
Peasants were forced to grow cash crops instead of food
Like most local rulers, Muhammad Ali had little real power
10
Which even BEST describe geo-politics (an interest in taking land for strategic purpose)?
Maji Maji Rebellion
Boer War
Crimean War
Sepoy Mutiny
11
What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
The Election of FDR
The end of WWI
The election of Herbert Hoover
12
What is Laissez-Faire economics?
economic system regulated by private parties
economic system controlled by the government
a fair economic system
economics system without government involvement
13
What two groups fought in the Chinese Civil War?
Titans and Monarchs
Germany and Japan
Communists and Nationalists
Peasants and the Elite
14
significance of the Atlantic Charter?
established an alliance between Great Britain and US
cut off trade with Axis Powers + established trade embargoes
upheld rights of free trade and choice of government
signed on a ship in Atlantic
15
What did indirect control and direct control have in common?
They both encouraged limited self-rule for all colonies.
They both encouraged assimilation as their main goal.
They both based government institutions on European styles.
They both used local government officials and local rules.
16
Purpose of Berlin Conference
To bring together African and European rulers
To divide Africa among local ethnic groups
To divide Africa among European nations
To stop war in Africa
17
What was a result of the Sepoy Mutiny?
The East India Company took control of India
Britain began to rule India directly
India won its independence
India was ruled indirectly by Great Britain
18
What was the Battle of Midway known as?
The maiden voyage of the USS Iowa
The turning point in the Pacific War
Japan's Greatest Victory
Japan's Greatest defeat
19
What was true of the method of indirect control?
Government institutions were based on European styles
It had limited self-rule
foreign officials were brought in to rule
German colonies used it
20
What term was used to identify the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan?
Fascist Powers
Central Powers
Axis Powers
Allied Powers
21
What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
Settle dispute between British and Dutch
To allow African leaders greater say
To divide Africa into European colonies
To settle the Franco-Prussian War
22
What ended WWI?
Nazi rule
Treaty of versallies
armistice
Communsim
23
What was the goal of direct control?
Use local government officials
To develop future leaders
Assimilation of the native peoples
To establish limited self-rule
24
Who won the Chinese Civil War?
Robert E Lee and the Confederates
Mao and the Communists
Akbar and the Rebel Alliance
Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalists
25
What effect did the nonaggression pact between the Nazis and the Soviets have
It forced Britain and France to abandon the policy of appeasement
All of the above
It allowed the Axis Powers to continue unchecked
It brought the U.S. out of its isolation
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What was the policy of appeasement?
Doing something to start conflict
An agreement between dictatorial powers to form an alliance
Appeasing to a dictator
A compromise between dictatorial powers to avoid conflict
27
What was the main cause of urbanization that occurred in 19th-century Britain and elsewhere in western Europe?
poor crop yields
industrialization & the desire for jobs since farming jobs had diminished
more efficient transportation systems
improved living conditions in cities
28
Explain how exported goods from Vietnam gave rise to Vietnamese resistance against the French.
no
rice is good food
yes
rice became cash crop so they didn't have enough food
29
The Final Solution is
The plan to bomb Japan
America's plan to defeat Germany
Germany's decision to exterminate all Jews
The treaty between Germany and Russia
30
Why did Britain take control of the Suez Canal?
France traded control of the canal for control of Nigeria
Muhammad Ali considered maintaining its security a burden
The British helped the Egyptians defeat French invaders
Egypt could not pay its foreign debt
31
What was the Industrial Revolution?
wealthy land owners purchase large tracts of land for fields
use of teenagers that worked 14 hours a day, 6 days a week
increased population growth of urban areas during the 1800's
increased output of machine made goods beginning in England in the 1800's
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Axis Powers
Germany, Japan, Italy
Great Britain, France, Belgium
Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain
USA, Germany, Japan, Italy
33
Who won the civil war
Communists
Nationalists
34
Directly after World War I, most European nations had what type of government, if only temporarily?
Democratic
Monarchy
Fascist
35
From which country did Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Yugoslavia gain independence?
Germany
Bulgaria
Ottoman Empire
Austria-Hungary
36
What was the Warsaw Pact?
a response to the creation of NATO
all of the above
a collective defense treaty among the USSR & 7 other states
a treaty helping USSR control central and Eastern Europe
37
Genocide is......
the deliberate and planned mass killing of a group
the unplanned mass killing of a group
a type of pesticide
38
Why does Japan invade Manchuria?
Ethnic Japanese people live there
It's where the capital was
It's huge population
It's mineral resources
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What is a blitzkreig?
a type of military weapon used for multiple battles
a city inside of Germany
all of the above
an intense military campaign
40
Which of the following is an example of a reform movement?
abolition of slavery
public education
women's rights
all of the above
41
What is the name for the voluntary associations of workers seeking labor reforms?
unions
gangs
clubs
factories
42
Which of the following was true of Germany, Italy, and Japan during the early to mid 1930's
All had governments controlled by Fascists
All pledged to undo the decisions of the Versailles Treaty
All signed nonaggression pacts with the Soviet Union
All successfully invaded other nations
43
What prompted Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?
German invasion of Poland
Pearl Harbor
The Zimmerman Note
the invation of Finland
44
What event started WWII?
Germany invaded Poland.
France invaded Poland.
Poland invaded Germany.
Germany invaded Serbia.
45
What is the Marshall Plan?
US gave amounts of money to help build European Countries
To help people who need it
All of the above
To give money to others
46
Which region was referred to as the ' powder keg of Europe ' ?
The Balkans
Jamaica
The Ottoman Empire
The Falcons
47
Between 1949-1978, what type of economic system did China have?
Communist economy
Capitalist economy
Socialist economy
Market economy
48
What were the three factors of production required to drive the industrial revolution?
land, labor, capital
government, military, colonies
raw materials, natural resources, man-made goods
road, railway, and water transport
49
What is Total War?
When the Military is willing to do anything to win
When the Military won't do anything to win
War across countries
War under a Totalitarism government
50
What was the Bay of Pigs?
The failed Invasion of Cuba
The failed invasion of Vietnam
The assassination of JFK
A Bunch of Pigs in the Ocean
51
final German offensive
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of El Alamein
Battle of the Bulge
52
On what did the German military strategy of blitzkrieg depend?
“out-waiting” the opponent
a system of fortifications
surprise and overwhelming force
the ability to make a long, steady advance
53
What led to the German defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad?
Russian ground forces & American air strikes
Russian & British troops
Russian troops & the Russian winter
Russian & German fuel shortages
54
What did the Allies' strategy of "island hopping" in the Pacific involve?
attacksonly on islands that were not well-defended
attacks on all islands within 500 miles of Japan
attacks on all Japanese-held islands
55
The Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact...
gave Hitler the Sudetenland
gave Hitler France
gave Hitler the Rhineland
gave Hitler the freedom to attack Poland
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Why did the Maji Maji Rebellion fail?
East Africans believed that magic water would protect them from bullets
German reinforcements arrived as the East Africans were about to win
Internal Conflict divided East African leaders
East Africans lost faith moments before the battle began
57
What was the Schlieffen Plan?
Quick strike through Belgium to Paris. Next, attack Russia
It was a blitzkreig.
It was a plan to invade the United States.
None of these
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Which of the following does Fascism stress?
individual rights
freedom of speech
nationalism
a classless society
59
How did Europeans use paternalism to govern peoples in colonies?
Allowed them to assimilate
trained them in advanced farming and mining techniques
trained them to govern themselves
provided for needs but did not grant full rights
60
Which of the following factors led to the fall of France to the Nazis?
the fall of Dunkirk
All of the above
evacuation of the British forces
the fall of Paris
61
Why was India called the "jewel in the crown"?
The sepoys were a perfect model of successful imperialism.
Success of India self-sufficient economy strengthen Britain
It was the most valuable of all of Britain's colonies
It had a vast supply of diamonds, rubies, and sapphires
62
Who was forced to assume sole responsibility for the war under the Treaty of Versailles?
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Russia
Germany
63
"...a day that will live in infamy." This quote represents:
sinking of merchant ships in the Atlantic Ocean
bombing of Pearl Harbor
D-Day invasion of France
air raids on the Panama Canal
64
Who won the Battle of Midway?
Germany
The U.S.
Japan
England
65
Which of the following was addressed by the Nuremberg Trials?
the firebombing of Dresden
the use of nuclear bombs
the internment of Japanese-American citizens
the Holocaust
66
Where did the British Empire control an entire continent?
North America
Europe
Australia
Africa
67
What crucial lesson was learned at the Battle of Britain?
Nothing was learned at the Battle of Britain
Germany had a powerful air force
Hitler's advances could be blocked
The RAF needed more planes
68
what was the domino theory?
all countries become communist over time
the theory of dominos
one of Shane Dawson's conspiracy theories
one country becomes communist, a nearby one will as well!
69
Allied Powers
USA, Great Britain, Italy
China, Japan, Korea
Great Britain, France, China, USA
Germany, Italy, Japan
70
Main reason for the Crimean War?
Britain wanted a warm port
Russia wanted a warm port
The Dutch wanted a warm port
France wanted a warm port
71
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
Force Germany to pay for war reparations.
Maintain international peace through the UN.
Promote free elections in Europe.
Restrict/Contain the spread of Communism.
72
What was the main cause of inadequate food supply in Africa during European colonization
cottonFarms grew cash crops like cotton
most farms were made into mines
Europeans used too much of the farmland to build factories
native farmers were drafted into the army
73
Which continent had the greatest number of British colonies?
Asia
Africa
South America
North America
74
what are the fourteen points ?
terms for resolving WWI and future wars by Prime Minister Orlando in 1918
terms for resolving WWI and future wars by Prime Minister Clemenceau
list of terms for resolving WWI and postwar world peace by President Wilson
list of terms for resolving WWI and future wars by President Wilson in 1916
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What ended the fighting for WWI
The Armistice
Treaty of Potsdam
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
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The U.S. strategy of Island Hopping in the Pacific
quickly weakened Japanese resolve to fight on
allowed the U.S. to gradually move towards Japan
pushed the Japanese into Burma
was a failure, forcing the U.S. to bomb Japan

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