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51 Cards in this Set
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What is the importance of the Tennis Court Oath?
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* it was a vow to continue to meet until they had produced a French Constitution
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What right is held in common by both the French Revolution's Declaration of Rights of Man and the American Declaration of Independence?
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*Liberty
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Importance of Napoleon's Invasion of Russia
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*resulted in the near destruction of France's Grand Army
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First Industrialized nation
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*Great Britain
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Three things needed to be a successful trading nation
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1. navy
2. merchant fleet 3. political stability and an abundance of raw materials and laborers |
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Political philosophy generated from work of Karl Marx
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*socialist
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Capitalism
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*economic system characterized by private ownership of capital goods and that prices, production and the distribution of goods are determined mainly by a free market
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Socialism
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*economic system where society/government owns and controls some means of production-usually factories and all the utilities
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Communism
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*a form of complete socialism in which the means of production-all lands, mines, factories, railroads and business would be owned by the people. Private proterty would not exist. All goods and services would be shared equal.
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Conservatism
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*political belief held by European monarchy's that believes people should obey the ruling political authority
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Liberalism
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*political philosophy originally based largely on Enlightenment principles because it believed that people should be as free as possible of government restraint and that civil liberties should be protected.
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What countries were involved and in the Conservatism of Europe and why?
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*Great Briain, Russia, Prussia, Austria and later France for the purpose of taking steps needed to maintain peace in Europe.
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Principles of Intervention
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*the great powers of Europe decalred the right to send armies into countries where there were revolutions and restored order
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The reason for ending Conservatism in Europe
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The forces of liveralism and nationalism became the dominant ideology.
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What was the white man's burden?
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*Europeans had a moral responsibility to civilize native people.
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S. American v. European colonial events in the 1800's
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*many colonies of S. America fought wars of indepence against Spain in the 1800's.
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European behavior in China that led to the Boxer Rebellion
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*the Chinese were angry that Europeans tried to kill off their religion and their culture.
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The reasons for Japan getting involved with the west during the rise of Japan
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*U.S. Navy under Commodore Perry forced Japan to sign a treaty
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Event that got Japan recognized as a world power
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*Japan's victory over Russia during the Russo-Japanese War
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What are the main reasons for WW1?
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1. militarism
2. alliances 3. imperalism 4. nationalism |
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What are the central powers countries?
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1. Germany
2. Austria-Hungary 3. Ottoman Empire |
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What was the main goal of the Schlieffen Plan?
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*a two from war with Russia and France, which had formed a military alliance.
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2 reasons that kept both sides from gaining ground in trench warfare?
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*outdated military stategies and modern weaponry.
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Which country was fighting a civil war during WW2?
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Russia
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What was the main result of the Treaty of Versailles?
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*Germany was forced to accept all responsibility.
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What was the strategy of the Bolshevik party under Lenin to take over Russia?
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*violent revolution
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What nation that never joined the League of Nations?
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*USA
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What was the reason for the failure of the League of Nations?
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*member nations refused to intervene when faced with confrontation
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Which ethnic group was the victim of Ottoman genocide?
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*Armenians
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The types of government did the Great Depression encouraged?
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*helped encourage authoritarian governments around the world
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What is a dictator?
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*a ruler who has complete control of government and the people of a nation
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What is a totalitarian?
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*government that aims to control the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural lives of its citizens.
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What is fascism?
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*strong central government which glorifies the nation's interests above individual rights.
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What country invaded Manchuria in 1931 disguised as Chinese?
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*Japan
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What was the response to Hitler's violating the Treaty of Versailles?
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*appeasement
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What countries signed the Non-Aggression Pact in 1939?
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*Russia and Germany
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What nation fought alone against Germany in 1941?
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*Great Britain
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What were the 2 reasons the Japanese were able to conquer the Pacific in 1930's?
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*The pacific reason was weak and largely a non-industrial area.
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Why did the U.S. victory in the Pacific turn into the tide of war?
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*Midway-where the U.S. sank four Japanese aircraft carriers, the most important naval vessels it had.
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What was Operation Overload, D-Day goal?
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*drive Germans to France
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What was President Truman's justification for using the atomic bomb against Japan?
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*to save American lives
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Who is the leader of India's independence movement against the British rule?
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*Mahatma/Mohandas Ghandi
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Who was the leader of China's communist movement?
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*Mao Zedong
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What was a Cold War term used to represent what period after WW2?
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*political tension following WW2 is know as the Cold War
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What are 2 reason why US continues to be concerned of its L. Am neighbors?
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*political instability and fear of spread of communism.
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What are the challenges facing African countries NOW just as they are gaining independence?
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*government corruption and reliance on cash crops.
*deficits and foreign intervention (unemployment and foreign debt. |
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What are 3 reasons for problems in the Middle East?
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*Western intervention
*history of struggle for control of land *history of religious conflict. |
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What are reasons for international organizations ineffectiveness despite their good intentions?
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*Power is not in military but in public awareness.
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What were the reasons behind and why it is so hard to fight terrorism and why it will continue?
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*Terroism is not a State but a group tactic.
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What is technological responsibility?
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*The earth is often harmed through by products, waste and disposal.
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What will it take to overcome mankind's inhumanity to mankind?
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* generations of education on racial, religious, and cultural tolerance.
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