World History: Final Exam STUDY GUIDE REVIEW

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World History Final ExamSTUDY GUIDE REVIEW

• FIVE SECTIONS
• WW I - INTERWAR ERA - WW II
• GANDHI - THE COLD WAR -
• GLOBAL HOT SPOTS TODAY

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World War I key terms

• What were the four main causes of WW I?
• Militarism
• Alliances
• Imperialism
• Nationalism

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Definitions

• Militarism
• Glorification of the military

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Definitions

• Pacifism
• Opposition to war

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Definitions

• Nationalism
• Strong loyalty to a nation and culture

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More key terms

• Alliance of France, Britain, and Russia was known
  as
• Allied Powers

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More key terms

• Neutrality
• Policy of supporting neither side in a war

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WW I continued

• Ultimatum
• A final set of demands
• Ex. Austria sent Serbia an ____________.

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WW I

• What method of fighting did armies use on the
  Western Front?
• Trench warfare

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WW I

• What term was used to describe when neither side
  advanced?
• stalemate

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WW I

• What was the name for a German submarine?
• U-boat

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WW I

• What is the term for the channeling of a nations
  entire resources into a war effort?
• Total War

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WW I

• What is the term for spreading of ideas to
  promote a cause or damage an opposing cause?
• propaganda

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WW I

• What is the term for to limit the supply of
  goods, so that they could supply the military?
• ration

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WW I Fill-in-the-blank

• Germany paid 30 billion as payment for war
  damages, or ___________.
• Reparations
• Wilsons plan of the ___________ was a group of
  over 40 countries which hoped to settle problems
  without war.
• League of Nations
• By June 1919, the Paris Peace Conference drew up
  the ______, which blamed Germany for the war.
• Treaty of Versailles.

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Which of the following helped to start WW I?

• A. a good economy.
• B. the United States.
• C. an environmental disaster.
• D. an assassination
• ANSWER
• D.

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Overseas colonies were used for

• A. a buffer zone.
• B. bargaining chips.
• C. moral support.
• D. soldiers, workers, and supplies.
• Answer
• D.

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What famous novel describes WW I?

• A. April Morning.
• B. All Quiet on the Western Front.
• C. Red Badge of Courage.
• D. Saving Private Ryan.
• ANSWER
• B. All Quiet on the Western Front

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At the end of WW I, Europe faced huge losses
including

• A. Human costs (8.5 million dead)
• B. Political costs (rising threat of communism)
• C. Financial costs (war loans to repay)
• D. All of the above.
• ANSWER
• D. All of the above!

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PART II After the Great War

• Who was known as the man of steel led the
  U.S.S.R.?
• Joseph Stalin
• Who was the leader of Germany, the fuhrer?
• Adolf Hitler
• Who was Il Duce, the leader of Italy?
• Benito Mussolini

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The Interwar Period Fill-in-the-blank.

• The ________, the Nazi secret police, helped keep
  order in Germany.
• Gestapo.
• Hitler believed his German government, or the
  ________, would rule Europe for a thousand years.
• Third Reich.
• The democratic Weimar Republic was led by a
  __________,or prime minister.
• chancellor

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More fill-in-the-blanks

• ________ was a book written by Hitler while in
  jail details Nazi goals and ideology.
• Mein Kampf.
• _________ is the Night of Broken Glass where
  mobs attacked Jewish communities throughout
  Germany.
• Kristallnacht
• ________another word for a detention center for
  civilians considered enemies of the state.
• Concentration camp

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The Interwar Era Multiple Choice.

• What was Stalins symbol of his country?
• A. steel.
• B. horse.
• C. tractor.
• D. a-bomb.
• E. bald eagle
• ANSWER
• C. tractor

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What was one result of the Great Purge?

• A. increased Stalins power.
• B. increased Stalins popularity.
• C. established five-year plans.
• D. murdered Lenin.
• ANSWER
• A. increased Stalins power

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What was one effect of the Great Depression in
Japan?

• A. exports increased.
• B. unemployment dropped.
• C. the ultranationalists gained power.
• D. the communists gained power.
• ANSWER
• C. ultranationalists gained power

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What made Manchuria attractive to the Japanese?

• A. It had a large Japanese population.
• B. It was close to China.
• C. It was rich in natural resources.
• D. It had a nationalist government.
• ANSWER
• C. Rich in natural resources

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With which countries did Japan ally itself in
1936?

• China and India.
• Germany and France.
• The U.S. and Germany.
• Italy and Germany
• ANSWER
• Italy and Germany

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In 1935, Italy invaded the nation of

• Germany
• Ethiopia
• USSR
• Egypt
• ANSWER
• Ethiopia

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In 1937, Japan invaded Eastern ____ in order to
expand its growing imperial empire.

• India
• USSR
• Korea
• China
• ANSWER
• China

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In 1938, Germany annexed the nation of _____
while western powers continued to remain
uninvolved?

• USSR
• Czechoslovakia
• Austria
• Poland
• ANSWER
• Austria

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In 1936, Germany, Italy, and Japan formed the
________ Powers.

• Axis.
• Allied.
• Super.
• Imperial.
• ANSWER
• AXIS

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World War II

• The Big Three Allied Powers included Roosevelt,
  Churchill, and ______________.
• A. Hitler.
• B. Stalin.
• C. Mussolini.
• D. Tojo
• Answer
• STALIN

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WW II

• Japanese ______________ pilots used suicide
  missions to attack U.S. ships.
• A. kamikaze.
• B. fighter.
• C. tiger.
• D. combat.
• Answer
• KAMIKAZE

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WW II

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor took place on
  ___________________.
• A. September 1, 1939.
• B. August 7, 1942.
• C. December 25, 1942.
• D. December 7, 1941.
• Answer
• DECEMBER 7, 1941.

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WW II

• On D-Day, Allied soldiers landed at this beach in
  France.
• A. Normandy.
• B. Cannes.
• C. St. Tropez.
• D. Branch.
• Answer
• NORMANDY

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WW II

• V-E Day stands for Victory in ___________.
• A. England.
• B. Ethiopia.
• C. Europe.
• D. Egypt.
• Answer
• EUROPE

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WW II

• U.S. President ________ made the decision to drop
  the first atomic bombs.
• A. Woodrow Wilson.
• B. Herbert Hoover.
• C. Harry Truman.
• D. FDR.
• Answer
• HARRY TRUMAN

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WW II

• In August of 1945, two atomic bombs were dropped
  on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and
  _________.
• A. Tokyo.
• B. Okinawa.
• C. Nagasaki.
• D. Iwo Jima.
• Answer
• NAGASAKI

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WW II

• During World War II, the Allied powers consisted
  of the following nations the U.S., Britain,
  France, and _________________.
• A. Italy.
• B. Germany.
• C. USSR.
• D. Japan
• Answer
• USSR

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Creation of the UN

• The five nations which are permanent members of
  the UN include the U.S., Russia (former USSR),
  Britain, France and ______.
• A. Italy.
• B. Japan.
• C. Germany.
• D. China.
• Answer
• CHINA

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Mohandas Gandhi The Mahatma

• What is the term used to describe the refusal to
  buy goods?
• A. Bapu.
• B. ahimsa.
• C. boycott.
• D. Mahatma
• Answer
• BOYCOTT

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Gandhi

• What was the word Bapu mean?
• A. hero.
• B. father.
• C. saint.
• D. great soul.
• Answer
• FATHER

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Gandhi

• What is the word for the Hindu belief of non-
  violence and reverence for all life?
• A. bapu.
• B. mahatma
• C. boycott
• D. ahimsa.
• Answer
• ahimsa

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Gandhi

• What is the term for promoting rebellion against
  the government?
• A. civil disobedience.
• B. Hind Swaraj.
• C. sedition.
• D. Kasturbai.
• Answer
• SEDITION

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Gandhi

• What is the name of Gandhis book which explains
  his ideas of nonviolent resistance?
• A. Walden.
• B. All Quiet on the Western Front.
• C. Hind Swaraj.
• D. Bapu.
• Answer
• Hind Swaraj

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Gandhi

• What is the term for refusing to obey unjust
  laws?
• A. civil disobedience.
• B. Hind Swaraj.
• C. sedition.
• D. ahimsa.
• Answer
• CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

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Gandhi

• Gandhi traveled to this country after studying in
  London and fought discrimination against Indians
  living there
• A. England.
• B. South Africa.
• C. Pakistan.
• D. USA.
• Answer
• SOUTH AFRICA

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Gandhi Era

• In response to violent uprisings in India, Gandhi
  would often do this
• A. boycott.
• B. spin cloth.
• C. eat.
• D. fast.
• Answer
• FAST

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Gandhi Era

• Tensions between these two groups in India led to
  violence and partition.
• A. Hindus and Muslims.
• B. Jews and Christians.
• C. Hindus and Christians.
• D. Jews and Muslims.
• Answer
• HINDUS AND MUSLIMS

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The Cold War Definitions.

• Define NATO
• Answer
• The military alliance led by the United States.
• Stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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Cold War Definitions.

• Define Warsaw Pact.
• Answer
• The (Cold War) military alliance led by the
  former Soviet Union.

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Cold War Definitions.

• Define Superpowers.
• Answer
• U.S. and U.S.S.R. during the Cold War era.

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Definitions

• What was The Cold War. Define it.
• Answer
• A period of tension, following World War II,
  between the free world and communist nations.

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Definitions

• What was the Berlin Wall?
• Answer
• A massive concrete barrier dividing East and West
  Germany and which became a Cold War symbol

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A Cold War Whos Who?See if you can identify
the people/ vocabulary on the left with the
corresponding country on the right.

• Margaret Thatcher
• Ronald Reagan
• Mikhail Gorbachev
• Fidel Castro
• Mao Zedong
• Ho Chi Minh
• Saigon
• Ho Chi Minh
• Glasnost
• Perestroika

• China
• Cuba
• Korea
• Vietnam
• U.S.S.R.
• U.S.
• Great Britain

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The Cold War Match-Up

• Margaret Thatcher Great Britain
• Ronald Reagan U.S.
• Fidel Castro Cuba
• Mao Zedong China
• Mikhail Gorbachev U.S.S.R.
• Glasnost U.S.S.R.
• Perestroika U.S.S.R.

• Saigon Vietnam
• Ho Chi Minh - Vietman

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The Cold War Chronology Put the following
events in their correct order from the earliest
to the most recent.

• Vietnam War
• The Fall of the Berlin Wall
• Gorbachev comes to power.
• Korean War
• Chinese Communist Revolution

• The Order
• Chinese Communist Revolution
• Korean War
• Vietnam War (presence of U.S. troops)
• Gorbachev comes to power.
• The Fall of the Berlin Wall

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GENOCIDE

• Which genocide took place in Turkey and was the
  first genocide of the 20th century?
• Answer
• Armenian
• Which genocide took place between 1932 1933 in
  the U.S.S.R. and resulted in 7 million deaths?
• Answer
• Ukrainian

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Genocide

• Which genocide took place during a six-week time
  period from December 13, 1937 to February 1938
  and resulted in the deaths of some 300,000
  Chinese?
• Answer
• The Rape of Nanking
• Which genocide was an attempt by Khmer Rouge
  leader Pol Pot to form a Communist peasant
  farming society resulting in the deaths of 25 of
  the countrys population from starvation,
  overwork, and executions?
• Answer
• Cambodian
• Which genocide involved a conflict between three
  main groups, the Serbs Croats and Muslims?
• Answer
• Bosnian

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Genocide Unit Rwanda

• Which European country claimed Rwanda in 1899?
• A. Britain.
• B. France.
• C. Germany.
• D. Belgium.
• Answer
• GERMANY

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Genocide Unit Rwanda

• Which European country controlled Rwanda after
  World War I?
• A. Britain.
• B. France.
• C. Germany.
• D. Belgium.
• Answer
• BELGIUM

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Genocide Unit Rwanda

• What is the dominant religion in Rwanda?
• A. Judaism.
• B. Christianity.
• C. Islam.
• D. Buddhism.
• Answer
• CHRISTIANITY

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Genocide - Rwanda

• In what year did the Rwandan genocide occur?
• A. 1939.
• B. 1945.
• C. 1973.
• D. 1994.
• E. 2008.
• Answer
• 1994

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Genocide Unit Rwanda Hutu or Tutsi?

• Which group was favored under Belgian rule?
• Answer
• TUTSI
• Which group was the majority?
• Answer
• HUTU
• Which group was the minority?
• Answer
• TUTSI

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Hutu or Tutsi continued

• Paul Rusesabagina
• HUTU
• Tatiana Rusesabagina
• TUTSI
• Interhamwe Militia (George Rutagunda)
• HUTU
• Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)
• TUTSI

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The Modern World Global Hot Spots / Hot
Topics

• What do the letters OPEC mean/ represent?
• Answer
• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• Kashmir, an area of land in Southeast Asia which
  has been fought over for nearly 60 years is
  controlled by this nation
• Answer
• India

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Modern World. Match the countries below with
the appropriate sentences below. ISRAEL, IRAN,
IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, KUWAIT

• In 1948, the modern nation of ________ was
  established by the UN.
• Answer
• ISRAEL
• Saddam Hussein gained power of this country in
  1979 and was eventually hanged on December 30,
  2006.
• Answer
• IRAQ
• This country, which borders Iraq, is currently on
  uneasy terms with the United States due to its
  nuclear program.
• Answer
• IRAN

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Modern World. Which of the following nations
match the sentence below Afghanistan, Israel,
India, China, Japan.

• This country, which borders Pakistan, may be
  where 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden is hiding.
  After 9/11, the U.S. took swift military action
  there ousting the Taliban and al Qaeda.
• Answer
• AFGHANISTAN

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Modern World. Which of the following nations
match the description below Afghanistan,
Israel, India, China, Japan.

• This country, the most populated in the world,
  suffered a devastating earthquake in 2008. They
  are also hosting the Summer 2008 Olympics.
  Finally, this nation has been criticized for
  manufacturing toys with lead paint.
• Answer
• CHINA

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Modern World. Which of the following nations
match the description below Afghanistan,
Israel, Pakistan, India, China, Japan.

• This nation, the second most populated in the
  world, is experiencing tremendous economic growth
  due to outsourcing especially by U.S.
  companies.
• Answer
• INDIA

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Modern World. Which of the following nations is
being described below Myanmar, Vietnam, Taiwan,
Japan, Mexico.

• This nation experienced an economic miracle
  after World War II. It not only recovered from
  having two atomic bombs dropped on it, but is a
  leading manufacturer of electronics and
  automobiles in the world today.
• Answer
• JAPAN.

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