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| What are the 3 proposals of the Yalta Conference? |
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| Germany divided into military zones, Germany had to pay for Soviet reparations, Stalin promised free elections in Eastern Europe |
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| What is the purpose of the United Nations? |
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| protect its members against aggression |
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| What is the difference in the post World War II goals of the United States and the Soviet Union? |
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| The U.S. encouraged democracy, prevent communism, rebuild Europe, and unite Germany while the Soviet Union wanted to spread communism, control Europe, and keep Germany divided |
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| Who gave the name "Iron Curtain" to eastern Europe? |
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| What did the Iron Curtain symbolize? |
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| attempt to block Soviet influece and the spread of communism |
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| What is the Truman Doctrine? |
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| U.S. would give aid to countries resisting communism |
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| What was the Marshall Plan? |
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| U.S. gave aid to any European country in need |
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| North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
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| formed from countries known as the "Soviet bloc" |
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| symbolized the alliance system/division of the world-East and West, built in 1961 |
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| What is the Domino Theory? |
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| if one South EAstern Asian country falls to communism, others will follow |
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| relaxation of tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union |
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| openness; aimed to introduce free speech and other liberties |
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| Economic restructuring and adoption of free-market |
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| those who favored a Jewish homeland in Palestine |
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| What was the Balfour Declaration? |
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| it called for partition between Arabs and Jews |
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| the process when national economies, cultures, and societies become integrated with those of other nations around the world |
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| Who is Mikhail Gorbachev? |
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| Russian politician that was the last president of the Soviet Union before the country's collapse |
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| What is the Berlin Airlift? |
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| Soviets cut off the city of Berlin and the Allies dropped food and supplies for 11 months. |
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| What is the significance of Sputnik? |
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| It was the first artificial satellite into space |
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| What was the Bay of Pigs Invasion? |
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| in 1959 Fidel Castro led a revolt against Cuban dictator Batista. U.S. invaded Cuba but the CIA failed in overthrowing Castro |
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| What was the Cuban Missile Crisis? |
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| Where the U.S. and the Soviet Union attempted to influence third world countries and put nuclear missiles in the countries. For about 2 weeks, the U.S. and Soviet Union were on the brink of a nuclear war |
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| What are the military conflicts in Asia/SE Asia during the Cold War? |
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| Why did the Soviet Union collapse? |
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| Gorbachev's reforms, Ronald Regan's Foreighn Policy, East German Nationalism, Lech Walesa' Solidarity movement |
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| communist leader in China |
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| How did Mao Zedong deal with the loyalty of the peasants? |
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| he won the peasants loyalty by teaching them to read and improve food production |
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| What is the significance of the "Great Leap Forward"? |
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| it called for larger collective farms, peasants had no incentive to work, and created a famine killing 20 million people |
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| What is the significance of the "Cultural Revolution"? |
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| Desire to create a society of equality, targets wre those of special priveleges or resisted the regime, used the "little red book" |
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| What was Mao Zedong's legacy? |
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| Build China on equality, reovlution, and hard work; Great Leap Forward was an economic disaster; no role in world affairs |
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| What was the Tiananmen square revolt? |
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| in 1989, students demand democratic reform, Deng Ziaping declared martial law and sent in the military, marked the beginning of government removing protests |
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| Waht are the 3 major Israeli and Arab conflicts? |
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Suez crisis in 1956-Israel retook the canal from Egypt
Six-Day War- Israel gained old Jerusalem, Sinai peninsula, Golan Heights, and the West Bank
Yom Kippur War- Egypt attacked Israel |
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| When did Israel become a nation? |
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| What is the significance of the Camp David Accords? |
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| It was a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel |
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| Who was the first muslim nation to recognize Israel as a nation? |
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| What are multinational corporations? |
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| companies that operate in other countries like Nike, Wal-Mart, McDonald's, Shell, and Coca-Cola |
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| How is the integration of economies made possible? |
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| technology, Communication networks, Internet access, Growth of economic cooperation-trading blocs, Collapse of "communism", and movement of free trade |
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| What are the sources of many global conflicts today? |
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| Ethic and religious differences are the sources |
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| What has allowed people to share their cultures with one another? |
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| How is popular culture spread globally? |
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| television, mass media, and social networks |
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| What are the challenges of globalization? |
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| Fear of losing one's culture and holding to one's old traditions to keep them alive |
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| What was the only African country to remain independent during the Age of Imperialism? |
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| What did fascist leaders promise? |
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| punish those responsible for the economy, restore national pride, and revive the environment |
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| What empire was referred to as "the sick man of Europe"? |
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| What Asian country sought to expand across the Pacific because of their need of raw materials? |
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| How were the members of the Triple Entente? |
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| Russia, Great Britain, and France |
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| Why did the U.S. enter WW 1? |
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| What was the turning point on the Eastern front during World WAr 2? |
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| Why was India considered the Jewel in the Crown of the British Colonies? |
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| because it was the most valuable British colony and provided raw materials |
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| When did World War 2 start? |
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| What led to President Truman deciding to use the atomic bomb against Japan? |
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| He feared an invasion of mainland Japan would cost too many lives, but Japan needed to surrender |
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| What is the Powder Keg of Europe before World War 1? |
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| What battle in the Pacific was the turning point in favor of the U.S.? |
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| the genocide of the Jews? |
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| Why did the U.S. land on the 5 beaches for the invasion of Normandy called D-day? |
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| What happened on December 7, 1941? |
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| Japan bombed Pearl Harbor |
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| What were the 2 cities that the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on? |
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| Why did Hitler hate the Jews? |
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| Blamed them for the defeat in WW2, Social Darwinism, Germans were the master race |
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| What are the 4 reasons for WW1? |
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| Imperialism, Nationalism, Militarism, Alliance System |
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| List the big 3 and their rulers. |
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Britain-Churchill
U.S.- Roosevelt
Soviet Union-Stalin |
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| What were three impacts of the atomic bomb? |
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| Presented the posibility of annihilation of mankind; US and USSR Arms Race; Nuclear weapons fail to be a reasonable option in limiting wars |
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