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What are the three major
monotheistic religions?
Christianity, Islam & Judaism
What is the basic moral and
religious code of Judaism?
The Ten Commandments
What religion believes Jesus
is the Son of God?
Christianity
What are the Holy Scriptures of
Christianity that include the life
and teachings of Jesus?
The New Testament
What is the Holy Book of
Judaism?
Torah
These organizations
established early Christian
doctrine.
Church Councils
Who is considered to be the
last and most important prophet
of Islam?
Muhammed
What is the Holy Book of
Islam?
Quran (Koran)
Identify the Five Pillars of Islam
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Prayer
Profession of Faith
Fasting during
Ramadan
Hajj (pilgrimage to
Mecca)
Alms
What are the two most
important cities of Islam?
Mecca & Medina
What religion did Siddhartha
Gautama establish?
Buddhism
What are the two most
important teachings of
Buddhism?
The Four Noble Truths
The Eightfold Path
He sent missionaries to spread
Buddhism to China and other
areas of Asia.
Asoka (Ashoka)
What religion believes in one
deity in many forms?
Hinduism
What is the Hindu process
of being reborn again?
Reincarnation
Hindu principle that states that
one’s present behavior
determines the next life.
Karma
What religion is concentrated
in Israel and North America?
Judaism
What religion is concentrated
in Europe and North/South
America?
Christianity
What religion is concentrated
in the Middle East, Africa and
Asia?
Islam
What religion is
concentrated in India?
Hinduism
What religion is concentrated
in East and Southeast Asia?
Buddhism
What two religions have
conflict in the Middle East
today?
Judaism
Islam
What two religions have
conflict in Northern Ireland?
Catholics
Protestants
What two religions are fighting
on the Balkan Peninsula?
Christianity
Islam
What two religions are fighting
in India, Pakistan and Kashmir?
Hinduism
Islam
Historical period that was the
rebirth of Greco-Roman culture
Renaissance
Where did the Renaissance
begin?
Northern Italy
Who painted the Mona Lisa
and the Last Supper?
Leonardo da Vinci
Who painted the Sistine Chapel and
sculpted David, Moses and Pieta?
Michelangelo
Renaissance philosophy that sought to
understand human behavior through the
study of classical literature
Humanism
Christian Humanist who wrote
In Praise of Folly?
English playwright and sonnet
writer who wrote Macbeth and
Hamlet
Shakespeare
Historical period that caused a
division within Western
Christianity
The Protestant Reformation
Social class who challenged the
Catholic Church’s practice of
usury
Merchant Class
Two groups of nobles who
disliked the Italian domination
of the Catholic Church
German Nobles
English Nobles
Catholic practice that led
Luther to challenge the Church
The Sale of Indulgences
Problems within the Catholic
Church that caused the
Reformation
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Too much wealth
Too much political
power
Simony
Selling of
Indulgences
Who wrote the Ninety-Five
Theses?
Martin Luther
Three main beliefs of
Martin Luther
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Salvation by faith
alone
Bible is the ultimate
religious authority
All humans are equal
before God
Three major beliefs of
John Calvin
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Predestination
Lead a righteous
moral life
Strong work ethic
Why did Henry VIII create the
Protestant Anglican Church?
The Pope would not grant him a
divorce so he could get a son
King who made himself the head
of the Anglican Church and
took over the wealth/lands of
the Catholic Church in England
Henry VIII
Why did the German princes
accept Protestantism?
To break away from the Holy Roman
Emperor and the Pope
Ruling family of the Holy Roman
Empire who continued to
support the Catholic Church
Hapsburg Family
This war was fought between
Protestants and Catholics in
the Holy Roman Empire
Thirty Years’ War
This institution became the
national church of the British
Isles under Elizabeth I
Anglican Church
The Reformation in England led
to the development of this
economic system in England
Capitalism
The Catholic Church’s
efforts to reform
Catholic Counter Reformation
Catholic group formed during
the Counter Reformation to
spread Catholic doctrine
Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
Catholic court established to
reinforce Catholic doctrine
The Inquisition
Gutenberg invention that
helped spread Protestant ideas
and increased literacy
The Printing Press
What were the motives of
exploration?
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Demand for gold,
spices and natural
resources
Spread Christianity
Political & Economic
competition
Innovations in
navigational tools
This Byzantine capital fell to
the Ottoman Turks in 1453
Constantinople
What empire emerged with
the fall of Constantinople?
Ottoman Empire
Where was the Ottoman
Empire located?
Asia Minor
To what areas did the
Ottoman Empire spread?
Southwest Asia
Balkan Peninsula
North Africa
What was the old name AND
the new name of the Ottoman
capital?
ConstantinopleIstanbul
What was the religion of the
Ottoman Empire?
Islam
What two products were
traded in the Ottoman Empire?
Coffee
Ceramics
Who are the Muslim invaders who
ruled Northern India from the
1500s to the early 1700s?
Mughals (Moguls)
What religion did the
Mughal rulers introduce?
Islam
What is a Mughal
architectural achievement?
Taj Mahal
Why did Europeans establish
trading posts in Africa?
Slaves, Gold, & Ivory
Who pioneered the age of
exploration by starting a school
of navigation?
Prince Henry
Portuguese explorer who
sailed around Africa to India
Vasco Da Gama
What products did Europeans
desire from India?
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Silk
Spices
Gems
Explorer who sailed west and
discovered the Americans
Christopher Columbus
Explorer for Spain who first
circumnavigated the globe
Ferdinand Magellan
Spanish explorer who
conquered the Aztecs of
central Mexico
Cortez
Spanish explorer who
conquered the Incas of Peru
Pizarro
English sea dog (pirate) who
circumnavigated the globe
Sir Francis Drake
French explorer who claimed
Canada for France
Jacques Cartier
Three American empires
destroyed during the Age of
Exploration
Maya, Aztec & Inca
European country that
established a legacy of a rigid
social class structure
Spain
Rigid Social Structure of
Latin America
Viceroys
Creoles
Mestizos
Mulattos
The transfer of American
goods to Europe and European
goods to America
The Columbian Exchange
What was the major cause of
death among Native
Americans?
Disease
Why did the slave trade
grow?
Labor for Plantations (because the
Native Americans died of smallpox)
Name for the trade routes that
linked Europe, Africa and the
Americas
Triangular Trade
What three European countries
competed for Indian Ocean
trade by establishing ports in
India?
Portugal, England & Netherlands
What three countries that
formed trading companies to
finance the establishment of
colonies?
Portugal, Holland, & Great
Britain (all ended up controlling
the southern tip of Africa)
What country became wealthy
due to gold/silver but later
faced inflation?
Spain
Economic policy stating that
colonies existed to benefit the
mother country become selfsufficient
Mercantilism
Name for the change of
business practices that
resulted in the creation of new
money and banking systems
Commercial Revolution
What two Asian countries limited
trade with Europe and followed an
isolationist policy?
Japan & China
What two Chinese goods were
demanded by Europeans?
Tea & Porcelain
What is the title of a Japanese
feudal military dictator?
Shogun
Religious War that resulted in a political
war when Cardinal Richelieu tried to
stop Habsburg power
Thirty Years War
Document issued by Henry IV
that granted Huguenot
toleration
Edict of Nantes
Type of government in which all
power was centralized in the
king
Absolute Monarchy
Absolute monarch of France
who built Versailles
Louis XIV
Absolute monarch of Russia
who westernized Russia
Peter the Great
1215 document that placed the
English king under the law
Magna Carta
What three events are the
foundations for English
freedoms?
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Creation of trial by
jury
Creation of Common
Law
Signing of the Magna
Carta
Type of government in which
power derives from the consent
of the people
Democracy
Puritan leader who won the
English Civil War and had
Charles I executed
Oliver Cromwell
King Charles II’s return as a
monarch was called what?
The Restoration
Monarchs who led the Glorious
Revolution in England
William and Mary
What type of government was
created in England after the
signing of the English Bill of
Rights in 1689?
Constitutional Monarchy
What English institution increased its
political power as result of the English
Civil War?
Parliament
What two political parties in
England were created over the
monarch’s power?
Whigs & Tories
What scientist developed
the heliocentric theory?
Copernicus
What scientist discovered the
laws of planetary motion?
Kepler
What scientist used the
telescope to support the
heliocentric theory?
Galileo
What scientist studied the
law of gravity?
Newton
What scientist discovered the
circulation of blood through the
heart?
Harvey
What method emphasized the
use of observation and
experimentation?
Scientific Method
What was the historical period
that emphasized the application
of reason to the human world
and stimulated religious
toleration?
Enlightenment
Another name for the
Enlightenment
Age of Reason
Who is the author of Leviathan
who said people are born in a
primitive “state of nature” and
consent to government for selfprotection?
Hobbes
Author of Two Treatises of
Government who said people are
sovereign and use government
to protect their natural rights
of life, liberty, and property
Locke
Who is the author of the
Social Contract?
Rousseau
What are Rousseau’s main
political ideas?
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Government is a
contract between
ruler and the people
Believed in direct
democracy
People are born free
but society puts
them in chains
Author of The Spirit of the Laws.
What is this author’s main political
idea?
Montesquieu
Best form of government included a separation of
powers
What Enlightenment thinker
emphasized religious toleration,
separation of church and state and
freedom of speech?
Enlightenment ideas
encouraged these two
revolutions
American Revolution
French Revolution
What three American documents
incorporate Enlightenment ideas?
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Declaration of
Independence
U.S. Constitution
Bill of Rights
Who is the author of the
Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What type of literature
became popular during the
Enlightenment?
The Novel
Who is the author of Don
Quixote?
Cervantes
Who was a composer of the
late Baroque period?
Bach
Who was a composer of the
classical period?
Mozart
Who painted Liberty Leading
the People?
Delacroix
What were the
characteristics of art during
the Enlightenment?
Classical subjects
public events
natural scenes
portraits
What cultures are incorporated
into Enlightenment ideas?
Greek and Roman
What were the technological
advances made during the
Enlightenment?
All-weather roads
Farm tools (led to Ag. Rev.)
Better ships
What two events influenced
the French Revolution?
The Enlightenment
American Revolution
What event represented
French discontent with
absolutism?
Storming of the Bastille
What was the time period in
which Robespierre and the
Jacobins executed many French
people?
The Reign of
Terror
What French monarch was
executed during the French
Revolution?
Louis XIV
The American and French
Revolutions inspired
independence movements in
this part of the Americas.
Latin America
Characteristics of the colonial
system in Latin America
•Gov’t
mirrored home gov’ts
•Catholicism
•Mining precious metals for export
Cuba Havana
Haiti Port au
Mexico
Mexico City
Prince
Peru
Brazil
Lima
Sao Paulo
Argentina
Buenos Aries
Colonial Capitals?
What was the right to organize
unpaid labor by the earliest Spanish
colonists in Latin America?
•Encomienda
system
What was a Spanish-owned
plantation that used slave labor?
hacienda
How did the American and French
Revolutions influence other
independence movements?
•Colonies
rebelling against mother countries
•Led by native born men of European ancestry
Who led the independence
movement in Haiti?
Toussaint
L’Ouverture
What were the contributions of
Toussaint L’Ouverture?
•Former
slave
•Defeated France, Spain & Britain to gain
independence for Haiti
Who led the independence
movement in South America?
Simon Bolivar
What were the contributions of
Simon Bolivar?
•Liberated
northern Latin America
•Native born (creole)
•Tried U.S. style federal model—failed b/c of
regional differences
Who led the independence
movement in Mexico?
Father Miguel
Hidalgo
What document was issued by the
U.S. in 1823 regarding
independence in Latin America?
•Monroe
Doctrine
What were the basic principles of
the Monroe Doctrine?
•Latin
America was Independent
•U.S. told Europe to keep out of W. Hemisphere
•U.S. would stay out of European affairs
•Supported by Great Britain
What military leader rose to
power at the end of the French
Revolution?
Napoleon
Who tried unsuccessfully to
unite Europe under French
domination?
Napoleon
What was Napoleon’s most
lasting achievement?
Napoleonic Code
What was the effect of
Napoleon’s attempt at French
domination of Europe?
Nationalism
What is the name of the
meeting in which Europe was
restored to Pre-Revolution
borders?
The Congress of Vienna
What political philosophy
favors tradition?
Conservatism
What political philosophy favors
making changes based on the
democratic process?
Liberalism
What powerful force swept
through Europe in the 19th
century?
Nationalism
What year did Europe
experience a series of
unsuccessful revolutions?
1848
Which country did people win
political rights through the
legislative process?
Great Britain
What European country was
the first to outlaw slavery?
Great Britain
What two major nation-states
were the last to unite in Europe ?
Italy
Germany
Who unified Northern Italy?
Cavour
Who united southern Italy
with northern Italy?
Garabaldi
What was the last area to
be unified in Italy?
The Papal States
What was the last city to be
unified in Italy?
Rome
Who was the Chancellor of
Prussia who led the unification
of Germany?
Otto von
Bismarck
What Machiavellian method did
Bismarck used to unify
Germany?
Realpolitik
What war led to the creation
of the German state?
Franco-Prussian War
Where did the Industrial
Revolution begin?
England
What social unit was the basis
for agricultural economies?
The Family
What event had a major
impact on family production?
Industrial Revolution
What two things did
industrialized nations want
from the colonies?
Raw Materials
Markets
What three industries were
the first to industrialize?
Textile, Iron, & Steel
The fencing in of farm land to
create larger more efficient
farms with less labor is called
what?
Enclosure Movement
Why was England the first to
industrialize?
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Natural Resources
(coal & iron ore)
Improvements with
the Steam Engine
What method of manufacturing
did the factory system
replace?
Cottage Industries
Who invented the cotton gin?
What was the effect it had on
slavery?
Eli Whitney
Increased Slavery
Who invented the spinning
jenny?
James Hargreaves
Who invented a process for
making steel?
Henry Bessemer
Who invented an effective
steam engine?
James Watt
Who developed the smallpox
vaccine?
Edward Jenner
Who discovered bacteria and
the process of pasteurization?
Louis Pasteur
What were the effects of the
Industrial Revolution?
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6.
Population Increase
Increased standard
of living
Improvements in
transportation
Urbanization
Increased
education
Growth of the
Middle Class
7. Poor working
conditions for the
working class
8. Women and Children
enter the work
force
9. Reforms to end
child labor
10. Suffrage
Movement
What two groups provided
factories with cheap labor?
Women & Children
Who controlled the lives of
the workers?
Factory Owners
Mine Owners
What organizations fought
for workers rights?
Labor Unions
What method was used by labor
unions to improve wages and
working conditions?
Strikes
What are negotiations between
labor and management called?
Collective Bargaining
Who is the author of Wealth
of Nations?
Adam Smith
What social class…
…benefited from capitalism?
…suffered the most from capitalism?
Middle Class
Working Class
What three terms are associated
with capitalism?
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Market Competition
Free
Trade/Enterprise/
Market
Laissez-Faire
Economics
Who are the authors of the
Communist Manifesto?
Karl Marx
Frederich Engels
Who is the author of
Das Kapital?
Karl Marx
What are the main ideas of
Karl Marx?
Favored Socialism/Communism
Wealth should be shared
According to Marx, what
economic system caused
injustices and unequal wealth?
Capitalism
What economic system
encourages the redistribution
of wealth?
Communism
What two countries outlaws the
slave trade and then slavery?
Great Britain
United States
Why did industrialize nations
become imperialistic?
ECONOMIC
 Raw Materials
 Markets
RELIGIOUS
 Spread Christianity
POLITICAL
 Nationalism
What term refers to a
territory controlled by another
country?
Colony
What is the term used to describe
a country whose foreign policy is
controlled by another country?
Protectorate
What is a country whose
economy and trade are
controlled by another country?
Sphere of Influence
What two continents were
dominated by Europeans during
the Age of Imperialism?
Asia
Africa
What products did Africans
import?
Corn
Peanuts
Manufactured Goods
What products did Europeans
desire from India?
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Silk
Spices
Gems
What British company
dominated India?
British East India Company
What man-made feature
connects the Mediterranean
and Red Seas?
The Suez Canal
What country controlled the
Suez Canal during the Age of
Imperialism?
Great Britain
As a result of European
economic control, China was
divided into what?
Spheres of Influence
This event marked the Chinese
attempt to get rid of all
foreigners.
Boxer Rebellion
What country was most
responsible for opening Japan
to foreign trade?
United States
What was the effect of
European imperialism in
dominated countries?
Increased Nationalism
From what country did Indian
nationalists seek independence?
Great Britain
Who was the leading Indian
nationalist?
Mohanda Gandhi
What methods did Gandhi
use?
Civil Disobedience
Passive Resistance
What country was created when
Muslims became independent
from India?
Pakistan
What country was created
when East Pakistan broke away
from West Pakistan in 1971?
Bangladesh
What name is given to the
island of Ceylon where
Buddhists and Hindus often
fight?
Sri Lanka
Who was the Indian Prime
Minister and friend of Gandhi
who supported industrialization
to ease India’s financial
problems?
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Jawarhalal Nehru
Who was the Indian Prime
Minister who had a close
relationship with the Soviet
Union and developed a nuclear
program?
Indira Gandhi
What system of government did
India adopt in order to deal with
ethnic and religious differences?
democracy
What African nation had an
apartheid policy?
South Africa
What South African leader who
fought against apartheid?
Nelson Mandela
Years of World War I
1914-1918
What were the six causes of
World War I?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Alliance System
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
Diplomatic Failures
Colonial
Competition
Whose assassination started
World War I?
Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand
Why did the United States
enter the war? WHEN?
Submarine Warfare
1917
Who was the US President
during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Who was the Kaiser of
Germany during WWI?
Wilhelm II
Why did Russia leave the
war? WHEN?
Bolshevik Revolution
1917
Following World War I, which
four empires no longer existed?
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Russian Empire
Austro-Hungarian
Empire
German Empire
Ottoman Empire
What treaty ended World
War I?
Treaty of Versailles
As a result of the Treaty of Versailles,
what happened to Germany?
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Guilt Clause
Lost
Territory/Colonies
War Reparations
Limited Military
What peace organization was
created after WWI?
League of Nations
What was the purpose of
the League of Nations?
Prevent future Wars
Why was the League of
Nations unsuccessful?
U.S. does not join
No enforcement power
Why did the colonies
participate in WWI?
Wanted independence
What system was created to
temporarily administer the
colonies of defeated nations?
Mandate System
What areas of the Middle
East became mandates?
Lebanon & Syria (France)
Palestine, Jordan, & Iraq (Great Britain)
Who was the last of Czar of
Russia?
Nicholas II
Why was Nicholas II unpopular?
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Defeat in the RussoJapanese War
Defeat in World
War I
Lack of land for
peasants
Incompetence
Who led the communist
takeover of Russia?
Vladimir Lenin
What is another name for the
communist takeover of Russia?
Bolshevik Revolution
What was Lenin’s economic
plan with capitalistic ideas?
New Economic Policy
Describe Stalin’s economic
system
Communism  state
industrialization
What was the name of Stalin’s
attempt to industrialize the
Soviet Union?
Five Year Plans
What was Stalin’s agricultural
policy that resulted in the
death of millions?
Collectivization
What was Stalin’s attempt
to eliminate all opposition?
Great Purge
Who was the Fascist leader of
Italy who wanted to restore
Roman glory?
Mussolini
What African country did
Mussolini invade?
Ethiopia
This treaty led to the rise of
totalitarianism in Italy and
Germany.
Treaty of Versailles
What was Hitler’s fascist and
nationalistic political party?
Nazi (National Socialists)
Why was Hitler able to rise to
power?
1.
2.
3.
Inflation &
Depression
Weak democratic
government
Anger at Treaty of
Versailles
What term refers to the
dislike of Jewish people?
Anti-Semitism
Who did Hitler blame for
Germany’s economic problems?
Jews
What event of the 1930s
helped dictators rise to power?
The Great Depression
What were the causes of the
Great Depression?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Stock Market
Crash
Too much credit
Too much
production
High Protective
Tariffs
German Reparations
What were the effects of the
Great Depression?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Unemployment
Bank Failures
Collapse of Credit
Decline in World
Trade
Rise of Nazi Party
Who was the emperor of
Japan during WWII?
Hirohito
Who was the military leader
of Japan during WWII?
Tojo
Why did Japan become an
imperialistic nation?
Desire for Raw Materials
What areas did Japan invade
prior to WWII?
Korea, Manchuria, China
Who was the leader of the
communists during the Chinese
Civil War?
Mao Tse-Tung (Mao Zedong)
Who was the leader of the
Nationalists during the Chinese
Civil War?
Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi)
What were the causes of World
War II?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Nationalism
Treaty of
Versailles
Pacifism
Isolationism
Aggressive
totalitarian leaders
Appeasement
Weakness of
League of Nations
What was the immediate
cause of World War II?
Invasion of Poland
What allied country fell to
the Germans?
France
Describe the Battle of
Britain
RAF (Royal Air Force) verses
Luftwaffe…Great Britain wins
Members of the NonAggression Pact.
Germany and Soviet Union
Why did the U.S. entered
World War II?
Pearl Harbor
What was the Allied invasion
of France called?
D-Day
What Japanese cities were
bombed to end World War II?
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Who was…
…the president during WWII
…the president at the end of WWII?
Roosevelt
Truman
Who was the Supreme Allied
Commander in Europe?
Eisenhower
What U.S. general was in
charge of the army in the
Pacific?
MacArthur
Who devised a plan to rebuild
Europe after WWII?
George Marshall
Who was the Soviet dictator
during World War II?
Josef Stalin
Who was the German
dictator during WWII?
Hitler
Who was the British Prime
Minister during WWII?
Winston Churchill
Term referring to the attempt
to destroy a racial, political or
religious group
Genocide
What is the name for Hitler’s
genocide of the Jews?
The Holocaust
Where were the Nazi War
Crime Trials held?
Nuremberg
What factors led to the
Holocaust?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Totalitarianism
with Nationalism
History of AntiSemitism
Economic
Depression
Master Race Belief
What two countries became the
superpowers after WWII?
United States
Soviet Union
What COUNTRY and CITY was
divided between the allies
after WWII?
Germany
Berlin
What was the invisible division
between Western Europe and
Eastern Europe?
The Iron Curtain
What peace organization was
created after WWII?
United Nations
What country occupied
Japan after WWII?
United States
Describe the two major countries
involved in the Cold War
United States
 Democratic
 Capitalism
USSR (United Soviets
Socialist Republics)
 Totalitarian
 Communist
What was the US Policy to stop
the spred of Communism?
Containment  President
Truman
What was the economic aid plan
to rebuild Western Europe?
Marshall Plan
What Western defense alliance
was formed after WWII?
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty
Organization)
What was the Soviet led
defense alliance formed after
WWII?
Warsaw Pact
What was the Soviet led
defense alliance formed after
WWII?
Warsaw Pact
The theory of deterrence led
to more of these being created.
Nuclear Weapons
What part of Europe became
Soviet satellites?
Eastern European Countries
What feature was built in 1961
as a barrier to keep East
Germans from fleeing to West
Germany?
Berlin Wall
Why was the Berlin Wall taken
down in 1989?
Fall of Communism
The 1962 conflict in which the
Soviets tried to place nuclear
weapons near the United
States
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Western European country that
became a strong economic power
after WWII
Great Britain
British Prime Minister known as
the “Iron Lady” who opposed
communism and had a close
relationship with U.S. foreign
policy
Margaret Thatcher
What was the economic policy of
Margaret Thatcher?
capitalism
Who was in charge of the US
occupation of Japan after
WWII?
General Douglas MacArthur
What were the goals of the US in
Japan after WWII?
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Promote Democracy
Eliminate Japanese
Military
Promote Economic
Development
Which Asian country has the
strongest economy after
WWII?
Japan
Which side won the Chinese
Civil War after the Japanese
were defeated?
Who was their leader?
Communists
Mao Zedong
To where did the Nationalists
flee?
Taiwan
Who was the Chinese chairman
who changed the economy to a
market economy but continued
communist control of the
government?
Deng Xiaoping
Describe the divisions of Korea
after WWII.
North Korea
 Communist
South Korea
 Democratic
What was the cause of the
Korean War?
North Korea invaded South
Korea
Who sent troops to help the
South Koreans?
United Nations
What communist country sent
troops to aid the North
Koreans?
China
What was the result of the
Korean War?
Korea divided at the 38th
Parallel
What country controlled
Indochina (Vietnam) before
WWII?
France
Who was the communist leader
of North Vietnam during the
Vietnam War?
Ho Chi Minh
Describe Vietnam during the war.
North Vietnam
 Communist
South Vietnam
 Democratic
Why the US get involved with
the Vietnam War?
To contain communism
What was the result of the
Vietnam War?
One united communist country
Where did Pol Pot practice
genocide against the educated
people?
Cambodia
Why did the Soviet Union
collapse in 1989?
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Economic Problems
Nationalism
Gorbachev’s Reforms
Warsaw Pact
countries trying to
break away from the
Soviet Union
Who was the last Soviet president
who led a peaceful transition to
democracy?
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Mikhail Gorbachev
What was the policy of openness
and freedom of speech in the
Soviet Union?

glasnost
What was the Soviet change in
economic policy allowing freemarket capitalism?
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Perestroika
What defense alliance
expanded with the Fall of the
Soviet Union and the Warsaw
Pact?
NATO
What did the Bosnian Serbs do
to the Muslims and Croatians of
Yugoslavia?
Genocide
What institution guaranteed
people the right to selfdetermination?
United Nations
From whom did India win
independence?
Great Britain
What three countries were
created as a result of Indian
independence?
India (Hindu), Pakistan (Muslim),
Bangladesh (East Pakistan)
What is the new name for the
island of Ceylon?
Sri Lanka
Why did African nations
wanted independence following
WWII?
Nationalism
African Pride
Who led the independence
movement in Kenya against
Great Britain?
Kenyatta
What North African nation
fought against France for
independence?
Algeria
What part of Africa had a
more peaceful transition
towards independence?
West Africa
Where did the Hutus practice
genocide against the Tutsis?
Rwanda
What French mandates won
independence after WWII?
Syria & Lebanon
What British mandates won
independence after WWII?
Jordan & Palestine
What part of Palestine became
the homeland for the Jews?
Israel
Who was the Israeli Prime
Minister who won land in the
Yom Kippur War and sought
support from the U.S.?
Golda Meir
Who was the first president of
Egypt?
Gamal Abdul Nasser
What were Nasser’s notable
achievements?
Gained the Suez Canal from Britain
Aswan High Dam
Friendly with Soviet Union
At what international event were
Israeli athletes were killed in an
international terrorist situation?
Munich Olympics
What was the event in which alQaeda members hijacked
airplanes in the U.S.?
9/11
Who was the person responsible
for the 9/11 attacks?
Osama bin Laden
What are the methods of
international terrorism?
Car Bombs
Suicide Bombers
Airline Hijackers
What regions have experienced
terrorist activities?
North America
Middle East
Europe
How do governments respond to
terrorist threats?
Government surveillance
security at ports and airports
and ID badges
INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
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United Nations
Peace-Keeping, International Law, Diplomacy
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International Monetary Fund organized
under the UN to stabilize international currencies
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ECONOMIC UNIONS
European Union European nations
to promote economic cooperation
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Organization of
Petroleum Exporting
Countries Organization of oil producing
countries that controls supply and price of oil
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North American Free
Trade Association Eliminate
trade barriers (tariffs) between Canada,
US and Mexico
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World Bank organized under the
UN to provide loans and other financing
for economic development projects
ECONOMIC UNIONS
ADVANTAGES
 Access to larger
markets
 Access to resources
without restrictions
 Greater influence on the
world market
DISADVANTAGES
 Closing of some
industries
 Concentration of some
industries in certain
countries leaving some
areas behind
 Difficulty in agreeing on
common economic
policies
HUMANITARIAN
ORGANIZATION
Red Cross
 International Relief
Organization in
cases of natural or
military disasters
INTERNATIONAL TREATY
Antarctica Treaty
 Agreement to treat
Antarctica as a
continent for
science and peace
DEVELOPED vs. DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES
Developed Countries
 Industrialized Countries United States, Japan and Germany
Developing Countries
 Those in the process of becoming
industrialized Bangladesh, Central America, Sub-Saharan Africa
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Effects of Uneven
Distribution of Resources
Interdependence of nations
= NO COUNTRY HAS ALL
THE RESOURCES IT
NEEDS TO SURVIVE AND
GROW
Uneven economic
development
Imperialism
Conflict over control of
resources
Energy producers and
consumers
Specialization in goods and
serves a country can
market for profit
7. Exchange of Goods and
Services = export what you
can produce for profit and
import goods you cannot
produce
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
Countries will export goods and
services that they can
produce at lower costs than
other countries
What political factors encourage
economic development?
Political freedom
Stable democracy
What are two examples of
nations that have growing
democracy and economic
development?
Taiwan
South Korea