Chapter 16-17 Flashcards

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1
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What plan prepared Germans for a two front war?

A

The Schlieffen plan

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2
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What nuteral country did Germany have to invade to get to France?

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Belgium

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3
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Another word for no clear winner

A

Stailemate

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4
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The British invented the:

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Tank

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5
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Both sides used blimps or…

A

Zeppelins

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6
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The Germans developed the..

A

U-Boat

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7
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Germany Could not break what?

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British naval superiority

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8
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Both sides used what?

A

Propaganda

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9
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What kind of War was ww1?

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A total war (many civilian deaths(

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10
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Who led the Russians into Communism and out of ww2?

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Vladimir Lenin

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11
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When did the United States join ww1?

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April 6, 1917

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12
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What treaty brought ww1 to an end?

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Treaty of Versailles

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13
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What did Germany have to pay because of the Treaty of Versailles?

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Reperations

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14
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What is another name for the planned killing of a race of ppl?

A

Genocide

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15
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What caused the Great Depression?

A

ww1, Bad money policies, protectionism.

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16
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Who led the Bolshevics in the violent Marxist take-over of Russia?

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Vladimir Lenin

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17
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Who followed Lennin to become second dictator of the Soviet Union?

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Joseph Stalin

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18
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Who was the ruler of Italy during ww1?

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Bebti Nyssikubu

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19
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Who led China in a civil war?

20
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Who pioneered work in Radioactive matter?

A

Pierre and Marie Curie

21
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What is the name of art that reflects how the artist feels?

A

Experssionism

22
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Art that reduces subjects to geometric shapes

23
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Who led Japan during ww2?

A

Emperor Hironito and General Hideki Tojo

24
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Who led Italy during ww2?

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Where did Mussolini attack??
Ethiopia, Africa
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What did Geramny establish that brought Austraila and Czechoslovakia under his control?
The third Reich
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What is appeasement?
Avoiding convict by making concessions
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Little interest in foreign affairs
Isolation
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Germany, Italy and Japan during ww2
axis Powers
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When did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
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lighting war
Blitzkrieg
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Who led Britain?
Winston Churchill
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Germany's air force
Luftawaffe
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Britains ariforce
RAF (royal Air force)
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In north Africa who defeated the British during ww2?
General Bernard Montgomery
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Who was ordered to take command of the Pacific during ww2?
General Douglas Mac Arthur
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What naval victories did America have during ww2 against Japan?
Coral Sea and Midway Island
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When was D-day?
June 6 1944
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Who led D-day?
Dwite D Eisenhower
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When did Germany surrender? (V-E day was the day after)
May 7, 1945
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Who made the call to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
Harry S. Trueman
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Where did the US drop Atomic bombs?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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When did Japan surrender?
september 2, 1945
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Who entered a cold war after ww2?
US and the Soviet Union
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When was the Atomic Age?
after the USA used weapons against Japan and Soviets
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What grew in Europe out of a sense of hopelessness?
Atheism
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What grew in the USA after ww2?
Christianity