FINAL EXAM

Question 1

What were conditions like during the industrial revolution?

Answer 1

People lived in tenemant apartments, no running water, no sewage or sanitation, garbage and sewage filled streets.

Question 2

What was life like working in factories and mines?

Answer 2

Working shift hours were 12-16 for 6-7 days. Kids were forced to work. Women too.

Question 3

What were the affects from the industrial revolution?

Answer 3

It started capatalism in America and Europe. It also started socialism. New buisnesses started to take off, and factories increase production

Question 4

What happened to workers pay after a long period of time?

Answer 4

Their pay and benefits started to increase.

Question 5

How did Japan become a major industrial power?

Answer 5

They isolated from the industrial revolution and were way behind industrially. But they quick opened up and became an industrial power.

Question 6

How did Imperialist European powers claim control over most of Africa?

Answer 6

Europeans took advantage of non-united Africa and Europe had superior better weaponds than Africa.

Question 7

What were the motivations behind imperialism?

Answer 7

Nationalism
Social darwinism
Christian missionaries
White mans burden

Question 8

How did China cope with internal division and foreign invasion prior to WWI?

Answer 8

A civil war broke out called the taiping rebellion. Then chinese try to kick out the foreigners but were defeated by them because everywhere else was higly industrialized. (boxer rebellion)

Question 9

How did British gradually extend its control over India, despite opposition?

Answer 9

The British East India Company exploited India and extended its control over most of India then the British government took over.

Question 10

How and Why did World War 1 start?

Answer 10

1. The black hand group killed Franz Ferdinand.

Question 11

How and where was World War I fought?

Answer 11

They often dug trenches on the western side of europe and used machine guns, bombs and artillery

Question 12

What are the characteristics of communism and fascism?

Answer 12

Communism - A classless society where everyone is equal.
Fascism- A government system led by a dictator having complete power suppressing criticism.

Question 13

What were the causes and effects of the Russian Revolution?

Answer 13

The causes were, absolute rule of the tsars, economic backwardness, and social injustice.
The effects were - The russians killed the tsar and the bolsheviks took over.

Question 14

What were the provisions and impacts of the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 14

The treaty of versailles was to punish germany by: disarming military forces, pay 33 billion dollars, take responsibility, etc.
Caused fascism in Europe and partially led to WW2.

Question 15

What were the causes of the Chinese Civil War?

Answer 15

The backwards, corrupt qing dynasty led their people to famines, heavy taxes and unfairness. Which led to the rebellion/civilwar

Question 16

What were the effects of the Chinese Communist Revolution?

Answer 16

Ending its imperial system

Question 17

How and why did fascism rise in Europe?

Answer 17

The great depression, Rabid nationalism, and the treaty of versailles caused fascim in Europe.

Question 18

What were the failures of appeasement and the League of Nations?

Answer 18

Appeasements are supposed to be an act of avoiding war, however they didn’t work at all. And The league of nations never did anything either, they just simply watched everything happen.

Question 19

How did Stalin transform the Soviet Union into a totalitarian communist state?

Answer 19

Stalin used the 5 year plan to modernize the soviet union, a famine hit which led to industrialization, then put people in Gulags and held show trials, and eventually started his purges because of his cult of personlaity.

Question 20

What were the characteristics and phases of the Holocaust?

Answer 20

Phase 1 : Hitler rose to power
Phase 2 :Jews were forced to leave of wear jewish stars, Kristallnacht, gestapo
Phase 3: Moved to concentration camps,starved, divided
Phase 4: Mass killings, ghettos, disorganized shootings,

Question 21

How and where was World War II fought?

Answer 21

fought in the pacific and european front, and lots of battles were fought in Europe
Total war, blitzkrieg

Question 22

How did Japan’s role in Asia change during the interwar years?

Answer 22

During the interwar, Japan started to embrace ultranationalism and went on rampages in Asia.

Question 23

What issues arose in the aftermath of WWII and how did new tensions develop?

Answer 23

Millions of millions of people were killed, afraid of nuclear warfare because of tensions between countries.

Question 24

What were the causes and consequences of the Cold War around the world?

Answer 24

The world lived in constant fear of nuclear attack for 50 years, countries had to decide which side to join (communist or not) and the U.S. and communist countries fight in proxy wars

Question 25

How and why have genocides continued to happen after the Holocaust?

Answer 25

Again, and again powerful countries decide to protect the concept of national sovereignty or to advance their own international agendas rather than stop the mass murder of civilians.

Question 26

What are the causes and effects of the end of the Cold War?

Answer 26

Causes : The us and soviets couldnt agree on what to rebuilt europe like so a disagreement formed. Or started during ww2 and the soviets wanted the U.S to help them during the war but helped britain instead and developed the A-bomb that was soon stolen by soviet spys. effects : people can finally lash out about their ideas in the soviet union , satellite states rebelled, economic failure, gorbachov wasn't supported by his communist party.

Question 27

How did Gandhi work for independence in India?

Answer 27

Gandhi believes in non violenece and has civil disobedience. He played his part in several salt marches by grabbing salt from the water without buying it.

Question 28

Why have conflicts plagued some African countries?

Answer 28

Some conflicts like genocides, and wars have plagued African countries.

Question 29

What are the causes and effects of the conflict between Israel and Palestine?

Answer 29

The cause is over who gets the land and how its going to be used/controlled

Question 30

WW1 vx WW2 battle differences

Answer 30

ww1 was more trench warfare and ww2 was more blitzkrieg, lighting war, fast paced.

Question 31

The outcome of the Meiji Restoration in Japan?

Answer 31

Shogun removed from power Japan borrows western ideas Jappan defeats russia in a war.

Question 32

What was the Opium war?

Answer 32

War caused by britain refusing to stop selling opium to china and china declares war.

Question 33

What was the Taiping Rebellion?

Answer 33

A revolt that lead to millions of deaths from peasants attempting to remove the backwards qing dynasty.

Question 34

What was the boxer rebellion?

Answer 34

The chinese were trying to kick all foreigners out if china but were defeated by imperialistic nations.

Question 35

Who was Mao Zedong?

Answer 35

Leader of communist forces and try to destroy Tibet causing a government crackdown and oppression.

Question 36

What are some forms of total war?

Answer 36

Bombing of cities and loss of people. Extreme use of propaganda Use of women and captives to support industry.

Question 37

What was D-Day?

Answer 37

It was the invasion of nazi occupied Europe by the U.S., Britain, and Canada.

Question 38

What was Pearl Harbor?

Answer 38

When Japan desperately needed gasoline, they spied on the U.S. and attacked them by bombs and planes.

Question 39

What were the factors to the Soviets downfall?

Answer 39

Satellite states Rebel Economic failure Gorbachav was not supported by his communist party.

Question 40

What are the problems Africa faces today?

Answer 40

They lack economic development Lacks a large middle class Complications from the cold war and European imperialism.

Question 41

Why was Israel created?

Answer 41

Because after the holocaust everyone believed that the Jews should have their own safe land.

Question 42

What was Glasnost?

Answer 42

it was when Gorbachov gave russians freedom of speech for the first time and some people loved it and some hated it.