Scientific revolution
Led to improvements in medicine and scientific instruments.
Enlightenment philosophers believed in
Progress in society, secularism, and belief in science
Describe the problems with the French tax system that helped lead to the revolution.
Members of third estate paid almost all taxes
List Napoleons Peace time accomplishments
- government run public schools
- comprehensive systems of laws
- fair tax laws
How did Great Britain respond to Continental System?
It organized its own blockade
What was the main goal of the participants in the congress of vienna?
To establish security and stability for the nations of Europe
The first factories of England revolved around what industry?
Textile Production
List the positives and negative consequences of the Industrial Revolution.
Negative- poor working conditions
Positive- Better standard of living
List the four factors of production that drove the Industrial Revolution.
Land, labor, Capital, Entrepreneurship
In what way did new British middle class change British society?
Members of the middle class had increased economic and political power
What was the name of the conference held in Europe 1884-1885 that had the objective of stopping Europeans powers from fighting over africa?
Berlin conference
This valuable British colony was referred to as the “jewel of the crown”
India
In what ways did the European powers justify imperialism?
That they were better than people from other countries
Define militarism
Policy of glorifying power and keeping an an army prepared for war
What brought the United States into World War One?
Unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman note( Germany asked Mexico to fight the U.S)
What was significant about the battle of Marne?
Itresulted in Germany having to fight on two fronts
Describe new military technology used during WWI
Machine gun, mustered gas, and tanks
What is unrestricted submarine warfare and who used it during WWI?
Germanys policy to sink any ship in British waters without warning
What was the goal of the fourteen points?
Woodrow Wilsons plan for the postwar world
What impact did the treaty of versailles have on Germany after the war ended?
It left a legacy of bitterness and hatred in the hearts of German people
What is the League of Nations? How did the American public feel about joining?
To keep peace among nations, it believed that the United States should stay out of European Affairs
Describe the European economy after the war.
It drained the treasuries of Europe
Who was Vladimir Lenin?
Leader of the Bolsheviks
Who was responsible for the Great Purge and what happemed during the Purge?
Stalins campaign of terror designed to eliminate anyone who threatened his power
What were collective farms?
Government owned farms
Define: Command Economy
A system in which the government makes all economic decisions
What were the causes of the American economic collapse?
Over speculation, overproduction, and stock market collapse
Germany experiences great suffering following WWI why?
During the global depression war debts caused great suffering
Who wrote the book mein kampf ( what does that translate to?)
Hitler, it means my struggle
The Japaneese Need for iron and coal led them to do what in 1931?
To gain iron, ore ,and coal, deposits for its industrialization, they invaded manchuria
Who did the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression pact with?
Germany
What was the result of germanys invasion of Poland?
France and Britain declared war on Germany to help their Polish allies
Explain the goal of the german blitzkreig
Surprise and overwhelming force
What crucial lesson was learned in the Battle of Britain?
Hitler advances could be stopped
Why did Japanese want to acquire new lands?
A need for raw materials
What was significant about the Battle of Midway?
It turned the war in the pacific against the Japanese, it caused the Japanese to retreat and allowed the allied forces to begin recapturing lost land
What were the two things that led to the German defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad?
Russian troops and Russian winters
What battle marked the final german offensive?
Battle of Bulge
Why did president Truman agree to use the atomic bomb?
To bring the war to the quickest possible end
Why were thousands of U.S. Citizens put in internment camps during the war?
They were of Japanese descent and falsely labeled as enemies
What issue was addressed by the nuremberg trials?
The holocaust