Finals Flashcards
(18 cards)
Franklin Roosevelt
United States
Winston Churchill
England
Adolph Hitler
Germany
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Joseph Stalin
Soviet Union/ Russia
Hideki Tojo
Japan
How does the treatment of Jews in Germany during WW2 compare or relate to the treatment of African Americans in the South?
They were treated unfair and cruel.
How were Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X alike and different?
They were alike because the both wanted to get equality and independence for African Americans. They wanted to stop discrimination. They were different because King didn’t want to use violence, but Malcolm X did or didn’t care to.
How was the Vietnam War different from the other wars?
It was fought in a jungle against people who knew the area and land.
How does Pearl Harbor relate to 9/11?
It was fought or happened in the U.S. or on American soil.
Why the Berlin Wall was built?
It separated West Berlin from East Berlin. Also kept people from escaping West Berlin.
Explain the purpose and reasons for the formation of the United Nations.
It was an organization dedicated to resolving international conflicts.
Why didn’t the Soviet Union take money from the U.S. Marshall Plan to help their economy?
Khanate didn’t want to owe the U.S. government anything.
What was the cause and effect relationship of both the U.S. and the Soviet Union having the power to attack each other with nuclear weapons known as?
Mutual Destruction during/ in the Cold War.
Even though the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik into space first, what event made America the winner of the Space Race?
1960 Eagle landing on the moon.
Saddam Hussein
Iraq’s dictator, refused to withdraw from Kuwait, failed to cooperate with United Nations, Operation Desert Storm Started.
2 Presidents that had impeachment proceedings against them.
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
Meaning of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons that can kill thousands.
