history flashy cards 2

Question 1

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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outlines 30 rights and freedoms that belong to all of us and that nobody can take away from us

Question 2

United Nations

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The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States,

Question 3

Pyramid of Hate

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a visual image to demonstrate how the seeds of hate, once planted, can quickly grow from biased ideas to hate violence

Question 4

Indian Removal Act

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authorized the government to negotiate treaties with Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi River, forcing them to relocate to land west of the river in exchange for their ancestral lands

Question 5

Andrew Jackson

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Andrew Jackson as the 7th president that pushed the native Americans out of their land by signing the Indian removal act. in 1830.

Question 6

Trail of Tears

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The Trail of Tears refers to the forced relocation of Native American tribes, primarily the Cherokee, from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in the 1830s

Question 7

discrimination

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when someone is treated unfairly or less favorably than others because of their race, gender, religion, or other characteristics

Question 8

prejudice

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a preconceived, usually negative opinion or attitude towards a person or group, formed without sufficient knowledge or reason, often based on characteristics like race, gender, or ethnicity, essentially “judging before” having the facts; it involves unfair generalizations about individuals based on their group membership

Question 9

bias

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leaning towards someones opinion because they like them better

Question 10

stereotypes

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a misconception of someone because you heard it from someone else.

Question 11

apartheid

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separating, setting apart it was also the separation from African people and European people in south africa

Question 12

segregation

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it was the same thing as partied but in America.

Question 13

Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Mandela is known for several things, but perhaps he is best known for successfully leading the resistance to South Africa’s policy of apartheid in the 20th century

Question 14

F.W. de Klerk

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South Africa’s last head of state from the era of white-minority rule, he and his government dismantled the apartheid system and introduced universal suffrage. Ideologically a social conservative and an economic liberal, he led the National Party (NP) from 1989 to 1997.

Question 15

African National Congress

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Founded on 8 January 1912 in Bloemfontein as the South African Native National Congress, the organisation was formed to advocate for the rights of black South Africans.

Question 16

Robben Island

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Robben Island was used at various times between the 17th century and the 20th century as a prison, a hospital for socially unacceptable groups, and a military base.

Question 17

political cartoon

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Political cartoons are visual forms of illustrations, often used to comment on political events or issues with a sense of humor while appealing to the reader.

Question 18

patriotism

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feeling of attachment and commitment to a country, nation, or political community

Question 19

nationalism

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Nationalism is a strong feeling of devotion to a nation or country. It can also be described as an ideology that prioritizes loyalty to a nation over other interests.

Question 20

Treaty of Versailles

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The Treaty of Versailles was signed by Germany and the Allied Nations on June 28, 1919, formally ending World War One. The terms of the treaty required that Germany pay financial reparations, disarm, lose territory, and give up all of its overseas colonies.

Question 21

World War I

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World War I was a global war that lasted from 1914 until the signing of the Versailles Peace Treaty in 1919. It was fought between the Allies and the Central Powers.

Question 22

WWII

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World War II was a global conflict that spanned from 1939 to 1945, considered the deadliest war in history, where many countries across the world fought against each other, primarily marked by the Axis powers including Germany, Italy, and Japan against the Allied powers including Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and later the United States

Question 23

The National Socialist German Workers Party

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Other wise known as the Nazi party they were the ones who killed all the Jewish people because Adolf Hitler convinced them to.

Question 24

Adolf Hitler

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he was the one that lead the mass genocide called the Holocaust

Question 25

Mein Kamfp

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Adolf Hitler's book

Question 26

Holocaust

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the mass genocide that happens in Germany during world war 2

Question 27

genocide

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Mass killing of groups of people

Question 28

concentration camp

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a place wear Jewish people during the Holocaust to be killed

Question 29

hate crime

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a crime, typically one involving violence, that is motivated by prejudice on the basis of ethnicity or religion

Question 30

antisemitism

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the hate against Jewish people

Question 31

Milgram Experiment

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The Milgram experiment proved that people will likely follow orders, even harmful ones, when instructed by an accepted authority figure

Question 32

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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he was 32nd president of the United States

Question 33

attack on Pearl Harbor

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The surprise attack by some 350 Japanese aircraft sunk or badly damaged eighteen US naval vessels, including eight battleships, destroyed or damaged 300 US aircraft, and killed 2,403 men

Question 34

Japanese Internment Camp

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the policy of the U.S. government that people of Japanese descent, including U.S. citizens, would be incarcerated in isolated camps

Question 35

Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings

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atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, marking the end of World War II that made Japan surrender.