History SG unit 4 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Describe “nationalism”
Loyalty and devotion to a nation
What type of leader accurately describes hitler?
Totalitarian fascist dictator
Why were the people of Mexico upset prior to the Mexican revolution?
Porfirio Díaz that favoured wealthy landowners and industrialists
What was one positive impact of the Mexican revolution?
Separation of the church and state
What are the causes of wwl?
the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary.
Why was the United States late in joining world war 1
Wanted to stay out of conflict
What event got the us involved in the war
Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor
What types of weapons were mainly used in ww1
Machine guns, grenades, and artillery
What was the major fault of the treaty of versatile
War guilt clause
Which group lead the Russian Revolution
The Bolsheviks
Why were the Russian people unhappy in the years leading up to the Russian revolution?
Bad living and working conditions 
The Soviet Union became the first what?
Socialist state
How did the US profit off of World War I?
Exports of metals and machines
How did the US in European economies compare in the 1920s?
Working conditions
What event sparked the Great Depression
Stock market crash of 1929
How did blitzkraig affect the World War II
Limiting the loss of soldiers and artillery
Who were the main allied powers in World War II?
Great Britain,US, Soviet union
who were the main axis powers in World War II
Germany, Italy, and Japan
What was the significance of the turning point in both the European and Pacific theaters of the World War II
Bloody battles of stalling rad (downturn for Hitler)
Why was the use of atomic bonds in Japan controversial?
Unnecessary to win the war(bomb crime)
How did the Allied powers attempt to rebuild after World War II?
Marshall plan
(European recovery plan)
What significant historical event began just months after the end of World War II?
Allies made the United Nation
Which of the following accurately describes anti-Semitism
A. The fear of Nazis.
B. The hatred of Jewish people.
C. The dislike of big government.
D. The encouragement of communism.
B.)
How would you identify antisemitism today?
Hostility or prejudice to Jewish people
