Revision Cards

Question 1

Martin Luther King Jr. Background

Answer 1

Baptist home, who’s dad was a pastor, went to school in Atlanta and his learnings were heavily influenced by his religious upbringing of morality and equality

Question 2

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Answer 2

When rosa parks refused to give up her seat on a bus, this sparked a large scale boycott which lasted one year. MLK Jr. as a part of the Montgomery improvement association, led to the supreme court ruling public segregation unconstitutional and illegal

Question 3

Civil Rights movement: Birmingham Campaign

Answer 3

Advocation using non violent protests against racial segregation

Question 4

Civil Rights Movement: Selma -> Montgomery march

Answer 4

Another form of a non violent protest for equitable voting rights for all

Question 5

March on Washington

Answer 5

For public desegregation, with over 250K People, where MLK jr, expressed his famous, “I have a dream” speech which envisioned an equal future of all and championed a dream of not giving up, even using his own son as an example.

Question 6

MLK Jr advocations other than racial based

Answer 6

He also advocated for a ceasefire in the Vietnam war and talked about reducing poverty in America, he was assassinated while protesting for sanitation worker rights

Question 7

Types of non violent protests

Answer 7

• Sit Ins
• Boycotts
• Strikes (Targeted)
• Protests (General)

Question 8

World War I Alliances

Answer 8

GAHI
BFR

Question 9

World War I Triggering events

Answer 9

• Assassination of Archduke Franz of Austro-Hungarian by serbian nationalist
• Serbia given ultimatum by austro-hungarian to take full responsibility for damages and assassination

Question 10

Battles in ww1

Answer 10

Battle of somme: 1 Million Casualties
Battle of verdun
Battle of ameins

Question 11

Entry / Exit

Answer 11

USA entered the war late to reap benefits of venerable countries
Russia withdrew from the war to not face challenges in its society

Question 12

Treaty of versailles

Answer 12

Aimed to have world peace
Formation of LoN was part of it
Germany was heavily blamed for the causing of ww1, and was required to pay 33B in reprecussions
France demanded harsher repercussions as a result of it’s territorial & military losses

Question 13

LoN

Answer 13

An extension to the treaty of versailles

Question 14

Strategies used by the LoN

Answer 14

Negotiation
Arbitration: Legal Binding to a specific agreement
Sanction: To enforce non complaint nations

Question 15

Problems in the LoN

Answer 15

Heavily relied on member states for economic and military power
Was reluctant to use resources if any, especially for asia-pacific nations
USA, although founding, was only partially in the LoN limiting its full resources
It was not able to prevent the Manchuria invasion from japan

Question 16

Italy & The LoN

Answer 16

Although italy supported the LoN, it still pursued its aggressive expansion, which further crippled the credibility of the LoN Leading to its final dissolving after not being able to prevent WW2 in 1946

Question 17

Facism

Answer 17

Totalitarian Regime which follows full control over all aspects of society, it follows the myth of national rebirth, a narrative that a nations decile must be reborn through -purification- and strength, which also leads to people being divided into pure and impure races like the aryans and jews

Question 18

Facism in germany

Answer 18

Due to a large sense of nationalism hitler was promoted from chancellor to dictator, the strong sense of nationalism with the return to former glory often blinded people to the horrors of the the Nazi Regime.

Question 19

Hitlers rise

Answer 19

1. Chancellor
2. Exploited economic instability & nationalism
3. Elected to dictator to bring to “former glory”
4. Promoted Volk (Unified People)
5. Split between Aryan’s and Jews
6. Sprung the second world war with the poland invasion

Question 20

Aftermath of WW2

Answer 20

Led to more social unity
Led to higher gender equality because of social unity

Formation of the UN which was NOT reluctant to use its resources to prevent and solve conflicts and maintained 5 permanent members to enforce and support its role in stabilising and maintaining world order and peace.

Formation of NATO

Question 21

DTM

Answer 21

Demographic Transition Model which compares population growth / time

Question 22

DTM Stages

Answer 22

BIRTH RATE - DEATH RATE
H-H
H-L
D-L
L-L
BELOW REPLACEBLE LEVEL - L

Question 23

Low birth rate effect

Answer 23

Leads to an aging population with a higher demand in healthcare

Question 24

DINK

Answer 24

Double income no kids

Question 25

DINK Lifestyle

Answer 25

More career centered lifestyle more focused on monetary gain at younger ages, a DINK lifestyle often includes individuals that aquire assets such as land, stocks or other assets earlier in their lives and are more active in community events as they have more time for themselves

Question 26

Anti-Natalist policies

Answer 26

To prevent birth rates from climbing to prevent overpopulation, a prime example being china's one-child-population with repercussions being higher tax or other monetary restraints on individuals such as hefty fines

Question 27

Natalist Policies

Answer 27

Policies promoting fertility and the increase of birth rates, a prime example being Singapore, which includes free healthcare for new born babies upto 1 year along with tax benefits, Similar to this, it involved hosting events to promote fertility like national night in Singapore

Question 28

Migration (Mexico)

Answer 28

40% of people in Mexico are below the poverty line Mexico is a highly crime concentrated area Less employability in Mexico High risk of natural hazards The prevention of all of these and the chase to a more affluent lifestyles leads to pull factors for Mexican immigrants to the united states especially during the 2000's in the aftermath of the 2009 stock market crash, a time is significant economic turmoil.

Question 29

Globalization

Answer 29

The increased interconnectedness of nations and cultures around the world. This can often lead to the merging of two cultures or whitewashing / westernisation of cultures to promote profits in that specific region.

Question 30

MNC's

Answer 30

Multi national corporations that span multiple countries and cultures, often incorporating parts of their corporations into local cultures to drive profits and revenue in that region

Question 31

Industrialisation

Answer 31

A shift from handmade goods to mass produced machinery driven production and economies

Question 32

Industrialisation in great Britain

Answer 32

pre-industrialisation GB was an agrarian economy fuelled by farming, which also meant most of their population lived in rural areas. This lifestyle was heavily driven by handmade and manual work When the steam engine was invented, it was a LEAP in machinery and automation, transportation become quicker with steam trains, and factories implemented the steam engine in their machinery for maximum efficiency, which inturn lowered the value of human labor The industrialisation of GB led to urbanisation in multiple regions especially London but to support the growing economy child labor had become a common phenomenon & due to the agricultural revolution and agrarian bg GB had well access to food related goods A flat terrain, easy access to coal from wales and accessible and affordable food were all driving factors alongside other inventions like the spinning jenny which revolutionised many industries like the weaving industry leading to the industrialisation of .

Question 33

Meji Industrialisation

Answer 33

Japan was a very secluded country in terms of trade in attempts to secure its culture and maintain it, the only open harbour for trade was pearl harbour, where the USA sent warships demanding trade. Japan under shogunate at the time wanted all attempts to conserve it's culture to the maximum without sparking international conflicts, but the shogunate was quickly overthrown by Japanese businessmen striving for profit which led to a merging of cultures. A slogan often used was Enrich the country strengthen the military, by the overthrown shogunate, which in context meant to enrich the country with new cultures and in exchange re-invest the profits into the military , thus strengthening it

Question 34

Trade barriers

Answer 34

Tariffs: Tax per / product Quota: Maximum trade limit on a good Sanction: Banning of trade of a product Subsidy: Given to locals for compensation

Question 35

Economic Agents

Answer 35

Consumers: Buy goods in exchange for monetary value Producers: Sell goods in exchange for monetary value Governments: Help with enforcing law and taxing individuals Banks: Help with economic stability, and giving loans to fuel business in societies

Question 36

Deserts

Answer 36

Arid ecosystems Low precipitation Extreme temperatures Scarce vegetation Oxisols: Fe & Al Strong winds

Question 37

Conservation strategies in deserts

Answer 37

Drip irrigation to save water Agroforestry -> Where trees and shrubs are grown alongside crops to be recycled into eachother Usage of climate resistant crops Mining Restrictions

Question 38

Rainforests

Answer 38

Hot & Humid 2000mm of rain anually Tall trees Smaller shrubs and trees adapted to low light Canopy: Layer of vegetation absorbing the most sunglight

Question 39

Conservation strategies in rainforests

Answer 39

Implementation and creation of national reserves & parks Re-planting of native trees Promoting eco tourism which has less negative impacts on the environment.