World History Review -- Vocab Pt 2

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  1. 3. the communist and state-planned countries of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and China (Cold War)
  2. 7. Communist International, international association of communist parties led by the Soviet Union for the purpose of encouraging worldwide communist revolution
  3. 9. Prior to WWII the UK continued to allow Germany to break certain provisions of the Treaty of Versailles in the hopes that Germany will stop or become satisfied. This strategy is called: _____________.
  4. 10. This is the state that emerged out of the Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War.
  5. 12. The US/Vietnam War and Soviet/Afghan wars are both examples of this kind of war.
  6. 15. A period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700s
  7. 16. The Treaty of Versailles created which international organization aimed at future peace.
  8. 20. US Foreign Policy during the Cold War. The proxy war the US/Vietnam War was an attempt at this policy.
  9. 22. To Communists, the world is made up of a few groups of people. Which group is most likely to be exploited, worked too hard, or treated unfairly?
  10. 23. The group of nation-states that possesses mature industrialized economies based on capitalistic production.
  11. 25. A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production.
  12. 31. After wwII, many newly independent countries began electing their own officials for their own government. THis is an example of: ______________.
  13. 33. The WWI Alliance with the UK, France, Russia, and the US was the Triple __________.
  14. 35. A young person volunteering for the military to fight in a foreign war is an example of: __________.
  15. 37. In the 20th-century technology had improved enough that certain dictators like Hitler and Stalin were able to exert full and complete control over their citizens' lives. This is an example of: ____________.
  16. 38. WWII Alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan
  17. 39. The international organization that emerged after the failures of its predecessor, the League of Nations.
  18. 41. THIS cause of WWI led to Germany being jealous of other major powers because they controlled territories overseas.
  19. 43. Region in Southeastern Europe with many distinct European ethnicities and religions leading to many conflicts.
  20. 44. During the Cold War *this* group of newly-independent countries had to choose between an alliance with either the Warsaw Pact (Communism) and NATO (Capitalism).
  21. 45. To Communists, the world is made up of a few groups of people. Which group is most likely to be educated, own property, and have control over their life?
Down
  1. 1. Because Europeans were unaware of land across the Atlantic, when Columbus landed in the Americas Europeans called it: _____________.
  2. 2. During the US/Vietnam forces the Viet Cong (N. Vietnamese Communists) retreated into the mountains to hide and only fought in hit-and-run attacks to try and outlast American forces. This is an example of: ___________.
  3. 4. Acronym for the causes of WWI.
  4. 5. WWII Alliance of USSR, France, US
  5. 6. Prejudice against Jews
  6. 8. The WWI Alliance with the German, Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman was the ___________ Alliance.
  7. 11. During WWII, the US government rationed goods like rubber, flower, and sugar, enacted a draft, controlled certain industries, and used propaganda to influence the population. This is an example of: _____________.
  8. 13. In the United States citizens vote for politicians who then create the majority of laws. The United States is an example of of a ____________.
  9. 14. To Communists, the world is made up of a few groups of people. Which group is most likely to have inherited their title and wealth?
  10. 17. in order to reduce their risks, business owners will sell ________ in their company. This allows others to share in the gains and losses in business.
  11. 18. idea that government should pay as small a role in economic affairs
  12. 19. An economic system based on private ownership of capital
  13. 21. A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions.
  14. 24. Throughout history the Jewish people have had a shared culture, religion, and history. This is an example of a _________.
  15. 26. The main economic and political philosophy of the USSR was: _________.
  16. 27. The assassination of which man led to the start of WWI?
  17. 28. A group of Communist military officers took over the Afghanistan Government. This is an example of a _______.
  18. 29. According to the Treaty of Versailles, which country had to take full responsibility for WWI?
  19. 30. Modern Japan is an independent country with a unified culture, language, history and people. This is an example of a: ________-________.
  20. 31. Cheering for your country during the Olympics or World Cup is an example of: ________________.
  21. 32. Leading up to WWI England continued to raise taxes to increase the size of its military. This is an example of: __________.
  22. 34. The military organization centered in the United States that aimed to stop communism during the Cold War.
  23. 36. An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs.
  24. 40. the name Europeans gave to Europe, Africa, and Asia.
  25. 42. King Leopold ruled over the Congo Free State as one major plantation to harvest rubber. The Congo Free State is an example of a: __________.