Sem review 2

Triple Alliance- Germany, Austria Hungary, Italy

Tripple Entente- France, Great Britain, Russia

How did the formation of these alliances contribute to the start of WWI

• by increasing tensions between European countries

• by enabling the spread of communist ideas in Europe

• by thre

  atening countries in the Western Hemisphere

• by contributing to the spread of revolutionary ideas

After the Russian Revolution

• capitalist economies expanded in eastern Europe.

• democracies resisted Soviet expansion in Europe

• communist influence expanded in eastern Europe.

• the influence of socialist ideologies declined in Europe.

How did Benito Mussolini help drive Italy to war in World War II?

• by helping the new Italian Nazi Party take control of the country's government

• by promoting a nationalistic and militaristic national policy known as fascism

• by adopting communist, totalitarian policies to improve relations with Joseph Stalin

• by establishing a liberal, democratic government in opposition to German Nazism

What helped fascist dictators in Italy and Germany gain power during the Interwar Period?

• Both countries gained territory during the war, and their leaders used their popularity to take full control.

• Both countries experienced severe economic crises, and their people sought strong government leadership.

• Both countries were led into war by communist leaders, angering their people, who then sought new leaders.

• Both countries were blamed for starting the war, humiliating their people, who then sought strong leaders.

Read the timeline and answer the question.

1948: The United Nations (UN) issues the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

1948: The UN establishes measures to define, prevent, and prosecute genocide.

1951: The UN establishes protections for persons fleeing persecution.

1979: Dictator Pol Pot is overthrown after he directed a genocide in Cambodia.

1985: The Convention Against Torture bans the use of torture by UN member states.

1994: Up to 800,000 people are murdered during the Rwandan genocide.

What does the timeline demonstrate about the issue of genocide since World War II?

• Global agreements have eliminated the potential for genocide.

• The international community has made attempts to combat genocide.

• Nearly all nations have experienced genocide within their borders.

• Countries quickly and effectively react to stop genocides from occurring

Read the passage and answer the following question(s).

1979-1989Osama bin Laden travels from Saudi Arabia to fight the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, founds al-Qaeda, and returns home.1991-1996The United States and its allies, including Saudi Arabia, defeat Iraq in the Gulf War. Opposing the establishment of US military bases in Saudi Arabia, bin Laden sets up terrorist training camps in the Sudan, Yemen, and Afghanistan.1998-2001Al-Qaeda attacks US targets in Kenya, Tanzania, Yemen, New York, and Washington, DC. The United States and close allies invade Afghanistan.2011Acting on intelligence gathered with the assistance of other nations, United States forces locate and kill Osama bin Laden, who had been hiding in Pakistan.

What can world leaders do to potentially reduce future terrorism and global conflict?

• Creating alliances between countries in the same geographic region 

• Encouraging cooperation among countries with different ideologies

• Allowing a single country to coordinate responses

• Conducting military airstrikes and ground invasions

Excerpt from the Potsdam Declaration

We—the President of the United States, the President of the National Government of the Republic of China, and the Prime Minister of Great Britain, representing the hundreds of millions of our countrymen, have conferred and agree that [this country] shall be given an opportunity to end this war. . . . We call upon the government . . . to proclaim now the unconditional surrender of all . . . armed forces, and to provide proper and adequate assurances of their good faith in such action. The alternative . . . is prompt and utter destruction.

Public Domain.

What happened after the country refused to surrender?

• the Battle of the Bulge

• the beginning of the Cold War conflict

• the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• the D-Day invasion

Excerpt from the Potsdam Declaration

We—the President of the United States, the President of the National Government of the Republic of China, and the Prime Minister of Great Britain, representing the hundreds of millions of our countrymen, have conferred and agree that [this country] shall be given an opportunity to end this war. . . . We call upon the government . . . to proclaim now the unconditional surrender of all . . . armed forces, and to provide proper and adequate assurances of their good faith in such action. The alternative . . . is prompt and utter destruction.

Which country was this declaration directed at?

• the Soviet Union

• Japan

• Italy

• Germany

The poster is advertising the film The Red Detachment of Women (1961). The movie centered on two peasant women joining the communist movement and fighting for its principles amid the Chinese Civil War during the 1930s.

The movement associated with posters like these aimed to

• reassert long-standing Chinese beliefs and traditions to advance patriotism in China.

• isolate China from western economic systems and non-communist political influences

• engage with capitalist and democratic nations to advance the communist mission in China.

• emphasize principles of communism as key components of Chinese national identity.

The film reflected beliefs MOST directly promoted during which movement?

• the Great Leap Forward

• the Beijing Spring

• the May Fourth Movement

• the Cultural Revolution