World History FINAL Exam Review (May 2024)

What did social darwinists believe about imperialism?

• weaker groups should conquer strong nations

• stronger nations have the right to rule weaker groups

• imperialism was dangerous

• imperialism did not contribute to the outbreak of World War I

Why did Europeans colonize the continent of Africa?

• to gain access to opium

• to gain access to many valuable natural resources

• to prevent World War I

• to gain access to the transatlantic slave trade

How did African people react to European colonization?

• They welcomed new infrastructure the Europeans built

• They resented European interference

• They welcome the democratic governments established by Europeans

• They closed their farms and mines to the Europeans

Match the following

• opium

• Indian soldiers who were used by the British to protect the East India Company

• India - British colony

• Which nation was described as the Jewel in the Crown?

• tea

• Main trade good in India

• Sepoys

• Which Asian nation lost its sea ports to European sphere of influence

• China

• Banned resource in China that Britain traded anyway

Select ALL that were MAIN causes of World War I:

• isolationism

• militarism

• nationalism

• alliances

Select two forms of warfare used during World War I:

• trench warfare

• guerilla warfare

• chemical warfare

• nuclear warfare

Match the following

• appeasement

• policy used to prevent war with Hitler that involved giving in to his demands for land

• economic hardships

• Political ideology that was totalitarian BUT it allowed people to keep private property

• blitzkrieg

• Nazi war strategy that involved quick attacks with overwhelming force

• Japan

• reason for the rise of totalitarian governments in the interwar years

• fascism

• Which nation joined WWII because they lacked their own resources for industry?

Match the following

• Albert Einstein

• German scientist who told FDR that atomic weapons were theoretically possible

• D-Day

• Other name for Operation Overlord - invasion of Europe by the Allies in June, 1944

• Nazi Germany

• Which battle was a strategic disaster for Japan because it brought the USA into the war

• Pearl Harbor

• Italian leader of the Fascist Party

• Benito Mussolini

• Racist nation that put their racist policies into law with the Nuremberg Laws in 1935

Rather than attacked Nazi Germany in the West (i.e. France) the Allies attacked the 'soft underbelly' first. This angered Stalin. The 'soft underbelly' was

• Spain

• Italy

• Greece

• Soviet Union

Which two cities in Japan were attacked by atomic bombs?

• Tokyo

• Hiroshima

• Nagasaki

• Kyoto