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Standard 10.8 Study Guide Name______________________ Per.____
1.
Where was the first known democracy?
Athens, Greece
2.
List at least four things that caused Americans to revolt against England.
Enlightenment Ideas
British Troop occupation
Stamp Act (TAXES)
3.
Which estate most supported the ideals of the Enlightenment and why?
Third, paid the most in taxes but had the least amount of political power.
4.
What is Capitalism?
An economic system in which money is invested in business ventures with the goal of making a profit.
5.
What is imperialism?
The takeover of a country or territory by a stronger nation with the intent of domination of the weaker country.
6.
What were the 5 major causes of WWI? Give a brief description of each cause.
- Militarism
-Alliance
-Imperialism
-Nationalism
7. Describe Stalin's Great Purge? Who did it target? What were the results?\
Eradication of political enemies. Weakened the USSR but gave Stalin absolute power.
8. Define Appeasement.
Giving into an aggressor to prevent war.
9. What was the non-aggression pact? What was the result of the pact?
Agreement btw Germany and USSR to not attack each other when Germany invaded Poland.
10. What event, occurring on September 1, 1939, signaled the beginning of World War II?
Germany invaded Poland
11. Define blitzkrieg. How was it used and who used it?
Lightening War. Germany used it to quickly conquer Western Europe
12. List the major countries and their leaders of the Allied Powers of WWII.
Soviet Union; Stalin
Great Britain; Churchill
France: De Gaulle
US; Roosevelt
13. List the major countries and their leaders of the Axis Powers of WWII.
Germany: Hilter
Japan: Tojo
Italy: Mussolini
14. What was the Battle of Britain? Why was it significant?
German bombing of Britain in which German eventually gave up because of British resilience.
15. Who was Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto?
Mastermind of the Japanese Naval strategy, planned attack on Pearl Harbor.
16. List 3 reasons why Japan began a program of empire building in the 1930's and the 1940's?
Overcrowded, natural resources for manufacturing, nationalism
17. Describe the attack on Pearl Harbor. What was the major significance of Pearl Harbor?
Sneak attack in Hawaii. The caused the US to enter the war.
18. How did the Battle of Midway battle affect the war in the Pacific?
It made victory in the Pacific almost impossible for Japan.
19. Who was the commander of the Allied forces in the Pacific? Describe his "island-hopping" strategy.
MacArthur. Take one island at a time allowing Allied planes to land and prepare for an attack on mainland Japan.
20. Briefly describe the following steps taken against the Jews by the Nazis:
- Nuremberg Laws: robbed Jews of citizenship and jobs
- Kristallnacht: Open violence against Jewish people and businesses
- Ghettos: Isolated areas meant to starve out Jewish people
21. What was Hitler's "Final Solution" designed to do?
Hitler’s direct plan to rid Europe of Jews.
22. Define genocide. How many Jewish people did the Nazis kill during the Holocaust?
The systematic slaughter of an entire people. 6 million total.
23. How did the Battle of Stalingrad help turn the tide of war against the Nazis?
The Nazis were put on the defensive in Russia during the winter. Germany surrendered.
24. Why were thousands of Japanese-Americans forced into internment camps by the U.S.?
For fear they would collaborate in the case of a Japanese land invasion.
25. He was the commander of the Allied forces in Europe, leading the D-Day invasion of 1944.
Eisenhower.
26. Describe the D-Day invasion. What effects did this have on the outcome of World War II?
Turned the tide for the Allies in Europe.
27. When did Germany surrender?
D-Day >Surrender of Germany>Dropping of Atomic Bombs>Surrender of Japan
28. On what 2 cities did the U.S. drop atomic bombs? What was the combined total of those instantly killed by the
A-bombs?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 100,000 instantly,
29. When did Japan surrender?
After Germany August 1945
30. What were the Nuremberg Trials?
Trials for Nazi war criminals. First time that leadesr were held accountable for crimes against humanity.
31. List at least 3 major ways that postwar Japan differed from prewar Japan.
People had more power in the government, the emperor was no longer considered a god, they could only fight if attacked.
32. What were the major effects of WWII (deaths, destruction, etc.)?
60 million dead, billions in damages