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Global History II
Period 2
Ms. Janas
January 22, 2010
Homework: study for midterm
Next Test: Midterm 1/26 8 am
Agenda
 Vocabulary review
 Thematic essay organizer
 quiz
Today’s Notes:
Unit 3: Russian Revolution/ Stalin
 Peter the Great- czar of Russia that starts modernizing it
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Czar- Russian “king”
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Bloody Sunday- czar fires on peaceful protestors that wanted reforms
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Russian Revolution- revolt against the czar that brings communism to Russia
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Bolshevik- “Communist”
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Lenin- 1st communist leader of USSR
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NEP- New Economic Policy- communism with a hint of capitalism
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Soviets- gives Russians some say in their local govts
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Stalin- Ruler of Soviet Union after Lenin
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5 year plans- economic plans of Svt Union
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Collective farms- large govt run farms
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Purge- to get rid of opposition
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Heavy industry- Stalin focuses on this not consumer goods; construction/ power/
military
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Ukraine Famine- Stalin made famine by exporting all grain to crush independent
movement
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Siberia- frigid north lands of Soviet Union- had concentration camps there
Unit 4: WW2
 Totalitarianism- leaders that have all the power and control media/ education with
terror on own people
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Mussolini- leader of Italy 1920s- WW2
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Il Duce- nickname for Mussolini
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Fascism- system to glorify the state; Italy
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Hitler- Leader of Germany 1932-WW2
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Der Fuhrer- nickname for Hitler
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Weimar Republic- govt of Germany that signed Treaty of Versailles
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Third Reich- Hitler’s dream of third German empire
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Enabling Act- gives Hitler dictator powers for 4 years
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Mein Kampf- Hitler’s book- “My Struggle”
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Nazism- Hitler’s version of fascism- Hitler is not a Communist!
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Chancellor- leader of Germany prior to Hitler’s dictatorship
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Reichstag- law making body of Germany
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Blitzkrieg- Lightning warfare- Hitler’s use of tanks to crush nations
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Aryan- pure blood German race
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Genocide- killing of an ethnic group
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Kristallnacht- Night of Broken Glass- Germans attack Jewish shops
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Final Solution- Hitler’s plan to eliminate the Jews
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Scapegoat- Hitler used the Jews to blame all Germany’s problems on
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Aggression- to wage war/ strike out at others
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Appeasement- to give in a little to avoid a bigger fight
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League of Nations- set up after WW1 to negotiate and keep peace between nations
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Axis Powers- Germany, Italy, Japan
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Munich Conference- Britain and France appease Hitler with piece of Czech
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Non aggression Pact- Hitler and Stalin agree to attack Poland but not each other
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Yalta Conference- 1945- Allies discuss what to do post-war
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Nuremburg Trials- Trials of Nazis for war crimes of Holocaust/ WW2
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War Crime- some things are not acceptable in warfare
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Crimes against humanity- genocide charges
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Demilitarization- to remove one’s military
Unit 5: Cold War/ Fall of Communism
 Truman Doctrine- President Truman’s plan to prevent the spread of communism
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Marshall Plan- aid to those fighting against communism’s spread
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Containment- US policy to keep communism from spreading
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Iron Curtain- Easter European nations that supported communism/ USSR
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Buffer zone- Iron Curtain zone that protected USSR
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Satellite Nations- Eastern European nations the USSR controlled
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NATO- North Atlantic Treaty Organization- US alliance post WW2
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Warsaw Pact- USSR alliance system post WW2
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Berlin Blockade/ Airlift- USSR blockades W. Berlin/ US flies in supplies
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Berlin Wall- Wall between East and West Berlin to prevent escape from comm.
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Space Race- competition between US/ USSR for space technology
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Arms Race- competition between US/ USSR for better weapons
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Fidel Castro- leader of Cuban Revolution/ Cuba 1959-present
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Batista- US supported dictator Castro overthrew
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Cuban Missile Crisis- USSR had missiles in Cuba pointed at US
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Trade embargo- US refuses to trade with Cuba still
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Gorbachev- reform-minded communist of USSR 1980’s
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Perestroika- economic restructuring; communism with hint of capitalism
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Glasnost- openness; freedom of speech/ press
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Democratization- give people a say in government
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Yeltsin- Leader of Russia post- Gorbachev
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Shock Therapy- Yeltsin’s attempt to reform economy; fails
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Eastern Europe:
 Solidarity- Poland’s union that pushed for end of communism
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Lech Walesa- leader of Poland’s union and first president of Poland
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Velvet Revolution- peaceful revolution of Czech
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Nicolae Ceaucescu- brutal dictator of communist Romania
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Bosnia- site of genocide created by Serbians
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Milosevic- leader of Serbia/ Yugoslavia that created genocide
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Ethnic Cleansing- to remove an ethnic group from the earth
Thematic Essay Question (prep)
Tips:
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Pick something you know- write!
Create an organizer
Give every detail you know
Prove your points
Pre-plan!
THINK before you write!
Impacts of the Cold War
USSR
 1917 became communist
 Post WWII
 Fight for world domination
Short term Impact
 Arms race
 Space race
 Industrialize
 Became world power
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USSR
Long term impacts
 Bankrupts economy
 Maintains world influence today
Cuba
 1959 become Communist
 Fidel Castro
ImpactShort term
 Receives aid/advisors from USSR
 Cuban Missile Crisis
 Trade Embargo by United States
Long Term
 Still Embargo
 Economic instability after fall of the USSR
Yugoslavia
 Post WWII communist
 Remains free of Soviet Control
 Tito
Impacts
Short Term
 Totalitarian government controls ethnic gaps
 No individual rights
 Relations with United States & USSR
Long Term
 Economic instability
 After fall of USSR, - wars & genocides between the ethnic groups
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Germany
 Post WWII splits into East and West
 East Germany under Soviet control
Impacts
Short term
 Nation divided by Berlin Wall
 Aid /advisors from USSR
 No individual rights
 East Germany not rebuilt after WWII
Long Term
 Nation reunited (1990)
 but East German was an economic burden to West Germany
Test is Tuesday 1/26 @ 8 am
No hats
No hoods
No cell phones- if your cell phone goes off- it is an automatic 0 (this is 20% of your
grade)
What to bring
 2 sharpened pencils (for the scantron only)
 2 black or blue pens- essay MUST written in ink – New York State Rule!
 No labels on drinks
 Bring cough drops & tissue if needed
Go to the bathroom before you come in
Exam- 3 hour exam- must stay for at least 2 hours
 It is set up just like the regents
 50 multiple choice
 Thematic Essay
 DBQ Essay & Documents
You may do the test in the order you’d like