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World War 1
causes
was the assination of Franz Ferdinand
imperialistic foreign policies of the great powers
Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia
German invasion of Belgium, Luxembourg and France
Western Front settled into a static battle of attrition with a trench line
soviet union from russian empire
ottoman emp gone
league of nations to prevent another conflict
Germany's defeat and Treaty of Versailles led to beginning of World War 2 -
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Gandhi
political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement
philosophy was firmly founded upon nonviolence -
Russian Revolution
destroyed Tsarist autocracy and led to the Soviet Union
Tsar was replaced by a provisional government
October Revolution Bolshevik party led by Vladimir Lenin and worker Soviets overthrew the Prov. Govt -
Wilson's 14-Point Plan
speech made by US Pres Woodrow Wilson
intended to assure the country that ww1 was being fought for a moral cause and for postwar peace
had 14 points :) -
Treaty of Versailles
treaty that ended WW1
required Germany to accept responsibility for causing the war
annd to make substantial territorial concessions and pay heavy reparations -
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League of Nations
intergovernmental organization
turned into United Nations (basicaly)
founded because of the Paris Peace Conference (ended WW1)
principal mission, maintain world peace -
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Indian Independence
Congress adopt the policies of nonviolence led by Gandhi
mass-based movement that encompassed various sections of society
British Governor-General of India, announced the partitioning of the British Indian Empire into India and Pakistan -
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Chinese Civil War
civil war fought between the Chinese Nationalist Party, the governing party (Republic of China) and the Communist Party of China for the control of China
led to China's division into the Republic of China (Taiwan) and People's Republic of China
ideological split -
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Stalin's 5-Year Plan (First)
policy of "collectivization" in agriculture to facilitate the process of rapid industrialization
creation of collective farms in which peasants worked cooperatively on the same land
wanted to eliminate the "kulak" class of landowners
first plan made the USSR a leading industrial nation -
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The Great Depression
severe worldwide economic depression after WW1
originated in the U.S starting with the fall in stock prices
worldwide news with the stock market crash: Black Tuesday
inflation
started to recover around WW2 -
Hitler comes to Power
turning point came when the Great Depression hit Germany
Sworn in as Chancellor of a coalition government
Papen intended to use Hitler as a figurehead, the Nazis gained key positions
after the president died Hitlers cabnet proclaimed him president
Hitlers Germany -
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Stalin's 5-Year Plan (Second)
placing heavy industry as top priority
communications (railways) became faster
was not uniformly successful failed to reach recommended production levels of coal and oil
attempt to revive the farm part of the economy (unsucessful) -
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World War 2
global military conflict involving most of the world's nations, including all of the great powers two opposing military alliances, the Allies and the Axis
Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare was the deadliest conflict in human history
Creation of the United Nations
United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers
Beginning of the Cold War.
Germany/Japan/Italy vs Everyone else (basically)
Germany (Axis) lost -
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Mao Zedong & Maoism
leader of the Chinese Revolution
Chinese revolutionary
founding father of the People's Republic of China
commanded the Long March and led the CPC to victory
Maoism- anti-Revisionist form of Marxist communist theory, from the teachings of Mao
propaganda the crap out of him! -
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Juan Peron
Argentine military officer, and politician
widening gap had existed between the classes hoped to close through increase of wages and employment
less reliant on foreign trade -
Creation of Pakistan
Pakistan Movement
movement to have a sovereign and independent Muslim state named Pakistan created from the separation of the north-western region of the Indian subcontinent -
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Cold War
political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World and the powers of the Western world
conflict through military coalitions, strategic conventional force deployments ,proxy wars, propaganda, conventional and nuclear arms races -
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Still alive today
intergovernmental military alliance
constitutes a system of collective defence -
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Korean War
military conflict between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China
war was a result of the physical division of Korea by an agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War at the end of WW2
still going on
stop fire in 1953 -
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Warsaw Pact
Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance
mutual defense treaty adopted by eight communist states in Eastern Europe
was the Soviet Bloc’s military response to West Germany’s integration to the NATO Pact
prevent the recurrence of an invasion of Russia -
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Vietnam War
a Cold War era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
Withdrawal of American forces from Indochina
Dissolution of South Vietnam
Communist governments take power in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos
North Veit. Victory (communist) -
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Great Leap Forward
economic and social campaign of the Communist Party of China
aimed to rapidly transform China from an agrarian economy into a modern communist society through agriculturalization industrialization, and collectivization
Mao -
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Berlin Wall
a wall that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin
in 1989 a radical series of political changes occurred in the Eastern Bloc
Knocked down the Wall and reunified Germany -
Bay of Pigs
unsuccessful action by a CIA-trained force of Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba in an attempt to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro
Cuban armed forces, trained and equipped by Eastern Bloc nations, defeated the invading combatants within three days -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
confrontation among the Soviet Union, Cuba and the United States in October during the Cold War
Cuban and Soviet governments began to build bases in Cuba for a number of medium-range and intermediate-range ballistic nuclear missiles with the ability to strike most of the continental United States
soviets went back to russia -
Helsinki Accords
attempt to improve relations between the Communist bloc and the West
significant step toward reducing Cold War tensions and as a major diplomatic boost for the Soviet Union at the time -
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Islamic Revolution
overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Khomeini
results-
Overthrow of Shāh Mohammed Rezā Pahlavi
Establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran headed by
Iran–Iraq War -
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Iran-Iraq War
armed conflict between the armed forces of Iraq and Iran
Stalemate
Strategic and tactical Iraqi failure
Tactical Iranian failure
Both Iraq and Iran accepted United Nations Security Council Resolution 598 to cease fighting -
Tiananmen Square
series of demonstrations in and near Tiananmen Square in Beijing in the People's Republic of China
movement used mainly non-violent methods and can be considered a case of civil resistance
Premier Li Peng moved into the streets of Beijing using live fire while proceeding to Tiananmen Square to clear the area of protestors -
Reunification of Germany
German Democratic Republic (EG) joined the Federal Republic of Germany (WG)
East German regime started to falter when the removal of Hungary's border fence opened a hole in the Iron Curtain
united Germany remained a member of the European Community
knock down berlin wall -
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USSR Disintergrates
process of systematic disintegration, which occurred in its economy, social structure and political structure
resulted in the destruction of the Soviet Federal Government
characterized by many of the republics of the Soviet Union declaring their independence and being recognized as sovereign nation-states -
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Nelson Mandela
President of South Africa
Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress
served 27 years in prison got out then became president -
September 11, 2001
series of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States
19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners
crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City
3000 deaths