Imperialism &

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Political Systems Conflict

Human Rights

Geography & Belief Systems

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Why did Great Britain want colonies in India?

Raw Materials or New Markets for Trade

Ho Chi Minh was the nationalistic leader of what

country?

Vietnam (North)

What did the Balfour Declaration state?

Great Britain’s promise to give Jews a homeland in Palestine.

What lasting effects of colonialism still plague Africa

today?

Tribalism, Civil Wars & Power Struggles with National Governments

To stop the wave of nationalist feelings that threatened the

peace after the Napoleonic Wars, European leaders met to discuss plans to maintain the status quo. This meeting was called______?

The Congress of Vienna

What government would Enlightenment thinkers Voltaire

and John Locke support?

Democracy

Name two places that thinkers of the Enlightenment led to

revolutions?

Great Britain, France, Latin America & The United States

What is absolutism?

A system of government with a single ruler who has complete control.

Name two characteristics of a communist government

Nationalism, terror and secret police, absolute government & censorship

What is extraterritoriality?

A policy that made European citizens subject to their own laws in China

The Communist Revolution in Russia was led by who?

Vladimir Lenin

What countries made up the Allies in World War II? The

Axis Powers?

Allies, Britain, France, Soviet Union and United States

Axis, Germany, Italy and Japan

What was the Iron Curtain?

The division in Europe between Democracies and Soviet controlled countries

Name two major conflicts resulting from Cold War

tensions.

Korean War, Vietnam War and Soviet/Afghanistan War

Name three causes of social conflict during the Industrial

Revolution?

Gap between rich and poor, poor housing, working conditions, low wages.

What is apartheid?

A policy of racial segregation in South Africa

The lowest caste in India faces the worst

discrimination. What is the lowest caste?

The Untouchables

What is ethnic cleansing?

Removal of a ethnic group by genocide, terror, or forced expulsion.

In many countries when did women gain the right to vote?

The late 19th and early 20th centuries

What massacre in India in the early 20th century became a

focal point for the independence movement?

Amritsar Massacre

Which two religious groups have fought over territory in

India?

Hindus and Muslims

Japan became a militaristic country before WWII. This

island nation’s major economic problem has been the lack of

Raw materials or Natural Resources

What strategic waterway connects the Mediterranean and

Red Seas?

Suez Canal

Which of these nations is located closest to the Philippines, Malaysia,

and Indonesia?

Korea Vietnam

New ZealandPakistan

Vietnam

What major environmental problem affects Latin America

Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia?

Deforestation