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AP World 4th Qtr Anchor
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History
10th Grade
05/27/2010

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In what European geographic region did WW1 begin?
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Balkins
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What term would you use to characterize the fighting in Western Europe during 1915
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trench warfare
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What impact did WW1 have on women's econmic roles
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they worked at factories because men away at war
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What were the key points to the final set of treaties that ended WW1
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blamed Germany-made them pay huge reperations

League of Nations formed, but US refused to join

Austria Hungary divided

Poland created from Eastern German territory

 

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What was the outcome of the Dinshawai incident in Egypt
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mass support including of Awan allegiance form nation cause
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What is Zionism
Definition
violent attempts to eject British from Palestin in response of British attepmt illegla immigration
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Houw would you explain the economy and midset of mid 1920s in western europe.  It could best be described as a period of....
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stability, optimism
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political and military leaders inolved in Mexican Revolution
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Obregon Madero, Zapata, Villa
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At the end of WW1, what nation emerged as the domanat foreign power in Latin America
Definition
US
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What was Linin's solution to Russian participation in WW1
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peace treaty with German and surrendur huge amounts of land
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What was hte initial gola of the may fourth movement
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creation of liberal democracy along Western lines
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What is the sudentenland
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Western part of Czechoslovakia that containsed mostly German people
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Results of the peace treaties following WW2
Definition

US occupy Japan

Germany divided into 4 zones of occupation

Soviet Union took much of Easter Poland while Poles were compenstated by receiving part of Easter Germany

Ausria divided

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In what type of Afriacn colonies was the process of decolnization most violent
Definition
those with large numbers of white settlers
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in 1956 the british and french attempted to halt egypt's nationaliztion of what canal
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Suez
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what is the iron curtain what british leader coined this phrased
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Winston Churchill describes division between free and surperessed societies after ww2
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how would you characterize wetern european nations relations with the us under nato
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europeans became comfortable to rely on us protection
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what caused the creation of the welfare state
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resulted from leftward shft of political spectrum in europe after ww2
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who is margaret thatcher? what impact did her election have in britain?
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prime minister of britain/ liberal and return to conservatism
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what is the european economic community? it is a good example of what?
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cooperation between european nations and their willingness to create a single european economy
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What work by Simone de Beauvoir ssignifiend the beginning of the new fminsim in 1949
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2nd sex
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What was Sputnik? What soviet leader launched Sputnik?
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First orbiting satellite by Khruschev
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What distinuguishes those regions referred to sa the "third world" from other socieites
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the lack of industrialization
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have there been any political, social and or economic changes in Latin America in the 20th century
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Region remains unchaged as old institutions of economy adapt to new situations
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after the coup that toppled arbenz;s government, guatemala was virtually run by ...
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coffee platners, foreign companies, military, anticommunist
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What is Ful gencio Batista? WHo is Fadel Castro?
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Castro was revolution leader who overthrew Batista
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What was the outcome of of hte Cuban Revolution
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Revolutionary government adapted Marxism, borke off relation with US

introduced reforms

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why have ethnic rivalries and communal violiece been endimic in decolonized african states
Definition
europeans coloinzed africa and established boundaries without referring to culture
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