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World History
Final Exam
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History
Undergraduate 2
04/23/2012

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Lewis Gun
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Early 20th Century, Machine gun from world war 1, an improvement of the maxim gun, 500 rounds per minute
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Gotha G IV
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World War I, German Bomber, First modern plan used as a bomber, was very difficult to shoot down, however did very little damage but spread terror
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The Battle of Tenga
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20th century, east africa, a battle fought between britain and europe, the german african troops were superiour at fighting in africa, often called battle of the bees.
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The Womens Army Artillery Core
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early 20th century, america, women who work in production jobs for the army while the men were away, gave them leverage for the womens rights movement later.
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Vladimir Lenin
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The man credited with bringing communism to russia and establishing the soviet union in 1917, heavily influence by Carl Marx, his ideas spread so quickly because of the awful conditions of russia.
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KolKhozy
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1928-1933, Actions taken by soviet union when they merged several small privately owned farms, this process was violently implemented, those who did not comply were killed, part of industrial revolution of russia
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Magnetogorsk
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early 20th century,also called Magnetic Mountain were areas of huge industrialization in russia,the first of many five year plans, were like shock cities with terrible conditions, had many positive benefits too
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Fascism
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Political Ideology that rose from World war I in the 1930s, big in germany, italy, and japan. the idea that loyalty to the state above all things, leaders thought their country had betrayed them.
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Benito Mussolini
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Italian dictator during WWII,mussolini was uspet about italy losing land in WWI becomes most powerful man of italy and joins hitler
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Pontine Marshes
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Germans flood it during WWII, in italy, didnt benefit germany, but caused massive devistation to the people living their
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Lebensraum
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Part of hitlers plan means living space, 1939-1945, the idea that the german people needed more space in europe hitler used as a reason for expeansion
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Hideki Tojo
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Fascist dictator of japan, brillant military leader, authorized the bombing of Pearl Harbor, his actions brought america into the war.
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Mukden
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the pretext japan used to invade china, is often refered to as the starting point of WWII, the japanese need more resources so they gave them sleves a reason to invade
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Operation Barbarossa
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Hitlers Military operation in russia, June 1941, Was a complete military failure, hitler split his army up to invade two places and was defeated, turning point of the war
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Fatman
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The bomb dropped on hiroshima, 1945, ended the war between japan and america, highest civilan death toll of the war.
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