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In what European geographic region did WW1 begin? |
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What term would you use to characterize the fighting in Western Europe during 1915 |
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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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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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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 |
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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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Western part of Czechoslovakia that containsed mostly German people |
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Results of the peace treaties following WW2 |
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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 |
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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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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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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 |
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europeans coloinzed africa and established boundaries without referring to culture |
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