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Univ.Louisville History 102-02
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History
Undergraduate 2
12/03/2006

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In 1920 a treaty signed between Turkey and the Allies dismemberd what?
Definition
The Ottoman Empire
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What did the Treaty of Versailles do to Germany? (two reasons)
Definition
1.)Blamed Germany for the War
2.)Forced them to pay War Reperations
Term
Which Country dropped from WW1?
Definition
Turkey
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In what year was the Koran written?
Definition
651 AD
Term
What effect did WW1 have on Colonialism?
Definition
It slowed down, but did not disapper.
Term
Name the Four Rashidun:
Definition
* Abu Bakr
* Umar ibn al-Khattab
* Uthman ibn Affan
* Ali ibn Abi Talib
Term
Name the Group and Nationality of the group responsible for the death of Ferdidnand:
Definition
The Black Hand, Serbian.
Term
What is the "Open Door Policy?"
Definition
Free Trade with China
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Muhammad did not call himself a prophet. Why?
Definition
He did not speak openly with God, just Gabriel.
Term
Name the three main causes of Terrorism:
Definition
Religious Differences
Frustration
Nationalism
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What was European dominance based upon? (two answers)
Definition
Industrial Supremecy
Strong National Sense
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In the new imperialism, how did Europe control colonies?
Definition
Protectorate Status
Spheres of Influence
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World War I was subtitled: (two answers)
Definition
"The War to End All Wars"
"The Great War"
Term
What Force was able to stop Germany in the west?
Definition
The US
Term
The treaty of Brest-lataf was made by ____ and yielded what territory?
Definition
Bolshevic of Russia;
France, Britain, US, and Italy
Term
What did Germany want under Kieser Wilhelm II?
Definition
A Navy Arms Race with Britian
Colonies
Term
Who were the "Big Four?"
Definition
France
Britian
US
Italy
Term
Why did the US enter World War I and in what year?
Definition
The Sinking of the Lusitania, 1917
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What was the last major German offensive in WW2?
Definition
Battle of the Bulge
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What was the last offensive in WW1?
Definition
The Second Battle of Marne
Term
Violence between the Shi'ites and the Muslims began when?
Definition
661 A.D.
Term
At Potsdamn, What was decided to do with Germany?
Definition
Divide it into East and West Germany.
Term
When and What Occured at the Battle of Britian?
Definition
Two Months in 1941, Two months of solid bombinb in London.
Term
What happens to the unemployment rate after the Battle of Britain?
Definition
It skyrockets, there's no unemployment in Britian.
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What is the Anschluss?
Definition
The Annexation of Austria and Germany; Austria does not resist.
Term
What do Shi'ites belive about the successor to Muhammad?
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The successor must be in the bloodline of Ali and Fatima. They also must be an Imam
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What is an Imam?
Definition
A righyfully guided or divinely inspired muslim prayer leader.
Term
Name the reason for the failure of Western Style democracy in Iraq:
Definition
There's no seperation of Church and State, and the muslims do not want the two to be seperated.
Term
What do the younger Turks want to do with Turkey?
Definition
Mondernize and Westernize Turkey.
Term
What are Hadif?
Definition
Stories and Traditions told about Muhammad.
Term
Who was Germany's best general, and who was he most afraid of?
Definition
Erwin Rommel; George Smith Patton
Term
Where did the Germans practice for WW2?
Definition
Spain
Term
How was Germany Supplied in the Marshall Plan? Why was this method used?
Definition
Air Drop and Aircraft; Berlin was Blockaded by Russia.
Term
What are Manlins?
Definition
Military Slaves from Turkey
Term
What was the Marshall Plan, and what countries were affected by it?
Definition
Lends money to countries defeated in war, namely Japan and Germany
Term
What's the Shura?
Definition
The Council of Shakes, or the pre-islamic arabian tribes' method of picking leaders or making major decisions.
Term
What gave US and Britain the edge in WW2?
Definition
Industry and the Number of Troops
Term
What was the date of the Immigration of Muhammad? What else happens this day?
Definition
6/22, the first day of the Muslim Calendar.
Term
Name the Causes of the Bolshevic Revolution:
Definition
the ideas of Marx, Prosky, and Lennin motivated people want more money for their work.
The Governor and Zar Nicholas II was incompetent and bloodshed.
Term
Name the two important cities of Muhammad's time:
Definition
Mecca and Madina
Term
What is the importance of the city of Madina, and what did he create there?
Definition
In Madina Muhammad created the Umama, a community of scholars.
Term
What was the name given to Muhammad's travels after being forced out of Mecca, and in what year did he take these travels?
Definition
The Hijra, 622
Term
Umama
Definition
Community of Scolars
Term
What was the name of the pilgirmage back to Mecca after the war, and what year did it take place?
Definition
The Hajj, 632
Term
This event marked the split of the sunnis and shi'ites in this year.
Definition
The Death of Muhammad in 631
Term
Umar led a campaign into this country, securing ____ and aiding in _____
Definition
Iraq, gold and silver from old empires, the arab economy would be affected for centuries.
Term
Attrition
Definition
Kill moring of the opposing force to win the war.
Term
The number of casulties the Central Powers Suffered in WW1:
Definition
28 Million
Term
Who shot down the Red Baron?
Definition
Eddie Richenbacker
Term
Elements of European Superiority:
Definition
Science
Technology
Mass Transit
Agricultural base
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Direct Rule
Definition
Buearocrats would rule a country, offering protectorate status and instating a figurehead with a foreign military.
Term
Spheres of Influence
Definition
Countries were given legal priviledges without direct political involvement.
Term
The Great War Begins with a scramble for:
The two responsible for the scrambe were:
Definition
Africa, Stanley and Livingston
Term
Chancellor of Europe and policy prior to World War I:
Definition
Auto Von Bismarck, wanted to keep stablity in europe.
Term
The Rulers of Egypt that try to modernize europe by borrowing money from Britian:
Definition
Kedives.
Term
The man who took over Congo and killed natives:
Definition
Leopold the 2nd
Term
The Kitchner Blockhouse:
Definition
A square of forts that slowly ran down natives. Didn't work in vietnam.
Term
Mancheria
Definition
A place saught after by Japan and China, many Chinese natives came from it.
Term
The year of the Spanish-American War:
Definition
1898
Term
The Three Emperors league part one, established by: (which countries and what leader, and what year)
Definition
Auto Von Bismark, 1873, Germany, Austria, and Russia
Term
The Russo-Turkish War was fought over and in the year:
Definition
1877, the Bulkan Peninsula
Term
The Congress of Berlin decided what in what year?
Definition
The 2nd formation of the Three Emperors Leauge, 1881
Term
This admiral created the new navy for Germany to compete with Britian:
Definition
Amiral Von Tirpiz
Term
The Entente Cordiale
Definition
The treaty between France and Britian
Term
The Triple Entente:
Definition
Britian, France, and Russia against Germany, Austria, and Italy
Term
The declarations of WWI:
Definition
Austria declares war on Serbia
Russia Declares war on Austria
Germany Mobilizes to Germany
The French aid Russia
The British aid French
Belgium stations troops unwillingly for Germany, Britian Rebels
Term
Which country falls out of WWI because of revolution?
Definition
Russia, Bolshevic Revolution
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