World History 9 CRT Study. What impact did the Civil War have on the postwar American Economy?

World History 9

CRT Study

What impact did the Civil War have on the postwar American

Economy?

What impact did the Civil War have on the postwar American

Economy?

• After the Civil War, the United States experienced industrial expansion

unmatched in history

Who invented the radio?

Who invented the radio?

•Guglielmo Marconi

Who was the American inventor and industrialist who made factory

production more efficient by introducing the assembly line?

Who was the American inventor and industrialist who made factory

production more efficient by introducing the assembly line?

•Henry Ford

What effect did the major inventions of the 19th-century

have on people’s lives in industrialized nations?

What effect did the major inventions of the 19th-century

have on people’s lives in industrialized nations?

• The inventions made life easier while providing more

leisure time.

What was Thomas Edison’s most noteworthy invention?

What was Thomas Edison’s most noteworthy invention?

•The light bulb

What tactics were used by some women in the fight for

suffrage?

What tactics were used by some women in the fight for

suffrage?

• Marches, imprisonment, and hunger strikes

Who was the British woman who formed the Women’s Social and Political Union in the early

1900’s?

Who was the British woman who formed the Women’s Social and Political Union in the early

1900’s?

•Emmeline Pankhurst

Which was the first country to give voting rights to women?

Which was the first country to give voting rights to women?

•New Zealand

What fueled the pogroms that took place in Russia?

What fueled the pogroms that took place in Russia?

• Racism against the Jews.

What was Captain Alfred Dreyfus accused of in the

Dreyfus affair?

What was Captain Alfred Dreyfus accused of in the

Dreyfus affair?

• Selling military secrets,

Why did Great Britain establish a penal colony in Australia?

Why did Great Britain establish a penal colony in Australia?

• Overcrowded prisons in Great Britain

What caused widespread starvation in Ireland?

What caused widespread starvation in Ireland?

•Potato Famine

In what country did most Protestants oppose home rule?

In what country did most Protestants oppose home rule?

• Ireland

During the reign of Queen Victoria, what was she forced to

do?

During the reign of Queen Victoria, what was she forced to

do?

• Give up more and more power

What event provoked the secession of the Southern

states from the United States?

What event provoked the secession of the Southern

states from the United States?

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

What promise by Abraham Lincoln frightened Southern

states into seceding?

What promise by Abraham Lincoln frightened Southern

states into seceding?

• To halt the spread of slavery in the United States.

What was the main cause of the United States Civil War?

What was the main cause of the United States Civil War?

• The succession of the Southern states.

What was the Emancipation Proclamation intended to do?

What was the Emancipation Proclamation intended to do?

• Free slaves in succeeding states

• Communicate to European counties that this was over slavery so they would not interfere

What is the term “Manifest Destiny” used to justify?

What is the term “Manifest Destiny” used to justify?

• Taking Native American land

• The Westward Movement

What does the phrase “Manifest Destiny” mean?

What does the phrase “Manifest Destiny” mean?

• That it is obvious that God intended the United States span the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

How was most of the territory west of Texas obtained by the

United States?

How was most of the territory west of Texas obtained by the

United States?

•The Mexican Cession

22. What is the importance of the Gadsden Purchase?

22. What is the importance of the Gadsden Purchase?

• It brought the lower continent of the United States to it present boundaries

23. Which amendment of the United States Constitution

abolished slavery?

23. Which amendment of the United States Constitution

abolished slavery?

•The 13th

Where were the Cherokee forced to migrate on the Trail of

Tears?

Where were the Cherokee forced to migrate on the Trail of

Tears?

•Oklahoma

25. Which nation did Texas fight to win its independence in

1836?

25. Which nation did Texas fight to win its independence in

1836?

•Mexico

26. What concept is the theory of evolution based on?

26. What concept is the theory of evolution based on?

•Darwin’s Origin of the Species

27. What is the policy and practice of creating an empire to control raw materials and world markets by the conquest of other countries or the

establishment of colonies?

27. What is the policy and practice of creating an empire to control raw materials and world markets by the conquest of other countries or the

establishment of colonies?

• Imperialism

What was the main purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884-

1885?

What was the main purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884-

1885?

•To lay down rules for the division of Africa

29. What was the result of the Sepoy Munity?

29. What was the result of the Sepoy Munity?

• Great Britain took over control of the country from the East India Company

Queen Liliuokalani was the last monarch of which area?

Queen Liliuokalani was the last monarch of which area?

•Hawaii

31. What group in 1893 revolted against the rule of Queen

Liliuokalani of Hawaii and had her removed from power?

31. What group in 1893 revolted against the rule of Queen

Liliuokalani of Hawaii and had her removed from power?

• A group of American business men

32. Why did American sugar planter overthrow Queen

Liliuokalani of Hawaii and had her removed from power?

32. Why did American sugar planter overthrow Queen

Liliuokalani of Hawaii and had her removed from power?

• To prevent power from being restored to wealthy land owners.

Why did American sugar planters overthrow Queen

Liliuokalani?

Why did American sugar planters overthrow Queen

Liliuokalani?

• To prevent wealthy native landowners from regaining power.

Which U. S. business interest group pushed for the

annexation of Hawaii?

Which U. S. business interest group pushed for the

annexation of Hawaii?

•The Sugar business

34. What is the most probable link between militarism and

imperialism?

34. What is the most probable link between militarism and

imperialism?

• The Berlin Conference set up rules for dividing the continent of Africa, among those rules were the ability to hold the land, this is the motive for

creating a strong military.

35. What event in Sarajevo ignited the Great War?

35. What event in Sarajevo ignited the Great War?

• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife

Sofia

How was World War I a “total war”?

How was World War I a “total war”?

• Nations devoted all of their resources to it.

37. What was Germany attempting to accomplish by

returning to its policy of unrestricted submarine warfare?

37. What was Germany attempting to accomplish by

returning to its policy of unrestricted submarine warfare?

• To starve Great Britain into defeat before the United States entered the war.

38. What was the system of rationing designed to limit?

38. What was the system of rationing designed to limit?

• Anything needed for the war effort; tires, meat, sugar, gas, and more

39. What was a goal of the Allies’ Gallipoli campaign?

39. What was a goal of the Allies’ Gallipoli campaign?

• To gain an access route to resupply Russia

40. What region was referred to as the “powder keg” of Europe?

40. What region was referred to as the “powder keg” of Europe?

• The Balkans• or the Balkan Peninsula

41. What was Germany’s promise to Mexico in the

Zimmerman note?

41. What was Germany’s promise to Mexico in the

Zimmerman note?

• To help them regain lands lost in the Mexican American War

42. What did the armistice signed near Paris in November

1918 bring an end to?

42. What did the armistice signed near Paris in November

1918 bring an end to?

• An armistice is a cease fire agreement, it brought an end to the fighting until a peace agreement could be worked out.

43. Who lead Germany during the last decade of the 1800s and most of the World War I?

43. Who lead Germany during the last decade of the 1800s and most of the World War I?

•Kaiser Wilheim II

44. What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an

army prepared for war?

44. What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an

army prepared for war?

•Militarism

45. What was trench warfare intended to accomplish?

45. What was trench warfare intended to accomplish?

•Protect soldiers

46. What was significant in the Allied victory at the First Battle

of the Marne?

46. What was significant in the Allied victory at the First Battle

of the Marne?

• Germany would have to fight the war on two fronts, this war would not end quickly

47. Which German political party sought to overturn the

Treaty of Versailles and to fight communism?

47. Which German political party sought to overturn the

Treaty of Versailles and to fight communism?

•Nazi

49. What gamble did Germany make before the United States

entered World War II?

49. What gamble did Germany make before the United States

entered World War II?

• That returning to a policy of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare would be successful against Great Britain before we entered.

50. What impact did the war have on the economy of

Europe?

50. What impact did the war have on the economy of

Europe?

• The economies of most nations was in ruins after the

war.

51. What is the purpose of propaganda during World War I?

51. What is the purpose of propaganda during World War I?

• To keep up support for the war at home.

52. What was the American public’s opinion about joining

the League of Nations?

52. What was the American public’s opinion about joining

the League of Nations?

• That it violated the Monroe Doctrine and that we should not concern ourselves with European affairs.

53. Who was forced to assume sole responsibility for World War I under

the Treaty of Versailles?

53. Who was forced to assume sole responsibility for World War I under

the Treaty of Versailles?

•Germany

54. What were the Fourteen Points?

54. What were the Fourteen Points?

• Woodrow Wilsons’ plan for a lasting peace

55. What action on November 11, 1918 brought World War I to

an end?

55. What action on November 11, 1918 brought World War I to

an end?

• The armistice was signed.

56. What impact did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk have on

Germany?

56. What impact did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk have on

Germany?

• Ended the war with Russia and allowed Germany to fight a one front war

57. What is a totalitarian state?

57. What is a totalitarian state?

• A country whose political and economic institutions are under the control of one

person or party.

58. What was the goal of U.S. isolationist after World War I?

58. What was the goal of U.S. isolationist after World War I?

• To avoid political ties with European countries.

• To avoid being pulled into European conflicts.

59. What did the pogroms that occurred in the late 19th-century

Russia do?

59. What did the pogroms that occurred in the late 19th-century

Russia do?

• Legalized violence toward Jews

60. What effect did the Great Depression have on the world?

60. What effect did the Great Depression have on the world?

• Because of war debts and dependence on American loans and investments Germany and Austria were hard hit as were South America and Asia

61. What did not increase in the United States during the Great

Depression?

61. What did not increase in the United States during the Great

Depression?

• Imports/exports

62. Which U.S. President was elected during the Great

Depression?

62. Which U.S. President was elected during the Great

Depression?

• FDR, Franklin D Roosevelt

63. What was one part of Roosevelt’s New Deal program

to fight the Depression?

63. What was one part of Roosevelt’s New Deal program

to fight the Depression?

• CCC, FDIC, WPA, TVA,

64. How did the New Deal attempt to stimulate the

American economy?

64. How did the New Deal attempt to stimulate the

American economy?

• By putting Americans back to work.

65. What event marked the beginning of the Great

Depression?

65. What event marked the beginning of the Great

Depression?

• The Stock Market Crash

66. What effect did the Dawes Plan have on the economy of Germany after World War I?

66. What effect did the Dawes Plan have on the economy of Germany after World War I?

• It devastated it by demanding the repayment of loans

67. What was the major cause of the collapse of the stock

market?

67. What was the major cause of the collapse of the stock

market?

• The purchasing of stocks on margin• A flaw in our economy in that stocks were too

highly priced• The collapse of the farming market and the dust

bowl

68. From what country was “Il Duce”?

68. From what country was “Il Duce”?

•Italy

69. How did the Treaty of Versailles affect postwar

Germany?

69. How did the Treaty of Versailles affect postwar

Germany?

• It created a financial hardship on the country.

70. What does fascism stress?

70. What does fascism stress?

•Nationalism

71. What was Hitler’s main method for achieving

lebensraum during the 1930s?

71. What was Hitler’s main method for achieving

lebensraum during the 1930s?

• Taking or invading neighboring countries

72. What is the title of Hitler’s book Mein Kampf translated to

in English?

72. What is the title of Hitler’s book Mein Kampf translated to

in English?

•My Struggle

73. Which country signed a non-aggression pact with the Soviet

Union in 1939?

73. Which country signed a non-aggression pact with the Soviet

Union in 1939?

•Germany

74. The Munich Conference held to address the problems of a German threat to what nation?

74. The Munich Conference held to address the problems of a German threat to what nation?

•Czechoslovakia

75. Which of Great Britain’s policies towards Germany was based on the belief that the satisfaction of

reasonable demands would maintain peace in Europe?

75. Which of Great Britain’s policies towards Germany was based on the belief that the satisfaction of

reasonable demands would maintain peace in Europe?

•Appeasement

76. What did Germany, Italy, and Japan carry out during the

early 1930’s?

76. What did Germany, Italy, and Japan carry out during the

early 1930’s?

• Changing over to a Fascist regime

77. What did Neville Chamberlain boast about at the

Munich Conference?

77. What did Neville Chamberlain boast about at the

Munich Conference?

• Achieving peace in “our” time

78. Which country invaded the Rhineland to gain lebensraum in

1936?

78. Which country invaded the Rhineland to gain lebensraum in

1936?

•Germany

79. Hitler demanded, and was given, what area in

northwestern Czechoslovakia?

79. Hitler demanded, and was given, what area in

northwestern Czechoslovakia?

•Sudetenland

80. What term was used to identify the alliance of Germany,

Italy and Japan?

80. What term was used to identify the alliance of Germany,

Italy and Japan?

•Triple Axis

81. Who was the leader of the Third Reich?

81. Who was the leader of the Third Reich?

• Adolf Hitler

82. What caused Germans to start taking Adolf Hitler and his

message seriously?

82. What caused Germans to start taking Adolf Hitler and his

message seriously?

• The economic hardship of the Great Depression and feeling so badly about their nation after the First World War

83. What was the policy of appeasement?

83. What was the policy of appeasement?

• Giving into demand to keep peace

84. What effect did the nonaggression pact between

the Nazis and the Soviets have on the balance of power in

Europe?

84. What effect did the nonaggression pact between the

Nazis and the Soviets have on the balance of power in Europe?

• It tipped it against the Allies

85. What fear added to the appeal of fascism in Italy and

Germany?

85. What fear added to the appeal of fascism in Italy and

Germany?

• The fear of being dominated by another country.

86. What advantage did the German blitzkrieg depend on as

a military strategy?

86. What advantage did the German blitzkrieg depend on as

a military strategy?

• Surprise

87. What country’s invasion brought France and great Britain into World War II?

87. What country’s invasion brought France and Great Britain into World War II?

•Poland

88. Who was Charles De Gaulle?

88. Who was Charles De Gaulle?

•French General

89. How was Japan politically different from its allies Germany

and Italy?

89. How was Japan politically different from its allies Germany

and Italy?

• Traditional form of Government under their Emperor

90. What was the United States’ policy at the beginning of World

War II?

90. What was the United States’ policy at the beginning of World

War II?

•Neutrality

91. What was the result of Germany’s invasion of Poland?

91. What was the result of Germany’s invasion of Poland?

• Munich Conference

92. Which country was Germany's tactic of blitzkrieg first successfully used on?

92. Which country was Germany's tactic of blitzkrieg first successfully used on?

•Poland

93. What was the Atlantic Charter a declaration of the right

to?

93. What was the Atlantic Charter a declaration of the right

to?

•Self Determination

94. How did Congress allow the United States to help Great

Britain before the United States declared war with Germany?

94. How did Congress allow the United States to help Great

Britain before the United States declared war with Germany?

• The Lend Lease Act

95. Why were thousands of U.S. citizens put in internment camps

during the war?

95. Why were thousands of U.S. citizens put in internment camps

during the war?

• Being of Japanese decent

96. Why were thousands of Japanese Americans interned in

relocation camps?

96. Why were thousands of Japanese Americans interned in

relocation camps?

• Fear after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

97. What was significant about the Battle of Midway?

97. What was significant about the Battle of Midway?

• It turned the tide in the Pacific

98. What did the Japanese do on December 7, 1941?

98. What did the Japanese do on December 7, 1941?

• Bombed the US Navel base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

99. What crucial lesson was learned in the Battle of Britain?

99. What crucial lesson was learned in the Battle of Britain?

• Hitler’s attacks could be blocked

100. What event occurred on the day described as “a date

which will live in infamy”?

100. What event occurred on the day described as “a date

which will live in infamy”?

• The Japanese bombed the US Navel base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

101. Who was the mastermind of the “island-hopping” strategy?

101. Who was the mastermind of the “island-hopping” strategy?

• General Douglas MacArthur

102. Who went on the Bataan Death March, and why?

102. Who went on the Bataan Death March, and why?

• Japanese Captives, because the Japanese felt that it was dishonorable to

surrender and held the captive in contempt

103. Why was the US response to Japanese aggression in

Southeast Asia in mid-1941?

103. Why was the US response to Japanese aggression in

Southeast Asia in mid-1941?

• We cut off oil shipments

104. How did the Japanese try to build a Pacific empire?

104. How did the Japanese try to build a Pacific empire?

• By taking US and European holding

105. Which British general led the victorious troops in the

Battle of El Alamein?

105. Which British general led the victorious troops in the

Battle of El Alamein?

• British General Bernard Montgomery

106. What did Stalin repeatedly urge Churchill and Roosevelt to do in order to relieve German pressure on Soviet armies?

106. What did Stalin repeatedly urge Churchill and Roosevelt to do in order to relieve German pressure on Soviet armies?

• Invade France

107. What occurred on D-Day?

107. What occurred on D-Day?

• Operation Overlord/ the invasion of Normandy in France

108. Who was supreme commander of the Western

Allied forces in Europe?

108. Who was supreme commander of the Western

Allied forces in Europe?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

109. What group was tried at the Nuremberg Trials?

109. What group was tried at the Nuremberg Trials?

• 22 Nazi leaders

110. What caused the Japanese emperor to have reduced power

after the war?

110. What caused the Japanese emperor to have reduced power

after the war?

• Democratization; the creation of a constitution made him a figure head

111. What was Hitler’s prime reason for wanting to take

Poland?

111. What was Hitler’s prime reason for wanting to take

Poland?

• Large German population

• lebensraum

112. Why was the Battle of Stalingrad a crushing defeat for

Germany?

112. Why was the Battle of Stalingrad a crushing defeat for

Germany?

• They lost 330,000 troops; 99,000 lived but were captured.

113. What does the use of kamikaze pilots show about

Japanese culture?

113. What does the use of kamikaze pilots show about

Japanese culture?

• Their national loyalty

• Their determination to win at all costs

• Their unwillingness to surrender

114. What was the main target of the kamikazes?

114. What was the main target of the kamikazes?

• Allied ships

115. What is the definition of anti-Semitism?

115. What is the definition of anti-Semitism?

• Prejudice against Jews.

117. How were the Holocaust and Hitler’s “Final Solution”

related?

117. How were the Holocaust and Hitler’s “Final Solution”

related?

• Both refer to genocide committed against Jewish people.

118. What was the goal of Hitler’s “Final Solution”?

118. What was the goal of Hitler’s “Final Solution”?

• To be rid of the Jews.

119. What was the location of a Nazi extermination camp?

119. What was the location of a Nazi extermination camp?

• Most were in Poland,

120. What battle marked the final German offensive?

120. What battle marked the final German offensive?

• Battle of the Bulge

121. How did Kristallnacht demonstrate Nazi persecution

of Jews?

121. How did Kristallnacht demonstrate Nazi persecution

of Jews?

• It was government sanctioned.

122. Why did President Harry S. Truman decide to use the atomic

bomb which led to Japan's surrender and the end of World

War II?

122. Why did President Harry S. Truman decide to use the atomic

bomb which led to Japan's surrender and the end of World

War II?

• An invasion of Japanese homeland would have cost half a million of American lives

123. Where were atomic bombs dropped?

123. Where were atomic bombs dropped?

• Hiroshima, Japan

• Nagasaki, Japan

124. Who led efforts to draw up the Japanese constitution?

124. Who led efforts to draw up the Japanese constitution?

• General Douglas MacArthur

125. What did the Allies agree to at the Yalta Conference?

125. What did the Allies agree to at the Yalta Conference?

• To divide Germany into zones of occupation• Germany would have to pay the Soviet Union for their losses• Russia/Soviet Union promised to allow elections in Eastern

European countries

126. Who organized and oversaw the demilitarization of

Japan?

126. Who organized and oversaw the demilitarization of

Japan?

• General Douglas MacArthur

127. What action by the U.S. resulted in the high number of

displaced persons after the war?

127. What action by the U.S. resulted in the high number of

displaced persons after the war?

• Dropping of the atomic bomb

128. What was the Allies’ plan for victory over the Nazis?

128. What was the Allies’ plan for victory over the Nazis?

• Relieve pressure on the armies in the east by opening a second front from the west