AP World History (30, 31, 32) Flashcards

163803096	China	approaching World War II, this nation saw the rise of its nationalist party, aka the Guomindang, and grew stronger	1
163803097	Japan	approaching World War II, this nation became very militaristic.	2
163803098	Germany	approaching World War II, this nation was weak and discouraged from World War I. In a state of both despair and disrepair, this nation saw the rise of the Nazi party and a totalitarian system. Began an aggressive campaign of expansion in Europe.	3
163803099	China and Japan	the first nations to be involved in war long before the other countries of World War II. triggered by one of these nations invading the other.	4
163803100	Poland	because of the Nazi invasion of this country, Britain and France declared war.	5
163803101	Russia	because of conditions in this countries, Nazi forces got stuck and had no choice but to turn back.	6
163803102	France	because of its indecisive government, outdated weapons, and dispirited civilians, this nation was quickly overtaken by Nazi Germany.	7
163803103	Britain	because of its strong leadership, radar detection, and high morale of both the royal family and civilians, this nation was able to resist direct attacks from Nazi Germany.	8
163920202	Western Europe, Scandinavia, the Mediterranean, North Africa	empire conquered by Nazi Germany; forced to provide labor, soldiers, materials	9
163920203	the U.S.	this nation entered World War II because of Pearl Harbor; initially provided just supplies, then eventually invaded occupied Italy and France	10
163920204	the Japanese empire	this empire took over European colonies in the Pacific; its leadership was even more oppressive than European rule and led to guerilla movements. Fell because of Victories at Coral Sea and Midway Island & the atomic bomb	11
163920205	US, France, Britain, China, USSR	these nations made up the security council of the UN	12
163920206	the UN	more representative than the League of Nations; nations from around the world granted membership, used to promote humanitarian efforts	13
163920207	USA and the USSR	superpowers facing off during the cold war	14
163920208	Tehran Conference	postwar conference in 1944; USSR doesn't pull out of many occupied countries. First sign of tension. "Iron curtain."	15
163920209	Yalta Conference	postwar conference in 1945; Germany divided into 4 occupied zones; US and USSR disagree over what kind of governments should exist in eastern Europe	16
163920210	Potsdam Conference	final postwar conference; the USSR pledged to go to war against Japan	17
163920211	US influence in Western Europe	occupying troops, economic aid (Marshall plan), promotion of democracy	18
163920212	USSR influence in Eastern Europe	push boundaries west, eats up smaller nations, promotion of communism	19
163920213	Because of the Nazis, the Japanese, and other examples of European cruelty and frailty...	...any ideas about white dominance were shattered, contributing to decolonization.	20
163920214	Because of the persecution of the Holocaust...	...Jews began pushing for their own country in a movement called Zionism.	21
163920215	Atlantic Charter of 1941	Roosevelt convinces Churchill to sign, granting colonies the right to choose their government.	22
163920216	Quit India Movement	civil disobedience campaigns in 1942 in India	23
163920217	Because the British feared decolonization in India...	...they backed Communists and the Muslim League.	24
163920218	Because they feared oppression in a Hindu dominated nation...	...the Muslim League, led by Muhammad Ali Jihnnah, pushed for the creation of a Muslim state (Pakistan)	25
163920219	Even after India and Pakistan gained their independence...	...violence continued due to Hindu-Muslim and Muslim-Sikh fights. Massive refugee movements.	26
163920220	Holland and France	these countries continued to fight to hold onto their colonies in Asia even after decolonization was well under way.	27
163920221	effects of WWII upon Africa	forced labor, confiscation of crops/materials, inflation; also, industrialization didn't create enough jobs, and Africans now had had a chance to kill Europeans with European weapons	28
163920222	British Gold Coast path to independence	efforts led by Kwamee Nkrumah with the establishment of the Convention People's Party (CPP). Determined boycotts, strikes. The French, tired of fighting, worked out an agreement and slowly left.	29
163920223	In settler colonies..	...whites living in these colonies blocked nationalistic movements, forcing African leaders to turn to radical solutions.	30
163920224	Kenya path to independence	guerilla movements against the British, the British fight back. Kenyatta forms a new nation in 1963; the British are tired of fighting.	31
163920225	Algerian path to independence	the French fight decolonization to compensate for failures in Vietnam; eventually, because of the financial drain, they leave. Here, Africans formed the Secret Army Organization	32
163920226	Because of its high white population, Afrikaner Party leadership, and complex white supremacist ideology...	...segregation and white dominance continued in South Africa under the apartheid.	33
163920227	Egypt, Syria, and Iraq	these nations gained independence during the Interwar Period	34
163920228	Because the Zionists wanted a Jewish state, the Palestinians wanted a multireligious Palestine, and the British just wanted to wiggle out...	...there was a deadly stalemate in Palestine	35
163920229	Western Europe recovers from WWII because of US aid and democratic roots...	...but it was no longer a dominant region of the world. Lost its colonies and settled into minimal international influence.	36
163920230	As the Eastern bloc emerged...	...Soviet troops stayed in place, communist governments were elected	37
163920231	the US, Western Europe, and Canada	members of NATO	38
163920232	the Warsaw Pact	Soviet response to NATO	39
163920233	Because of it held rebuilding money, had occupying troops, and protected them with a nuclear umbrella...	...Western Europe listened to the U.S., giving the U.S. enormous influence.	40
163920234	After World War II, Western Europe...	...stabilized democracies, modified nation rivalries, grew economically, and extended rights to women.	41
163920235	As Germany was rebuilt by Western Europe and the US...	...3 zones were combined, extremist politics were outlawed	42
163920236	Britain, France, and Italy	these nations sponsored the idea of the Welfare State and provided "cradle to grave" care (hint: Labour Party and Christian Democrats)	43
163920237	Because of the creation of the Welfare State...	...military spending went down, the rise of the technocrat, government had more economic influence	44
163920238	Civil Rights, Feminism, the Green Movement	movements of the 1960s in Western Europe and the US	45
163920239	Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxemburg, the Netherlands	nations involved in the European Economic Community (Common Market) where tariffs were reduced, economic growth encouraged, and disputes worked out in a court in Belgium	46
163920240	General Augusto Pinochet	Commander of the Chilean army; seized power in Chile in 1973; brutal repression, semi-Fascist	47
163920241	Salvador Allende	leftist leader in Chile thrown out by the military	48