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The Earth and its Peoples Ch 29 Study Questions

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Name______________________________________ Per____ Date___________________________ Chapter 29- The Collapse of the Old Order 1929-1949 Directions: Using complete sentences, answer the following questions. Why was Stalin?s first Five Year Plan implemented? Who was trained to work in the new factories and mines as part of Stalin?s Five Year Plans? What is collectivization? How did the kulaks react to collectivization? How many kulaks were arrested and what happened to them? How did the Nazi takeover of Germany affect Stalin?s Second Five Year Plan? Why did Stalin use methods of terror against his own people? What types of jobs were opened to women in Stalinist Russia? What was the Smoot-Hawley tariff and what was its result?

Alfonso Response Ch. 19 The Earth and Its Peoples

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Overall, does King Afonso of Kongo consider his kingdom?s relationship with Portugal positive or negative? What?s the evidence for your conclusion? It is overall negative because he feels that Portugal is threatening the security and peace of his kingdom. Alfonso begins with a respective tone of voice and affirmation to the Portuguese leader before chastising his actions. It is a touchy subject because the trading connections that Portugal provides to Kongo is very important, yet on the other hand the Portuguese influence has been detrimental in other ways to the people of Alfonso?s kingdom.

The Earth and its Peoples Ch 28 Study Questions

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Name__________________________________________ Per____ Date_____________________ Chapter 28 Study Guide- Crisis of Imperial Order 1900-1929 Directions: Using complete sentences, answer the following questions. Who fired the shots that ignited WWI? Give at least one example of Europeans meddling in Ottoman affairs. In what 3 empires/regions was nationalism a dividing force? List the members of both of the major alliances that led to WWI. Western powers worked out elaborate military mobilization plans based on what? What was the most potent weapon on the Western Front? From 1914-1918, the war at sea pitted what two naval powers against one another? What did women do during WWI? How many Africans fought in the War? What country benefited most from WWI?

The Earth and It's Peoples 5th Edition Chapter 16 Response Questions

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Overall, does King Afonso of Kongo consider his kingdom?s relationship with Portugal positive or negative? What?s the evidence for your conclusion? It is overall negative because he feels that Portugal is threatening the security and peace of his kingdom. Alfonso begins with a respective tone of voice and affirmation to the Portuguese leader before chastising his actions. It is a touchy subject because the trading connections that Portugal provides to Kongo is very important, yet on the other hand the Portuguese influence has been detrimental in other ways to the people of Alfonso?s kingdom.

19th Century French Culture

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19th Century French Culture Kelcie Plank World Cultures Unit 1: Lesson 5 Life: Middle class Also known as the French Bourgeoisie In the 1870?s, the evolution of a large class of white collared workers came to be noticed. Had modest incomes From small businesses, retail shops, clerical, and professional jobs Formed the backbone of the Republican District Women were not expected to work Especially true for married women with children But primarily because of economic urgency, 68 percent of all women over age 16 and 56 percent of all married women held salaried jobs in 1906(19th-Century French Economy and Society, Emergence of the Middle Class) Life: Middle class homes Most middle class homes were rented Displayed lavish d?cor to show family wealth Life: Middle class clothing

New Imperial Age In Africa Between 1850-1914

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New Imperial Age between 1850-1914 in Africa Kelcie Plank World Cultures Unit 1: Lesson 6 New Imperial Age of Africa Occurred between 1850-1914 The new imperialism focused mainly on declining empires and local wars left many states vulnerable Many states were weakened by slave trade Nationalism produced strong, centrally governed nation-states Industrial Revolution made economy stronger European industrialized nations more forceful in expanding into other lands Causes of New Imperialism Economy: Need for natural resources Imperialist needed raw materials to supply their own factories Need for new markets Imperialist need foreign markets to sell their goods Place for growing populations to settle Place to invest growing profits

The Earth and its Peoples: 5th Edition - Chapter 19 Notes

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Chapter 19 Notes Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean, 1500-1750 The Ottoman Empire, to 1750 Expansion and Frontiers Ottoman Empire ? Islamic state founded by Osman in northwestern Anatolia ca. 1300 After the fall of the Byzantines, the Ottoman Empire was based at Istanbul from 1453 - 1922 Istanbul was previously known as Constantinople The Ottoman Empire encompassed lands in the Middle East, North Africa, the Caucasus, and eastern Europe The Ottoman Empire grew due to three factors: the shrewdness (sharpness/practicality) of Osman and his followers control over the strategic link between Europe and Asia on the Dardanelles strait an army that took the strategies of Turkish cavalrymen and gunpowder Selim conquered Egypt in 1516 and 1517

The Earth and its Peoples: 5th Edition - Chapter 18 Notes

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Chapter 20 Notes Northern Eurasia, 1500-1800 Japanese Reunification Civil War and the Invasion of Korea, 1500-1603 daimyo ? Literally, great name(s). Japanese warlords and great landowners They had armed samurai and gained control of the Japanese islands from the 8th to the later 19th centuries. During the tokugawa shogunate, they were subordinated to the imperial govt. samurai ? literally ?those who serve?, they were the hereditary elite of the Tokugawa There was a civil war due to political controversy surrounding the daimyo The leader whose side won, Hideyoshi, wanted to conquer Korea to eventually make himself the emperor of China He was mentally ill and was brutal during the invasion of korea however, after his death in 1598, Japan made peace with Korea in 1606

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