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Modern history

World War 2 Song

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The Treaty of Versailles was made for peace But it didn?t work in the least Article 231 Punished us severely The League of Nations didn?t have the help it needed It stood by and watched as we invaded Locarno and Kellogg They meant nothing Fascism, was on the rise Manchuria got a big surprise Japan invades and leaves the League Italy can?t wait to copy Ethiopia, got defeated (YAY) Get ready cause, Franco?s up Civil war, erupts in Spain Now Spain has a dictator And we have An ally with Italians Cause the Rome Berlin Axis Responded to Spain?s actions We got, Rhineland back in ?36 Cause I am a champion, and you?re gonna see me invade OHOHOHOOHHO You?re gonna see me invade OHOHOHOHOHOH Britain was a major pacifist We got Austria from the Anschluss

14553598-speilvogel-ch-27-prt-2.pdf

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Sp. Ch 27 prt 2 790-6 The Course of World War II Victory and Stalemate I. Unleashing a Blitzkrieg, or ?lightening war,? Hitler stunned Europe w/the speed and efficiency of the German attack. A. Armored columns or panzer divisions supported by airplanes broke quickly through Polish lines and encircled the over-whelmed Polish troops. B. Regular infantry units then moved in to hold the newly conquered territory. C. Soon after, Soviet military forces attacked eastern Poland. W/I 4 weeks, Poland had surrendered. D. On September 28, 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union officially divided Poland b/w them. Hitler?s Attack in the West I. Although Hitler?s hopes of avoiding a war w/the West were dashed when France and

14552456-speilvogel-ch-26.pdf

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Aftermath of World War I
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Economic history of France
French Third Republic
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economics
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Treaty of Versailles
Occupation of the Ruhr
Great Depression
Gustav Stresemann
Economic collapse
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Sp. Ch. 26 750-58 Chapter 26: The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939 An Uncertain Peace: The Search for Security I. The peace treaties at the end of WWI had tried to fulfill the 19thc dream of nationalism by redrawing boundaries and creating new states. However, this peace settlement had left nations unhappy. A. Conflicts over disputed border regions poisoned mutual relations in eastern Europe for years, and many Germans viewed the Peace of Versailles as a dictated peace and vowed to seek its revision. II. Woodrow Wilson placed many of his hopes for the future in the League of Nations. A. The League, however was not effective in maintaining the peace. B. The failure of the United States to join the League and the subsequent American

Chapter 35 Outline

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Chapter 35 Outline Catherine Snyder The London Conference London Economic Conference: 66 nation conference in 1933, worked to organize global attack on worldwide depression Exchange-rate stabilization: was essential to revival of world trade Freedom for (from?) the Filipinos and Recognition for the Russians Philippine sugar competition Tydings-McDuffie Act of 1934: provided for the independence of the Philippines after 12 years of economic and political tutelage, gave up army bases but not naval bases Formally recognized the Soviet Union in 1933: motivated by trade Becoming a Good Neighbor 7th Pan-American Conference: US formally endorsed nonintervention, ended up pulling back from Haiti and Cuba (released from Platt Amendment), let up in Panama

World history overview 4

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History of the Turkic peoples
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Geography of Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
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Turkic peoples
Ottoman Empire
colonization
empire
Missionary

Big Era Six The Great Global Convergence 1400 ? 1800 C.E. The Great Global Convergence Welcome to Big Era Six! Big Era Six lasted from 1400 to 1800 CE. 9 7 Era 6 Era 3 Era 5 Era 4 8 Today The Great Global Convergence What was global convergence? Converge means to come together. Change accelerated when people, resources, and ideas from the whole world came together. That made the world more like we know it today?more modern! Accelerate means to speed up. Exchanges that began in Afroeurasia during Big Era Five continued to bring about change. Scholars translated books, taught others, and worked to gain knowledge. Trade introduced people to new products, increasing the demand for luxuries. Money moved across countryside and continents in exchange for goods.

world history review 2

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Colonization of the Americas
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Portuguese colonization of the Americas
Atlantic slave trade
slavery
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Portuguese Empire
White people

AP World History Questions 1450-1750 ?Sir, many of our people, keenly desirous of the wares and things of your Kingdom, which are brought here by your people, and in order to satisfy their voracious appetite, seize many of our people, freed and exempt men, and they kidnap even nobles and the sons of nobles, and our relatives, and take them to be sold to the Whites who are in our Kingdoms.? The quotation above comes from a 1526 letter to a European monarch from a king located: a) on the eastern coast of Africa b) on the western coast of Africa c) on the Pacific coast of Central America d) on the Pacific coast of South America e) in the Pacific Islands Answer: B The economies of the southern colonies of colonial British America developed most like colonial economies in:

World history Review unit 4

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Unit IV Review Questions 1. Which of the following statements about slavery in the 19th C is false? A.???? Cuba was one of the last American nations to abolish slavery. B.???? Denmark was one of the first European nations to abolish the slave trade. C.???? England?s naval power was used to restrict the slave trade. D.???? By the end of the 19th C slavery was entirely abolished. E.????? Russia abolished serfdom in 1861. D 2. Which of the following statements about the Industrial Revolution in the 19th C is FALSE? A.???? Worker satisfaction diminished as jobs became repetitive, unskilled, and dangerous. B.???? It reduced differences between the social classes. C.???? Women and children were desired in the labor force because of their subservience and size.

Hitler's Rise to Power and Nazi Germany

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Hitler and Germany Rachel Robinson Adolf Hitler and Nazism in Germany Hitler was an anticommunist Against the practices of communism, or a system of government in which a single party holds power and all goods are equally shared by the people Instead, he admired Mussolini and his practice of fascism, a belief that the nation is more important than the individual Individualism makes countries weak A strong government led by a dictator was needed to impose order on society A nation becomes great by expanding its territory and building its military Hitler and Mussolini Hitler?s Background and Rise to Power Fought for Germany in WWI Germany?s surrender and acceptance of the conditions outlined in the Treaty of Versailles hurt his pride and left him with a vengeance

APWH Chaper 31 notes

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Qing Dynasty
Asia
Modern history
Christianity in China
Meiji period
China–United Kingdom relations
Opium
Meiji Restoration
Unequal treaty
Boxer Rebellion
Self-Strengthening Movement
china
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Chapter?31: Societies at Crossroads Chapter Outline Introduction: Ottoman empire, Russia, China, and Japan Common problems Military weakness, vulnerability to foreign threats Internal weakness due to?economic problems, financial difficulties, and corruption Reform efforts Attempts at political and?educational reform?and at industrialization Turned to western models Different results of reforms Ottoman empire, Russia, and China unsuccessful; societies on the verge of collapse Reform in Japan was more thorough; Japan emerged as an industrial power The Ottoman empire in decline The nature of decline Military decline since the late seventeenth century Ottoman forces behind European armies in strategy, tactics, weaponry, training Janissary corps politically corrupt, undisciplined

APWH Chaper 36 notes

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Chapter?36: New Conflagrations: World War II and the Cold War Chapter Outline Origins of World War II Japan's war in China Global conflict began with Japanese invasion of Manchuria, 1931 League of Nations?condemned action; Japan simply withdrew from league 1937, Japan launched full-scale invasion of China The Rape of Nanjing characterized war waged against civilians Aerial bombing of Shanghai In Nanjing, widespread rape and slaughter Chinese resistance movement Nationalists and communists formed "united front" against Japanese Unable to effectively work together, they conducted guerilla attacks Communists gained popular support throughout war Japan's Triple Pact with Germany and Italy, 1940; neutrality pact with Soviet Union, 1941 Italian and German aggression

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