Causes of the middle ages
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The document discusses the causes and effects of the Middle Ages in Europe. The Middle Ages began after the fall of the Western Roman Empire between 400-500 AD and lasted until around 1300 AD. The fall of Rome was caused by military invasions and a declining economy that weakened the empire. This led to the collapse of Roman rule and trade, the decline of cities, and a shift to rural feudal societies without strong central governments or learning. Over time, new kingdoms and political systems emerged across Europe, replacing the structure of the Roman Empire.
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Directions:
Answer
two
of the following sets of questions. Be sure to write complete sentences, double space, set one-inch margins, and use Times Roman 12-point font. Aim for about
one-and-a half to two pages
for each of your answers.
Be sure to place your name on your exam. Also,
remember to cite any sources you use and be careful not plagiarize, which will be penalized with a grade of F for the exam.
1. Why did socialism develop into such a strong challenge to laissez faire economics (capitalism)? What were Karl Marx’s
three
chief criticisms of capitalism? Briefly explain his theory of revolution. According to Marx, what conditions had to be met before a country was ready for socialism? Why did Karl Marx’s critique of capitalism become so influential after his death?
2. Russia made substantial economic, social, and political progress between 1861 and 1914. Why, then, did the tsarist government collapse so suddenly in February/March* 1917 and be replaced by a Provisional (temporary) Government? Why were the Bolsheviks (soon to call themselves Communists) under Lenin able to overthrow the Provisional Government in October/November of that year, and why did they win the subsequent Russian Civil War (1918-1921)? What kind of leader was Stalin, and how did he diverge from Lenin’s policies in his “revolution from above”?
*Remember: the Russian used the old Julian calendar until February 1918, when the Communists adopted the Gregorian calendar. The Julian calendar was thirteen days behind the Gregorian calendar in the 20th century.
3. What is imperialism? Briefly explain
four
reasons for the unprecedented European expansion into Africa and Asia during the period 1870-1914. Explain
two
important effects of imperialism for Europeans and
two
for native populations in Africa and Asia? How did people in China and India eventually respond to European imperialism?
4. Discuss the causes of the Great War (World War I) and the reasons for the Allies’ victory. Was any one nation more responsible than others for the war? Why was France so determined to punish Germany after the war? Was the punishment just?
5. What circumstances were conducive to the rise of dictatorships and the decline of democracies between 1918 and 1939, particularly in Italy and Germany? What were
three
important similarities between Italian fascism and German Nazism. What made German Nazism and Italian Fascism such aggressive, even warmongering, ideologies?
6. Various writers have suggested that the twentieth century’s World Wars in their European contexts were in fact civil wars between competing ideologies, one representing progressive ideas and values that originated in the Enlightenment, and the other, the antithesis of progressive ideas and values. Discuss.
Bonus:
Answer
either
A or B (if you answer both, only the first one will count). Twenty to twenty-five words should suffice.
A. Based on your study of history this semester, what is the.
QUESTION 11. Which best describes Ottoman cultureinfusion.docx
QUESTION 1
1. Which best describes Ottoman culture?
infusion of western European modern art and music
importation of eastern Asian philosophies and art
immersion of Arabic religious art and literature
sophisticated level of intellectual advancement
2 points
QUESTION 2
1. Which was an impact of migration in the 1800s?
permanent loss of population in Africa and Asia
enormous demographic growth of the Americas
eradication of typhoid and malaria diseases
smaller crop output because of loss of workers
2 points
QUESTION 3
1. Which was not a critical event during the late stages of the Cold War from 1968 to 1991?
U.S. boycott of the 1980 Olympic games in Moscow
fall of the Berlin Wall and communism in East Germany
Cuban missile crisis between superpowers
rise of the Solidarity trade union and political movement in Poland
2 points
QUESTION 4
1. Why did the factory system replace the putting-out system?
Later marriages meant fewer rural workers producing products in their homes.
Handicraft workers were too slow in their production to meet demand.
Work needed to be located where engineers built complicated machinery.
A large pool of unskilled urban workers did not have homes to produce in.
2 points
QUESTION 5
1. Which was a result of experimentation in art in the early twentieth century?
depiction of natural appearances of objects by dabs of unmixed primary colors
revival of classical ideals characterized by order and symmetry
reaction against neoclassicism with emphasis on appreciation of nature
feelings and emotions expressed through use of explosive color
2 points
QUESTION 6
1. Which was not an outcome of the Scramble for Africa?
The British army occupied Egypt to protect its financial interests.
The Union of South Africa became a dominion of Great Britain.
Leopold II of Belgium personally dominated the Congo Free State.
Morocco became a colony of Germany after the Berlin Conference.
2 points
QUESTION 7
1. Which best describes World War I on the western front?
fluid with extensive battle lines
collapsed Allied defensive lines
stalemated in trench warfare
focused battles on major cities
2 points
QUESTION 8
1. Which was a key feature of the Young Turk era?
Constitutionally-held civil liberties were rescinded.
Ottoman sultans reigned but no longer ruled.
Mandatory Islamic primary education was instituted.
The women’s emancipation movement was suppressed.
2 points
QUESTION 9
1. Which was not a key event related to the Chinese Republic and 1911 revolution?
Beijing became a free and independent city.
Chinese generals ruled regionally as warlords.
The Xuantong emperor was forced to abdicate.
Dr. Sun Yatsen became president of China.
2 points
QUESTION 10
1. Which was a cultural accomplishment of the Tokugawa regime?
Its architecture reflected Chinese influence.
Block printing was widely implemented.
Artists produced high-quality porcelain.
The novel ...
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The following questions must be answered in a total of 4 pages. Each question should be answered with 2 pages 12 point font TImes New Roman:
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Outline and assess those events leading to the rise of Islam in the early 7th century CE. Who was Mohammed "The prophet" and what role did he play in the evolution and development of this faith? What factors account for the schism that takes place within Islam following the prophet's death? How was this schism resolved? Trace the expansionof Islam from the ascension of Abu Bakr to the end of the Ummayed Caliphate. What factors indigenous to Islam and Bedouin society combined to facilitate this expansion? Determine the overall impact of Islamic expansion on the political and social institutions of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) state. Who was Leo "the Isurian" and what specific role did he play in regards to the Iconoclast reforms? What ultimately became of hte imperial bureaucracy he helped to shape? Assess the overall impact of Islamic expansion on those political and social institutions indigenous to Frankish Gaul. In what ways did the Islamic invasions facilitate the decline and collapse of the Merovingian monarchy? Who were the Carolingians and what steps did this powerful Frankish family take, in efforts to restore the unity and cohesion of the Western Roman state at the close of the 8th century CE?
Again, this is regarded as a single quesiton and must be answered with a minimum of 2 pages.
2.
Outline and assess the events which led to the transformation of the Roman Empire between the 3rd and 6th centuries CE. What was the crisis of the 3rd century? How did Diocletian attempt to resolve the economic and administrative problems associated with this crisis? Describe the events which led to the ascension of Constantine. What was the Edict of Milan and how did it facilitate Constantine's ability to more effectively govern the Roman state? Summarize and analyze the events which led to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century CE. Why did the Roman state divide into two component parts? Why did Rome's eastern component effectively survive the impact of the Germanic and Hunnish folk migrations?
Again, this counts as a single question and must be asnwered with a minimum of 2 pages.
.
Economics 463 Economic Development Before 1900 Fall 2015Prof. .docx
Economics 463 Economic Development Before 1900 Fall 2015
Prof. Christopher Clague Nasatir 318
Phone 594-5503 Home Phone (858) 412-3251 (not after 9PM, please!)
Office Hours: MWF 10-10:45 and by appointment
Email: [email protected]
Required texts (all are paperback; used books may be available at lower prices)
1. David Landes, The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, 1998, W. W. Norton ($17)
2. Robert C. Allen, The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective, 2009, Cambridge University Press ($28)
3. Robert B. Marks, The Origins of the Modern World: Fate and Fortune in the Rise of the West ($27) Roman and Littlefield, 3rd edition, paperback
4. Reader contains exercises, sources for paper topics, and the following articles:
a. Timor Kuran, “Why the Middle East is Economically Underdeveloped,” JEP, 2004
b. Kenneth Sokoloff and Stanley Engerman, “History Lessons: Institutions, Factor Endowments, and Paths of Development in the New World,” (JEP, 2000)
The following articles are posted on Blackboard
c. Elinor Ostrom, “Collective Action and the Evolution of Social Norms,” (JEP, 2000)
d. Eric Chaney, “Separation of powers and the medieval roots of the institutional divergence between the Middle East and Europe.” (2011)
Grading
Test 1 25%
Test 2 25%
Homework and Quizzes 25%
Optional Paper (+) up to 5%
Final exam 25%
Students may add up to 5 percentage points to their overall grade by writing a paper on a topic approved by the instructor. The Course Reader contains a list of reading suggestions for paper topics. You are not limited to these topics. The paper must address a well-defined question and must make use of reasoning related to course material. To write a paper, you must hand in a sheet of paper describing the topic and listing at least a couple of sources. The topic sheet is due by November 20 and the paper itself is due by December 4. Earlier submissions are welcome, and they will increase the opportunity for my comments on your paper. The paper should be about 8 double-spaced pages and must be no longer than 15 pages. The paper should contain a list of sources at the end. The body of the paper should contain specific references to these sources.
Students who have written a paper, have completed all the assignments in the course, and have B+ or better going into the final do not need to take the final exam.
Date
Topics
Reading
Aug 24-28
The Rise of the West; the World in 1400
Game Theory: Assurance Game
Marks, Intro, Chaps 1, 2
Aug 31-Sept 4
Europe and China in pre-modern period
Marks, Chap 3
Landes, Chap 1,2
Ex1 Assurance
Ex2 Speciali-
zation
Sept 9-11
European Exceptionalism; Technological Change in Middle Ages; Europe, China, and Islamic World
Game Theory: PD Game
Malthus, Population
Landes, Chap 3-4
*Chaney, Middle East and Europe on BB
Ex3 Empires, States, Trade
Ex4 PD game
Sept 14-18
Age of Discovery 1500-1750
Landes, Chap 6
Ex5,5a Malthus
Sept 21-23
Dutch Golden Age
European ...
Industrial Reform1. Describe some of the living and working cond.docx
Industrial Reform
1. Describe some of the living and working conditions of the Industrial Revolution
2. Explain the trend towards urbanization during the second half of the 19
th
Century.
3. Evaluate the methods that reformers used to solve the problems of the Industrial Revolution.
Define / Identify
Mary Wollstonecraft Robert Owen Emmeline Pankhurst
John Stuart Mill David Ricardo Karl Marx Adam Smith
Nationalism in Europe
1. As Prime Minister of Sardinia, Count Camillo di Cavour stood for four principles. Name them.
2. What was Garibalbi’s main contribution to the unification of Italy?
3. How were Sardinia and Prussia similar in the movement of Nationalism?
4. Otto von Bismark’s policy of realpolitik meant that he:
5. Why was Prussia was eager to go to war with France in 1870?
6. Describe ways that Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire were similar in the 1880s and 1890s.
7. List several of the many ethnic groups in Austria Hungary.
8. In 1876, Emperor Francis Joseph created the Dual Monarchy of Austria –Hungary to satisfy the demands of the ________.
9. Nationalism can serve as both a unifying and divisive force. Give examples of each in different parts of the world and explain what factors make it happen each way.
Imperialism
Terms to define / People to Know
Menelik II Muhammad Ali David Livingstone
Colony protectorate sphere of influence
Berlin Conference Matthew Perry Opium War
Banana republics Zulu Uprising Roosevelt Corollary
1. List examples for each of the following reasons for Imperialism:
A. political B. economic C. social
2. What theory was used by European imperialists to justify their exploitation of the native peoples in Asia, Africa, and the Americas?
3. List four results of reforms made during the Meiji period in Japan
4. What is the main reason that the Japanese began the Seclusion policy (keeping out Europeans)?
5. While most of Africa was under European control, which two countries maintained independence?
6. How did native peoples generally view European imperialism?
7. What did the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War have in common?
8. By 1914, what was the situation in the Ottoman Empire?
9. Explain the change in China’s attitude toward Imperialism and trade with the West from the 1600s to the 1800s.
10. What was unethical about the way that Great Britain opened trade with China?
11. What was the goal of the Boxers in China?
12. List three improvements the British made in India.
13. Explain why the Sepoy Rebellion occurred.
14. The Suez Canal was built by the combined efforts of what two countries?
15. How d.
Directions Answer two of the following sets of questions..docx
Directions:
Answer
two
of the following sets of questions. Be sure to write complete sentences, double space, set one-inch margins, and use Times Roman 12-point font. Aim for about
one-and-a half to two pages
for each of your answers.
Be sure to place your name on your exam. Also,
remember to cite any sources you use and be careful not plagiarize, which will be penalized with a grade of F for the exam.
1. Why did socialism develop into such a strong challenge to laissez faire economics (capitalism)? What were Karl Marx’s
three
chief criticisms of capitalism? Briefly explain his theory of revolution. According to Marx, what conditions had to be met before a country was ready for socialism? Why did Karl Marx’s critique of capitalism become so influential after his death?
2. Russia made substantial economic, social, and political progress between 1861 and 1914. Why, then, did the tsarist government collapse so suddenly in February/March* 1917 and be replaced by a Provisional (temporary) Government? Why were the Bolsheviks (soon to call themselves Communists) under Lenin able to overthrow the Provisional Government in October/November of that year, and why did they win the subsequent Russian Civil War (1918-1921)? What kind of leader was Stalin, and how did he diverge from Lenin’s policies in his “revolution from above”?
*Remember: the Russian used the old Julian calendar until February 1918, when the Communists adopted the Gregorian calendar. The Julian calendar was thirteen days behind the Gregorian calendar in the 20th century.
3. What is imperialism? Briefly explain
four
reasons for the unprecedented European expansion into Africa and Asia during the period 1870-1914. Explain
two
important effects of imperialism for Europeans and
two
for native populations in Africa and Asia? How did people in China and India eventually respond to European imperialism?
4. Discuss the causes of the Great War (World War I) and the reasons for the Allies’ victory. Was any one nation more responsible than others for the war? Why was France so determined to punish Germany after the war? Was the punishment just?
5. What circumstances were conducive to the rise of dictatorships and the decline of democracies between 1918 and 1939, particularly in Italy and Germany? What were
three
important similarities between Italian fascism and German Nazism. What made German Nazism and Italian Fascism such aggressive, even warmongering, ideologies?
6. Various writers have suggested that the twentieth century’s World Wars in their European contexts were in fact civil wars between competing ideologies, one representing progressive ideas and values that originated in the Enlightenment, and the other, the antithesis of progressive ideas and values. Discuss.
Each answer is worth 50 points.
.
The Russian Revolution and the Rise of Dictators Between Two Fires.docx
The Russian Revolution and the Rise of Dictators / Between Two Fires
Terms to define / People to Know
Leon Trotsky Fascists Benito Mussolini
Mohandas Gandhi Mustafa Kemal (Attaturk)
1. Why did Russia make a separate peace treaty with Germany in World War I?
2. The Bolsheviks slogan called for revolution on the part of:
3. Explain how Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini exemplify the Key Traits of Totalitarianism
4. The outbreak of what disease followed immediately after WWI? What was the result?
5. What new technology, popularized between the two World Wars, brought world events more directly into people’s daily lives?
6. Why were people in Italy and Germany so willing to accept the dictators that rose to power in their countries in the 1920s and 1930s?
7. Why did governments become increasingly involved in their national economies after WWI?
8. How did economic depressions in major world power nations impact less developed parts of the world?
9. List Hitler’s main goals in Germany.
10. Both Hitler and Mussolini sponsored large, military style youth leagues that encouraged what characteristics?
11. Starting in the 1920s, Japan began militaristic expansion in Asia. Where did they invade and why did they do so?
12. The League of Nations’ response to Japan’s aggression in Manchuria proved …
13. Outline the progress of Nationalist movements in China, India, and Turkey between the World Wars.
World War II and the Holocaust
Terms to define / People to Know
Scorched earth policy
kamikaze
Erwin Rommel
Winston Churchill Benito Mussolini Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charles de Gaulle Douglas MacArthur Dwight D. Eisenhower
appeasement Neville Chamberlin Harry S. Truman
Bernard Montgomery Rescue at Dunkirk Island Hopping
Genocide anti-Semitism
Kristallnacht
1. What German action finally caused Britain and France to declare war?
2. What was the “phony war”?
3. What was agreed in the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact?
4. After the fall of France, a puppet government was set up in the city of
5. What city was the target of a Nazi “
blitz
” for 57 straight nights?
6. The United States was able to help its allies and still remain neutral through what three policies?
7. What event led to the United States entry into the war?
8. D-Day refers to what event?
9. Explain what is meant by the term “Turning Point Battle.” Be able to site and explain examples.
10. What was the main factor in Germany’s inability to take Moscow?
11. Where were atomic bombs dropped in Japan and in what order?
12. The Soviet victory at which city is viewed as a major turning point in the war?
13. Capturing the island of _______ allowed the Allies to fly bombing raids over.
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2 points
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Prof. Christopher Clague Nasatir 318
Phone 594-5503 Home Phone (858) 412-3251 (not after 9PM, please!)
Office Hours: MWF 10-10:45 and by appointment
Email: [email protected]
Required texts (all are paperback; used books may be available at lower prices)
1. David Landes, The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, 1998, W. W. Norton ($17)
2. Robert C. Allen, The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective, 2009, Cambridge University Press ($28)
3. Robert B. Marks, The Origins of the Modern World: Fate and Fortune in the Rise of the West ($27) Roman and Littlefield, 3rd edition, paperback
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a. Timor Kuran, “Why the Middle East is Economically Underdeveloped,” JEP, 2004
b. Kenneth Sokoloff and Stanley Engerman, “History Lessons: Institutions, Factor Endowments, and Paths of Development in the New World,” (JEP, 2000)
The following articles are posted on Blackboard
c. Elinor Ostrom, “Collective Action and the Evolution of Social Norms,” (JEP, 2000)
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Test 1 25%
Test 2 25%
Homework and Quizzes 25%
Optional Paper (+) up to 5%
Final exam 25%
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Game Theory: Assurance Game
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Landes, Chap 1,2
Ex1 Assurance
Ex2 Speciali-
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Game Theory: PD Game
Malthus, Population
Landes, Chap 3-4
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2. What was Garibalbi’s main contribution to the unification of Italy?
3. How were Sardinia and Prussia similar in the movement of Nationalism?
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Terms to define / People to Know
Menelik II Muhammad Ali David Livingstone
Colony protectorate sphere of influence
Berlin Conference Matthew Perry Opium War
Banana republics Zulu Uprising Roosevelt Corollary
1. List examples for each of the following reasons for Imperialism:
A. political B. economic C. social
2. What theory was used by European imperialists to justify their exploitation of the native peoples in Asia, Africa, and the Americas?
3. List four results of reforms made during the Meiji period in Japan
4. What is the main reason that the Japanese began the Seclusion policy (keeping out Europeans)?
5. While most of Africa was under European control, which two countries maintained independence?
6. How did native peoples generally view European imperialism?
7. What did the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War have in common?
8. By 1914, what was the situation in the Ottoman Empire?
9. Explain the change in China’s attitude toward Imperialism and trade with the West from the 1600s to the 1800s.
10. What was unethical about the way that Great Britain opened trade with China?
11. What was the goal of the Boxers in China?
12. List three improvements the British made in India.
13. Explain why the Sepoy Rebellion occurred.
14. The Suez Canal was built by the combined efforts of what two countries?
15. How d.
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Answer
two
of the following sets of questions. Be sure to write complete sentences, double space, set one-inch margins, and use Times Roman 12-point font. Aim for about
one-and-a half to two pages
for each of your answers.
Be sure to place your name on your exam. Also,
remember to cite any sources you use and be careful not plagiarize, which will be penalized with a grade of F for the exam.
1. Why did socialism develop into such a strong challenge to laissez faire economics (capitalism)? What were Karl Marx’s
three
chief criticisms of capitalism? Briefly explain his theory of revolution. According to Marx, what conditions had to be met before a country was ready for socialism? Why did Karl Marx’s critique of capitalism become so influential after his death?
2. Russia made substantial economic, social, and political progress between 1861 and 1914. Why, then, did the tsarist government collapse so suddenly in February/March* 1917 and be replaced by a Provisional (temporary) Government? Why were the Bolsheviks (soon to call themselves Communists) under Lenin able to overthrow the Provisional Government in October/November of that year, and why did they win the subsequent Russian Civil War (1918-1921)? What kind of leader was Stalin, and how did he diverge from Lenin’s policies in his “revolution from above”?
*Remember: the Russian used the old Julian calendar until February 1918, when the Communists adopted the Gregorian calendar. The Julian calendar was thirteen days behind the Gregorian calendar in the 20th century.
3. What is imperialism? Briefly explain
four
reasons for the unprecedented European expansion into Africa and Asia during the period 1870-1914. Explain
two
important effects of imperialism for Europeans and
two
for native populations in Africa and Asia? How did people in China and India eventually respond to European imperialism?
4. Discuss the causes of the Great War (World War I) and the reasons for the Allies’ victory. Was any one nation more responsible than others for the war? Why was France so determined to punish Germany after the war? Was the punishment just?
5. What circumstances were conducive to the rise of dictatorships and the decline of democracies between 1918 and 1939, particularly in Italy and Germany? What were
three
important similarities between Italian fascism and German Nazism. What made German Nazism and Italian Fascism such aggressive, even warmongering, ideologies?
6. Various writers have suggested that the twentieth century’s World Wars in their European contexts were in fact civil wars between competing ideologies, one representing progressive ideas and values that originated in the Enlightenment, and the other, the antithesis of progressive ideas and values. Discuss.
Each answer is worth 50 points.
.
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Terms to define / People to Know
Leon Trotsky Fascists Benito Mussolini
Mohandas Gandhi Mustafa Kemal (Attaturk)
1. Why did Russia make a separate peace treaty with Germany in World War I?
2. The Bolsheviks slogan called for revolution on the part of:
3. Explain how Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini exemplify the Key Traits of Totalitarianism
4. The outbreak of what disease followed immediately after WWI? What was the result?
5. What new technology, popularized between the two World Wars, brought world events more directly into people’s daily lives?
6. Why were people in Italy and Germany so willing to accept the dictators that rose to power in their countries in the 1920s and 1930s?
7. Why did governments become increasingly involved in their national economies after WWI?
8. How did economic depressions in major world power nations impact less developed parts of the world?
9. List Hitler’s main goals in Germany.
10. Both Hitler and Mussolini sponsored large, military style youth leagues that encouraged what characteristics?
11. Starting in the 1920s, Japan began militaristic expansion in Asia. Where did they invade and why did they do so?
12. The League of Nations’ response to Japan’s aggression in Manchuria proved …
13. Outline the progress of Nationalist movements in China, India, and Turkey between the World Wars.
World War II and the Holocaust
Terms to define / People to Know
Scorched earth policy
kamikaze
Erwin Rommel
Winston Churchill Benito Mussolini Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charles de Gaulle Douglas MacArthur Dwight D. Eisenhower
appeasement Neville Chamberlin Harry S. Truman
Bernard Montgomery Rescue at Dunkirk Island Hopping
Genocide anti-Semitism
Kristallnacht
1. What German action finally caused Britain and France to declare war?
2. What was the “phony war”?
3. What was agreed in the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact?
4. After the fall of France, a puppet government was set up in the city of
5. What city was the target of a Nazi “
blitz
” for 57 straight nights?
6. The United States was able to help its allies and still remain neutral through what three policies?
7. What event led to the United States entry into the war?
8. D-Day refers to what event?
9. Explain what is meant by the term “Turning Point Battle.” Be able to site and explain examples.
10. What was the main factor in Germany’s inability to take Moscow?
11. Where were atomic bombs dropped in Japan and in what order?
12. The Soviet victory at which city is viewed as a major turning point in the war?
13. Capturing the island of _______ allowed the Allies to fly bombing raids over.
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- 2. Discussion Question ◼If our American government disappeared today, how would our lives be different tomorrow? Next month? Next year?
- 3. Essential Question: Causes and effects of the MIddle Ages 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
- 4. Essential Question 1. What combining factors (or changes) changed Europe from a once flourishing Roman Empire into what we now know as the Middle Ages?
- 5. Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages 1. The Middle Ages: What is it? a. What was the time period? How long? b. Why was it call the Dark Ages?
- 6. Fall of Rome
- 7. Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages 2. Causes of the Middle Ages a. What caused Rome to fall?
- 8. First 9 minutes Fall of Rome
- 9. Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages b. Invasions led to: 1. How would the fall of Rome affect trade? 2. How the invasions effect the major cities of the empire farther away from Rome?
- 10. Causes/Effects of the Middle Ages 3. Europe became rural: Roman cities left without strong leadership 4. Decline of learning: Germanic invaders could not read or write. Learning became less important as people moved to rural areas. 5. Did the Germanic tribes speak Latin? 6. What happened to the gov’t? (rule by law)
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- 15. Were the Dark Ages really Dark?