SEMESTER TWO FINAL REVIEW
I. World War I
NAMES AND TERMS:
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
Alliances
Triple Entente
Triple Alliance
Otto Von Bismarck
Kaiser Wilhelm
Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip
Schlieffen Plan
Trench Warfare
Lusitania
“Domino Effect”
Chlorine Gas
Big Four
Fourteen Points
Versailles Treaty
League of Nations
Article 231
Self-Determination
Woodrow Wilson
Franco-Prussian War
Zimmerman Telegram
Sussex Pledge
Gallipoli Campaign Just War
Theory
Propaganda
All Battles (Marne, Verdun,
Somme)
QUESTIONS/MAIN IDEAS:
1. Describe the principles laid out by “Just War”
theory pertaining not only to the justified
reasons to fight a war, but also how we should
treat our enemy during war
2. What are the four contributing factors
identified as the causes of World War I?
3. What pre-war strategies were in place prior to
WWI? (class notes)
4. Describe Otto Von Bismarcks policy of
“realpolitik.” How did this policy contribute to
tension between countries in Europe?
5. What event led to the declaration of war by
Austria-Hungary against Serbia?
6. Which countries formed the Central Powers?
Which countries formed the Allied Powers?
7. What policy did the U.S. have at the outset of
the war?
8. What did British generals instruct soldiers to
do as they approached the enemy at the Battle
of the Somme?
9. What is “trench warfare?” Describe the
strategy and conditions that existed? Was it
effective?
10. What were some of the new weapons that were
introduced during WWI?
11. What strategy did the British use during the
war to prevent goods from reaching Germany?
What strategy did the Germans use?
12. Why was Russia at a disadvantage compared to
other countries fighting in the war? What
eventually led to their withdraw from the war?
13. Discuss the views presented by President
Woodrow Wilson that argued for U.S. entry
into war. (Wilson’s war message to Congress)
14. What events (reasons) caused the U.S. to
declare war on April 6, 1917?
15. What are Wilson’s Fourteen Points? How was it
designed to prevent future wars?
16. What were the terms of the Treaty of
Versailles? Describe differences between
Wilson’s goals for peace and the Europeans
goals for peace. How did the terms contribute
to the Second World War?
17. What did article 231 call for?
18. What was the League of Nations? What were
the pro/con arguments with regard to
America’s ratification of membership in the
league?
19. What was the legacy of the First World War?
Post World War I / Revolutions:
NAMES AND TERMS:
Treaty of Versailles
Tsar Nicholas II
The Bolsheviks
World War I
Great Purge
Peace, Land, Bread
War-Guilt Clause
Karl Marx
The Bolshevik Revolution
Revolution of 1905
Command Economy
League of Nations
Vladimir Lenin
Russo-Japanese War
March 1917 Revolution
5 Yr. Plan
Sun Yixian
Mao Zedong
3 Principles of People
Little Red Book
Hundred Flowers Campaign
The Cultural Revolution
Jiang Jieshi
Collectivization
The Great Leap Forward
Mohandus Ghandi
Amritsar Massacre
Gov’t of India Act (1935)
Salt Act
Salt March
Rowlatt Act
Civil Disobedience
Partition of July 1947
World War II and the Holocaust:
NAMES AND TERMS:
Fascism
Weimar Republic
Franklin Roosevelt
Treaty of Versailles
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Mein Kampf
Nazis
Anti-Semitism
Kristallnacht
Night of Long Knives
Joseph Stalin
Lebensraum
Total War
Anschluss
Sudentanland
Maginot Line
Blitzkreig
Sitzkreig
Master Race
Appeasement
Neville Chamberlain
Munich Conference
Neutrality Acts
Lend-Lease Act
Cash and Carry Policy
Third Reich
Atlantic Charter
Battle of Britain
Battle of Midway
Battle of Coral Sea
Battle of Leningrad/ Stalingrad
Battle of the Bulge
Pearl Harbor
D-Day (Operation Overlord)
V-E Day
Yalta Conference
Winston Churchill
Harry Truman
Non-Agression Pact
Manhattan Project
J.
QUESTIONS/MAIN IDEAS:
1. Why did the Weimar republic have such
difficulty in creating a stable government in
Germany?
2. How did Hitler’s experiences in Vienna affect
his views toward Jews?
3. What were Hitler’s goals? (Outlined in Mein
Kampf) Who was considered part of the Master
Race? Who was targeted for extermination?
Why?
4. What were the conditions like inside the camp?
(What atrocities were committed?)
5. What did the Allies / German people know
about the holocaust?
6. What laws were passed to control the Jews?
How was citizenship determined? (Nuremburg
Laws)
7. How many people suffered at the hands of the
Nazis and their implementation of the final
solution?
8. What propaganda was used to convince the
German people that Jews were a threat that
needed to be eliminated?
1. What aggressive actions were taken by Japan,
Italy, and Germany prior to World War II?
2. Why was the League of Nations ineffective at
reducing conflict? Why was the Allied policy of
appeasement ineffective?
3. What aggressive action was the catalyst for
World War II?
4. What crucial mistakes did the Nazis commit
during the opening years of war?
5. What was the U.S. response at the beginning of
World War II? (Intervention v. Isolation). What
arguments did Isolationists make to convince
the public to stay out of the conflict in Europe?
6. How was Great Britain able to resist German
aggression during the Battle of Britain? How
did they respond?
7. How was the U.S. involved in war in everything
Robert Oppenheimer
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
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14 Amendment
Aushwitz
Japanese Internment
Douglas MacArthur
RAF
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Radar / Magic
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Dunkirk
Executive Order 9066
Nuremburg Trials
Enola Gay
but name prior to Pearl Harbor? (Lend-Lease,
Cash and Carry)
8. Why is it assumed that the U.S. knew about the
attack on Pearl Harbor prior to Dec. 7th, 1941?
What assumptions were made by the U.S.
military commanders regarding the Japanese
capability?
9. What obstacles did the Japanese overcome to
attack Pearl Harbor?
10. How did the U.S. Supreme Court justify
Japanese internment?
11. What was the U.S. military strategy for victory
in the Pacific?
12. How did the battles of Midway and
Guadalcanal affect the Japanese?
13. What difficulty did Germany face as a result of
the conflict in North Africa?
14. What was the strategy for Operation Overlord?
(D-Day)
15. How did the U.S. justify the use of the atomic
bomb on Hiroshima?
16. Why were the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
chosen as targets?
17. What warning did the U.S. provide to Japan
prior to dropping the bomb?
18. What was the overall impact/legacy of WWII?
19. What decisions were made at the Yalta
conference?
20. What did Executive order 9066 call for?
Semester Two Finals Organizer:
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Semester Two Finals Organizer:
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