New State Structures 1914 – Present
1. Describe why it became so easy for new leaders to manage large states.
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2. What are the three reasons bureaucracies rose to manage large states?
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b. ______________________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________________
3. How did technology impact the state?
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c. _____________________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________________
4. How did technology impact mass movements?
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b. __________________________________________________________________
5. What is a “total state”?
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6. List the “total states” of the 20th Century:
a. ______________________________
h. ______________________________
b. ______________________________
i. ______________________________
c. ______________________________
j. _______________________________
d. ______________________________
k. ______________________________
e. ______________________________
l. _______________________________
f. ______________________________
m. ______________________________
g. ______________________________
7. Why did the Welfare State develop?
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8. Describe the Socialist, Populist Movements vision of what a Welfare State could do.
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b. ________________________________________________________________________
c. ________________________________________________________________________
9. What does the Welfare State provide for its citizens and how does it work?
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b. _____________________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________________
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10. By 1980 where do you find Welfare States?
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11. What are the conditions necessary for Classic Marxism?
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b. _____________________________________________________________________
12. How did Marxist-Leninist change these conditions?
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b. ____________________________________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________________________________
d. ____________________________________________________________________
13. List the Communist Revolutions that occurred after World War I:
a. ____________________________
e. ______________________________
b. ____________________________
f. ______________________________
c. ____________________________
g. ______________________________
d. ____________________________
14. Describe Stalin’s actions in the Soviet Union and the reason he started the Cold War.
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15. List the wars of National Liberation that were supported by the Soviet Union (Communism):
a. _____________________________
f. _____________________________________
b. _____________________________
g. _____________________________________
c. _____________________________
h. _____________________________________
d. _____________________________
I. _____________________________________
e. _____________________________
16. Define Hypernationalsim:
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17. List the types of Nationalism we have seen since World War I:
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b. _______________________________________________________________________
c. _______________________________________________________________________
18. List the empires that fell due to Nationalism:
a. ____________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________
19. Why did the allies link Nationalism to Decolonization?
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20. Define Balkanization:
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21. What destroys the multi-national states?
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22. Using the map of democracy, which two continents have the fewest democracies?
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b. ____________________________________________
23. Why can you argue that North America is not 100% democracies?
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24. What four continents are almost 100% democracies?
a. _____________________________
b. _____________________________
c. _____________________________
d. _____________________________
25. In 2004 which continent had the most dictatorships? ___________________________________
26. In 2004 which continent had the most democracies? ___________________________________
27. Between 1945 and 1995 how many nations in South America are not under military
dictatorships? _____
28. Between 1945 and 1995 which region of Africa was more likely to have military dictatorships?
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29. From 1945 to 1995 what kind of political system does most of Asia have?
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30. What are the two largest democracies in 2000?
a. ___________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________
31. List the continents that have no communism in 1960.
a. __________________________________________
b. __________________________________________
c. __________________________________________
32. During the Russian Revolution what were the three sides in the civil war from 1918 – 1920?
a. ___________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________
33. How did the Bolsheviks secret police deal with the anti-communist white party?
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34. How many Russians lost their lives during the Russian Revolutions Civil War?
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35. In what ways did Lenin’s “war communism” transform the Russian economy?
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b. ______________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________________________
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36. By 1920 did these policies prove to be a success or a failure? Explain.
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37. In what ways did Lenin reverse his “war communism” policies with the NEP: New Economic
Policy?
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b. __________________________________________________________________
c. __________________________________________________________________
d. __________________________________________________________________
e. __________________________________________________________________
38. What occurred to the other Communist Revolutions that immediately followed Russia’s?
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39. As soon as Lenin died what occurred in Russia?
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40. How did Stalin’s view of Russia’s role in the world differ from Lenin’s?
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41. Describe Stalin’s first Five Year Plan:
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42. Describe what collectivization of agriculture is:
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43. What was the result of Stalin’s collectivization of agriculture?
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44. Why did Stalin engage in the Great Purge of 1935 – 1938?
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45. List the results of Stalin’s Great Purge of 1935 – 1938:
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b. _______________________________________________________________________
c. _______________________________________________________________________
d. _______________________________________________________________________
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46. Describe the aspects of a Fascist state:
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b. _______________________________________________________________________
c. _______________________________________________________________________
d. _______________________________________________________________________
e. _______________________________________________________________________
f. _______________________________________________________________________
g. _______________________________________________________________________
h. _______________________________________________________________________
47. Who was the founder of Italian Fascism in Italy in 1919? ________________________________
48. Describe the aspects of the Fascist state n Italy:
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b. ____________________________________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________________________________
49. What were the other Latin Fascist states that modeled themselves on Italy?
a. _____________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________
50. Did the Nazi party (National Socialist German Workers Party) take over Germany legally or
illegally?
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51. Between 1933 and 1935 how did the Nazi Party consolidate power?
a. __________________________________________________
b. __________________________________________________
c. __________________________________________________
d. __________________________________________________
e. __________________________________________________
52. Describe the Nazi ideology:
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b. _____________________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________________
f. _____________________________________________________________________
53. What was the British response to the Iraqi nationalist movement in 1941?
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54. Who opposed the division of Palestine into two states? ______________________________
55. List the countries that declared war on Israel in 1948 after it declared itself a state.
a. ______________________________
d. _________________________
b. ______________________________
c. ______________________________
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56. What was the end result of the Israeli War in 1948?
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57. How did Egypt gain its independence in 1952?
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58. What were President Nasser’s two goals?
a. _________________________________________
b. _________________________________________
59. Describe the Suez Canal Crisis of 1956 and explain how it divided the United States from
Europe?
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60. Define Pan-Arab Nationalism:
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61. Describe the events of the Seven Days War of 1967:
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b. ________________________________________________________________________
c. ________________________________________________________________________
d. ________________________________________________________________________
62. What were the goals and methods of the Palestinian Liberation Organization?
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63. How did the Yom Kipper War of 1973 lead to an end of hostilities between Israel and the
Palestinians?
a. ________________________________________________________________________
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64. How did Israel finally de-escalate the violence between the two sides in the 1990’s?
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65. Which side did most Arab countries side with during the Cold War? _______________________
66. Define Islamism:
a. ____________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________
67. What are the major Islamist groups?
a. ____________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________
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68. What was the American CIA’s role in Iranian politics in 1953? And why did they do it?
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69. From 1953 to 1979 Iran was headed in which ideological direction?
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70. Describe the actions of the theocratic revolution in Iran in 1979:
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b. _______________________________________________________________________
c. _______________________________________________________________________
71. List the Wars of Islam
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b. ______________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________
e. ______________________________________________
f. ______________________________________________
72. Why did the USSR invade Afghanistan in 1980?
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73. Why did the United States invade Afghanistan in 2002?
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74. List Iraq’s three wars and the circumstances around each:
a. _________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________
75. Why did the French refuse to give up Algeria as a colony?
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76. When did Algeria receive its’ independence and what were the costs?
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77. List the obstacles to African Independence:
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b. ________________________________________________________________________
c. ________________________________________________________________________
d. ________________________________________________________________________
78. Which West African nation achieved independence first? What was the date?
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79. Why did the United States support the British against the Mau Mau in Kenya?
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80. How many Kenyans died and when did they achieve their independence?
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81. Why did South African independence in 1901 mean very little to the black South Africans?
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82. Who was the first black president in 1994? ___________________________________________
83. Create a timeline of events in the Congo with descriptions of events
a. 1961:
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b. 1965 – 1997:
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c. 1997:
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d. 2001:
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84. Describe Africa’s modern economy:
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b. ________________________________________________________________________
c. ________________________________________________________________________
d. ________________________________________________________________________
85. Why can India’s Independence in 1947 be considered a sad period of Indian history?
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b. _______________________________________________________________________
c. _______________________________________________________________________
d. _______________________________________________________________________
e. _______________________________________________________________________
86. What was the non-alignment movement of Southeast Asian nations?
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87. While India’s democracy was an exception to SE Asian dictatorships what was the cost for
Nehru’s children and grandchildren? _______________________________________________
88. Which direction has the Pakistani government continuously moved towards?
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89. Describe the differences between U.S. trade with Europe and Asia from 1970 to 1982:
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90. List the key players in the Pacific Rim markets:
a. _______________________________
g. ___________________________
b. _______________________________
h. ___________________________
c. _______________________________
I. ___________________________
d. _______________________________
j. ____________________________
e. _______________________________
f. _______________________________
91. List these countries in order of richest to less rich in world trade: Japan, U.S., China,
a. Richest: _______________________________________
b. ______________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________
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