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Austin Buley and Zach Bowsher AP World History Chapters 21-23 Study Guide 1.) Mussolini Definition: The Fascist leader of Italy from1922 through WWII Significance: His men, the Black Shirts, destroyed offices and unions of the socialist nature and put an end to strikes as he rose to power. Also promised mass social reforms, consolidated power to the state, and introduced the corporate economy. Time Period: 1920?s-1940?s Region: Southwestern Europe 2.) Total War Definition: War that requires the participation and/or mobilization of a country?s entire population. Significance: Characterizes the war efforts of many nations in WWI and WWII, particularly Japan and Britain Time Period: 1900?s Region: Europe/East Asia 3.) Treaty of Versailles

Traditions and Encounters Chapter 30 Test Bank

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Dictatorship of the proletariat

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CHAPTER 30 TEST QUESTIONS MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The industrial revolution began in a. the United States. b. Great Britain. * c. France. d. Italy. e. Russia. (p. 817) 2. Crucial to industrialization was a. the leadership role taken by the Luddites. b. the willing support of the major industrial unions. c. the peasants? planned and willing relocation to the cities. d. the leading role that Russia provided in technology. e. the replacement of human and animal power with inanimate sources of energy such as steam. * (p. 818) 3. The growing demand for cotton cloth in the eighteenth century threatened British a. wool producers. * b. monopoly over the Chinese silk trade. c. naval strength because of the dramatically rising cost of sails.

Fear of Communist Influence

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Joseph McCarthy

Communist Party USA

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Fear of Communist Influence Many Americans feel threatened by the rise of Communist governments in Europe and Asia These fears increase when its discovered that people are selling US government secrets to the Soviets Truman is accused of being ?soft? on communism Sets up a Loyalty Review Board Board investigates over 3 million people 1947 ? Congress creates House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) Primarily focused on Hollywood Hollywood Ten ? refused to testify and were sent to prison for not cooperating Rosenberg Case Stuns the Nation Ethel and Julius Rosenberg Two Americans who were members of the communist party Convicted of giving atomic bomb secrets to the Soviets 1949 ? Soviets successfully test an atomic bomb

Fear Of Communist Influence

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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Joseph McCarthy

Communist Party USA

Anti-communism

House Un-American Activities Committee

Hollywood blacklist

Fear of Communist Influence Many Americans feel threatened by the rise of Communist governments in Europe and Asia These fears increase when its discovered that people are selling US government secrets to the Soviets Truman is accused of being ?soft? on communism Sets up a Loyalty Review Board Board investigates over 3 million people 1947 ? Congress creates House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) Primarily focused on Hollywood Hollywood Ten ? refused to testify and were sent to prison for not cooperating Rosenberg Case Stuns the Nation Ethel and Julius Rosenberg Two Americans who were members of the communist party Convicted of giving atomic bomb secrets to the Soviets 1949 ? Soviets successfully test an atomic bomb

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Period 6 Note Packet Major Events Specific examples Main Ideas Dates Lessr events/concepts Global Concerns Population Growing Population Outstrip the food supply Difficulty producing enough housing, fuel, and food. nations support family planning Some families are large in order to use children for labor and future support Some religions oppose birth control while the gov?t sometimes limits their growth rate (China?s One Child Policy). The United Nations helps to spread family planning ideas Overpopulation result of improved standard of living HIV/AIDS in Africa **Serious problem that still exists up until today** Desertification Areas began making attempts to increase food production but combined with years of drought lead to an expansion of desert land

Chapter 35

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Government of the Soviet Union

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War

CHAPTER 35 Power, Politics, and Conflict in World History, 1990?2010 Chapter Outline Summary I. The End of the Cold War A. Factors in the Soviet Decline disintegration invasion of Afghanistan, 1979 B. The Explosion of the 1980s and 1990s Forced industrialization environmental problems infant mortality up disease C. The Age of Reform Mikhail Gorbachev reforms, 1985 nuclear reduction missiles limited withdrew from Afghanistan glasnost perestroika foreign investment encouraged military spending down new constitution, 1988 re-elected, 1990 D. Dismantling the Soviet Empire Eastern Europe Soviet troops out Bulgaria free elections, 1989 Hungary, Poland new governments, 1988 Czechoslovakia new government, 1989 East Germany

Capitalism Vs. Communism Research Paper

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Chris Manguno Manguno 1 Mrs. Melissa Fernandez Advanced Placement English III 6 April 2014 Manguno 5 Communism and Capitalism Compared

APEURO Spielvogel ch 28 notes

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European History

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Marshals of the Soviet Union

Nuclear warfare

Origins of the Cold War

War

Chapter 28 Cold War (1945-1973) Why were the United States and Soviet Union suspicious of each other? What happened between 1945-1949 to heighten tension? What were the main developments in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe between 1945-1970? What were the main political developments in Western Europe between 1945-1970? * What were the similarities and differences in the political, social, and economic history of Eastern and Western Europe between 1945-1970? DEVELOPMENT OF COLD WAR (pg. 804-810) Confrontation of Superpowers: Unity between nations were maintained during WWII because of the need to defeat the Axis powers, but once they were defeated, differences between the Americans and Soviets surged.

APWH Chaper 34 notes

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Chapter?34: An Age of Anxiety Chapter Outline Probing cultural frontiers Postwar pessimism The "lost generation" Term used to describe pessimism of U.S. and European thinkers after the war Postwar poetry and fiction reflected disillusionment with western culture Scholars--Oswald Spengler, Arnold Toynbee--lamented decline of the west Religious thought reflected uncertainty and pessimism Karl Barth attacked liberal Christian theology embracing idea of progress Older concepts of original sin and human depravity revived Attacks on the ideal of progress Science tarnished by the technological horrors of World War I Most western societies granted suffrage to all men and women Many intellectuals disillusioned with democracy Conservatives decried "the rule of inferiors"

1945 vocabulary

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