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AP Euro Final Sem 2

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What was Malthus' theory?
Population outgrows food supply
What is Utopian socialism?
Perfect society- no crime, everyone is equal
Who talked about class struggle and forming a classless society?
Karl Marx
What is socialism?
Government tries to create economic equality
What country experienced the greatest degree of political instability during the 19th century?
France
As a result of the 1905 Russian Revolution, what did Nicholas II agree to?
create the Duma(Russian Parliament/legislative assembly)
How were the Italian and German unification accomplished?
Through warfare
What kind of policies did Bismarck pursue in the 1880's?
Social Welfare Laws
Which realist author attacked the actions of the French military during the Dreyfus Affair?
Emile Zola
What is nationalism?
love of the country
What changed the balance of power in the 19th century?
The unification of Italy and Germany
What country was the first to develop a social welfare system?
Germany
What were the major industries of the 2nd industrial revolution?
Steel, Chemicals, Petroleum
Which scientific theory was used to support notions of racial superiority?
Social Darwinism
What country was Archduke Ferdinand's assassin from?
Serbia
Which of the following wars marked the first time that the employment of women in industry was critical to a sustained war effort?
WW1
What was the Bolshevik slogan in 1917?
Peace, Land , Bread
What happened as a result of the Schlieffen plan?
GB joined sides with France and Russia, Germany marched through Belgium
How did the Treaty of Versailles contribute to the outbreak of WWII
mandated(ordered) punitive(punishing) damages
One major consequence of WW1?
Russian Revolution
In the years immediately following WW1, which of the following was the most important change affecting the status of women?
Gaining the right to vote
What territory did France regain after WW1?
Alsace-Llorain
What countries remained independent during the scramble for Africa in the late 19th century?
Ethiopia, Liberia
Why was it difficult to write a peace treaty according to Wilson's 14 points after WW1?
There were many different secret treatiesin place that conflicted with it
Why did Germany have to accept responsibility for starting WWI?
They had to justify large reparation payments
What territory was given to hitler at the Munich conference?
sudetenland
Why did the Nazis kill Jews, Communists, etc?
To eliminate the inferior, eugenics
What was a major factor in German military victories in the 1940's?
the use of Blitzkreg
What does Picasso's Guernica commemorate?
The bombing of a Bosque town during a spanish civil war
What kind of policies did Western European states develop after WWII?
Welfare policies designed to aid women and children
Who denounced Stalin?
Khruschev
What were the demographic trends in europe between 1960-90?
People were not emigrating out of Europe since it was experiencing the economic miracle due to the Marshall
plan and the EEC(EU)
What was a major achievement of the soviets during the Khruschev years?
The space race, and the Sputnik
What was a result of the Marshall Plan?
The US had more influence on Europe
What resulted from the close relationship between science and government in industrialized nations during WWII?
Science was more dependent on military funding
When did europe experience a baby boom?
After WWII
What was the EEC?
A tariff union, free trade
What was one of the first actions taken by Gorbachev when he became leader of the Soviet Union in 1985?
He implemented a series of reforms designed to help the communist regime
What were feminists goals in 1960's and 1970's?
equal pay, better working rights
What was a major goal of the Maastricht treaty?
Establish common currency, a central bank, and turn the EEC into the EU
What communist nation was not a soviet dependent regime?
Yugoslavia
What has been the primary instrument of economic integration in western europe since WWII?
EEC
What is the containment policy?
Stop the spread of communism
Would the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 be considered a moment of high tension during the cold war?
No, the fall of the wall symbolize freedom from communism
How were the 19th century german unification similar to the 20th century german unification?
Both times people feared the disruption of the balance of power
Why did French leaders decide to occupy the Ruhr Valley in 1923?
To seize goods as a means of reparation payment
What are the five years plans associated with?
Stalin and the Soviet union
How would urban life be characterized during the industrial revolution?
Unsanitary, and overcrowded
The Dreyfus Affair revealed the existence of what in 19th century France?
Anti-Semitism
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