20th Century History
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Kartei Details
| Karten | 115 |
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| Sprache | English |
| Kategorie | Geschichte |
| Stufe | Universität |
| Erstellt / Aktualisiert | 28.10.2013 / 04.11.2013 |
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Identify at least three important social, economic and or political changes that took place during course of the twentieth century.
World War I
The Treaty of Versailles
World War II
The rise of Communism
The collapse of communism and the fall of the Berlin Wall
The rise of Nationalism
The struggle for independence
The struggle for civil rights
Identify at least three ways in which the twentieth century saw sustained improvements in the overall quality of life.
The collapse of communism - move towards democracy
The struggle for independence - retreat of colonialism
Struggle for civil rights - move towards equality for all people
Identify at least three ways in which the twentieth century impacted negatively on human society.
Nazism - world war II - antisemitism - jewish holocaust
Communism - restriction of personal freedoms, economic strain, global fear (Cold War, East vs West)
Struggle for independence and nationalism - Algeria, Israel/ palestine - bloodshed on huge scale
Name the countries including those that are not numbered
1.Ireland
2.Britain
3.France
4.Portugal
5.Spain
6.Switzerland
7.Germany
8.Italy
9.Serbia
10.Austria-Hungary
11.Greece
12.Bulgaria
13.Romania
14.Russia
15.Turkey
16.Ottoman Empire
Unamed clockwise
1. Belgium
2.Holland
3.Denmark
4.Norway
5.Sweden
6.Albania
By what kinds of governments were pre WWI European states governed?
Parliamentary republics (France)
Constitutional Monarchies (Great Britain, Italy, Serbia)
Semi-autocracies (Germany, Austria-Hungary)
Autocracies (Russia)
Why did growing Nationalism before WWI lead to tensions both between and within states?
Because of ethnic rivalries between minorities. There was tension between states over proper borders - ownership and control of areas.
Which were the 4 main industrial powers in pre-war WWI Europe? Whic of these two were well established industrial powers and which two were rapidly industralising?
Germany, Britain, France, Russia
Britain and France
Germany and Russia
Which European country was experiencing the most rapid urbanisation prior to WWI?
Germany
