Flashcards
World geo unit one
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- 1What seas/oceans border Europe?Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
- 2What mountains border EuropeUral Mountains
- 3How large in area is Europe compared to the other continentsSixth in area
- 4What is the general climate of EuropeMild except for areas that are very cold or very hot
- 5Europe is a giant ____Peninsula attached to Asia
- 6What is the population of Europe?700 million
- 7What percentage of Europe population lives in urban areas?75%
- 8What are the Climate zones?Cold temperate, humid temperate, polar, desert, high mountain, tropical
- 9Describe Polar Climate zoneCold and dry all year
- 10Describe tropic climate zoneHot and wet all year
- 11Describe desert climate zoneHot and dry all year
- 12Describe humid temperate climateHumid and hot summers, mild to cold winters
- 13Describe cold temperate climateMild in the summer, fairly cold in winter, rainy
- 14Describe high mountain climate zoneCold and rainy at the top, varies at bottom
- 15What are the causes of World War I?Militarism, alliances, nationalism, imperialism, assassination
- 16What did the treaty of versailles do?It forced agermany to accept full responsibility for causing the war, and disarmament and to pay a fee
- 17Who founded the League of Nations?Woodrow Wilson
- 18What was the goal of the League of Nations?To prevent war and settle disputes through negotiation and diplomacy
- 19When was the start of the rise of fascism?1930
- 20Who is considered the founder of fascism?Benito Mussolini
- 21When does Benito Mussolini come to power and how does he do it?1922, takes away peoples rights and lets the state control them
- 22What is the Munich pactAn agreement between Germany, Great Britain, France and Italy that started giving Germany land so he wouldn't keep trying to expand.
- 23What waas the result of the Munich pactgermany took over Czechoslovakia and tried to takeover Poland. England and France declared war.
- 24What started the idea of the Munich pact?Hitler wanted to take over anywhere with German speakers
- 25When was the Munich pact signedSeptember 30, 1938
- 26Who is Archduke Franz FerdinandHeir to Austria-Hungary throne
- 27Why was Archduke Franz Ferdinand killedAustria-Hungary had taken over Bosnia and Serbia was angry.
- 28How did World War One start?Austria-Hungary blames Franz Ferdinand's assasination on Serbia although it was not the, and declares war on Serbia. Thanks to the alliances, many more countries were put into war.
- 29Who were the allies in world war 1Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States
- 30Who were the central powers in world war 1Germany, austria-Hungary, and bulgaria
- 31When did World War One startJuly 28, 1914
- 32When did World War 1 endNovember 11, 1918
- 33How did World War One end?Germany surrender and the treaty of Versailles was signed
- 34Who were the allies in ww2russia, England, France, (US Eventually)
- 35Who were the axis powers in ww2Germany, Italy, Japan
- 36How did ww2 start1933- Adolf Hitler voted chancellor for life, invaded Poland and tried to expand, England entered war to stop him. Hitler was allianced with Japan and Italy who entered the war and Italy and Japan were allianced with Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria.
- 37Why did Japan attack Pearl HarborSo US wouldn't help defend U.K. against Japan
- 38When was pearl harborDecember 7, 1941
- 39What was the result of Pearl Harbor?The United States enters ww2 and causes prejudice against Japanese people
- 40Why did the US drop the bombs on JapanIt is not certain, maybe to try to end the war, to see who could use the bomb first, and rivalry with Russia (power move)
- 41When did ww2 end?September 2, 1945
- 42When did the us drop the atomic bombAugust 6, 1945
- 43What is the iron curtain?The way of saying Soviet Union members because they had no freedom
- 44What is NATOThe North Atlantic treaty organization- group of countries that are allies
- 45What is the Warsaw Pact?An agreement or alliance between a certain group of countries
- 46What is a proxy warA war instigated by a major power where the power is not sending its own citizens to fight but is supporting other people to fight on its behalf
- 47What are the Cold War proxy warsChinese civil war, Greek civil war, Berlin blockade, Korean War, Vietnam war, Cuban war, Cambodia civil war, chile military junta, Middle East conflict, Ethiopian war, soviet occupation of Afghanistan, Angola civil war, salvadoran civil war,Nicaraguan civil war
- 48What is a space raceA competition between nations based off achievements in the field of space exploration
- 49What is an arms race?A competition between nations regarding the amount of weapons/arms they can get/make in a period of time
- 50When was the United Nations formsOctober 24, 1945
- 51Why was the un createdThe un was created to provide a way for countries to resolve their problems without war
- 52What is the difference between the League of Nations and the un?Un started while War was in progress, league started after world war 1
- 53What is the udhrA declaration stating basic human rights and fundamental freedoms
- 54What is the European UnionA group of 28 European countries whose goal is to create unity between European countries
- 55When was the eu createdNovember 1, 1993
- 56What does genocide meanThe deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethic group or nation
- 57What is fascismAn authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization
- 58What is a refugeeA person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster
- 59What does Annex meanTo occupy or seize for oneself
- 60What is anti-SemitismPrejudice against jews
- 61What is a scapegoatA person who is blamed for the wrongdoings of others
- 62What is an allyA Union of association formed for mutual benefit
- 63What is nationalismA pride in your country or nation in which you identify with
- 64What is imperialismWhere a country increases its power by taking control over other areas in the world