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World Wars Test Review
I. Industrial Revolution
1) Before the Industrial Revolution, goods were made by hand in people’s HOMES.
This method of production was called COTTAGE industry.
2) During the Industrial Revolution, MACHINES made goods faster and
CHEAPER.
3) Machines were kept in large buildings called FACTORIES.
4) Workers in factories, including children, worked for long hours in UNSAFE
conditions and received little PAY.
5) Why did a large percentage of the population leave the country and move to the city
during this time period? (urbanization)
FACTORIES IN CITIES OFFERED MORE JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND
GUARANTEED PAY
II. World War I 1914-1918
6) One major cause of WWI was the ASSASSINATION of the Archduke Ferdinand.
7) The main reason the US joined the WWI was because Germany sank the
LUSITANIA.
8) Germany and France were fighting over a little piece of LAND called AlsaceLorraine because it was rich in IRON ORE.
9) Another cause of WWI was the pride or loyalty for a country which is called
NATIONALISM.
10) WWI ended 11-11-18 with the signing of a PEACE TREATY.(VERSAILLES)
11) At the end of WWI the treaty created the LEAGUE OF NATIONS
to prevent another world war.
12) The Treaty of Versailles punished GERMANY and made them pay for all damages.
II. World War II 1941-1945
13) The big cause for WWII was that Germany was left BROKE and angry after WWI.
14) Adolf Hitler used propaganda and persuasion to convince Germany that the
JEWS were the cause of Germany’s problems.
15) Hitler’s “final solution” was the extermination of the Jewish people, which was
called the HOLOCAUST.
16) The 2 sides (teams) in WWII were the:
ALLIED powers
and the
(GB, US, RUSSIA, FRANCE)
AXIS powers.
(GERMANY, ITALY, JAPAN)
17) The 40 year “war” between the US and Russia that resulted in an increase in
nuclear weapons was called the COLD War.
18) The purpose of the Berlin Wall was to DIVIDE East and West GERMANY.
19) At the end of WWII the UNITED Nations was created to prevent another
world war.
20) Anne Frank’s DIARY is an example of a primary source.
21) The military alliance formed between North American and European countries at
the end of WWII is N A T O 4 letters).
22)
WWII ended when the USA dropped two ATOMIC bombs on Japan.
IV. European Union
23) The EU is short for the EUROPEAN UNION , and it was formed to
UNITE the countries of Europe economically (travel and trade).
24) To be a member of the EU, a country must have a DEMOCRATIC
government.
25)
The EU helps the citizens of Europe by:
A.) makes the trading of GOODS easier
B.) allows people to travel from country to country without a PASSPORT
C.) unites the countries by the use of a common currency($$) called
the EURO