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CSET Social Science

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1. In Italy - Mussolini led the Fascists to power. Stalin became dictator of the Soviet Union and purged the Communist Party of Old Bolsheviks. In Germany - Adolf Hitler established a totalitarian Nazi regime and started the large - scale persecution of






2. Martin Luther's break with Catholic Church led to the Protestant reformation. During the period known as the Catholic Reformation - The Catholic Church enacted a series of reforms that were successful in strengthening the Church.






3. Movement: Anglos and Saxons settled in England. Monks came to England to convert the Anglo - Saxons to Christianity. Vikings - Magyars - and Muslims invaded areas of Europe. Cooperation: The Frankish ruler Clovis converted to Christiantiy and gained






4. People: Olmec - Maya - Aztec Economics: Farming - trade Architecture: Large cities - religious and political structures






5. Occupied Kuril & Sakhalin Islands Took control of much of E. Europe Cooperation: Met w/ Allies at Tehran - Yalta - & Potsdam






6. Women fought for equal rights. Society adopted middle - class values. Unions fought for labor reforms. Mass leisure developed because people had more money.






7. Religion/Philosophy: Hinduism - Buddhism Key People: Siddhartha Gautama - Asoka - Chandragupta II Innovation: Iron plow - caste system - concept of zero - decimal system Literature: Mahabharata - Ramayana - Arthasastra - Vedas Government/Society: Pat






8. Artistic movements of Dadaism & surrealism reflected uncertainty of life created by WWI - Radio & film transformed communication & entertainment - Literary techniques reflected interest in unconscious. Werner (Karl) Heisenberg's uncertainty principl






9. Peter the Great attempted to odernize Russian society by introducing Western customs - practices - and manners. He wrote a Russian book of etizuette to teach Western manners - and he mixed the sexes for conversation and dancing.






10. Trade: Ghanaian gold was exchanged for salt from the Sahara. Muslim traders brought cotton - silk - and Chinese porcelain from India to East Africa. Malian farmers produced surplus crops for export. Ivory and gold from inland Africa were brought to E






11. Environment: Location: Attica Factors: Lack of fertile land Origin: Greek - speaking invaders Trade: Pottery Regionalism: Government: Oligarchy - direct democracy Values - interests - beliefs: Philosophy - art - theater - architecture






12. Recruited armies by promising them land. He required an oath of loyalty to him. Effect: The Roman army was no longer under government control; military power rested in the a hands of individual generals.






13. Environment: Location: Peloponnesus Factors: Earthquakes Origin: Indo - European Trade: Pottery Government: Monarchies forming a loose alliance of independent states






14. The silk road provid a means for prosperous trade. The ruler of the zhou overthrew the Shang dynsty and estabish the longest - lasting dynasty in Chinese history.






15. People: Plains Economics: Hunting and gathering Architecture: Tepees






16. Conflict/Crisis: Civil war erupted between North and South Vietnam - Significant Event(s): United States intervened to prevent North Vietnam from taking over South Vietnam - Result(s): United States withdrew from Vietnam; Vietnam was reunited by comm






17. People: Mound Builder - Iroquois Economics: Hunting and gathering - some agriculture Architecture: Longhouses - some urban centers






18. Used his army to seize governmental power. Effect: restored power to the government with a strong Senate - but his actions set the precedent for military coups.






19. Spanish and English monarchs engaged in a dynastic struggle. Philip II - a champion of Catholicism - resented Englsh tolerance of Protestants. The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 meant that England would remain Protestant. Dynastic and religious






20. Serb forces carried out 'ethnic cleansing' of Muslims. Terrorism became a regular aspect of modern society. Gulf wars. Rwanda genocide. Soviet troops crushed a reform movement in Czechoslovakia. Nicolai Ceausescu was arrested and executed. War on te






21. Military and economic crises led to a spontaneous revlution that ended the reign of the czars. The Bolsheviks overthrew the provisional government and established a communist regime.






22. Combat took the forms of trench warfare on the Western Front - a war of movement on the Eastern Front - and German submarine warfare in the waters surrounding Great Britain. For the first time in history - airplanes were used for reconnaissance - com






23. From the meeting of the Estates - General - the creaton of the National Assembly - From the Great Fear - the adoption of important reforms by nobility in the National Assembly - From the Declaration of Rights - the spread of liberal beliefs - From th






24. Assyria acquired iro mking from the Hittites; Persia acquired architecture from the Assyrians - Babylonians - and Egyptians; Egypt acquired bronze making from the Hyssops.






25. Many Latin American nations have experienced severe economic problems - and their governments have been led by military dictators. Successful Marxist revolutions in Cuba and Nicaragua fed fears in the United States about the spread of communism in th






26. People: Anasazi Economics: Extensive farming Architecture: Cliff dwellings






27. Conflict/Crisis: Civil war erupted Significant Event(s): Great Britain aided government forces against communism Result(s): United States created Truman Doctrine






28. Conquered weaker countries - had lasting effects on world - Movement: Imperialistic nations set up colinie. Christian missionaries preached in Africa & Asia. British policy in South Africa was influenced by Cecil Rhodes - who made a fortune in S Afri






29. Environment: Location: Crete - Factors: Tidal waves - Origin: Unknown - Trade: Sea trading empire - Regionalism: Government: King - Values - interests - beliefs: Sports - nature - Conflict: With other Greeks - Invaded by Mycenaeans






30. Took over Austria - Poland - and Sudetenland Cooperation: Formed Rome - Berlin Axis Signed Anti - Comintern Pact Conflict: Used blitzkrieg tactics - Conducted genocide of Jews and others - Besieged Leningrad






31. Middle East: The decline of Ottoman Empire resulted in emergence of many new Arab states. Africa & Asia: Black Africans who fought in WWI became more politically active. Oorgnized reform movements; called for independence.






32. People: Moche - Inca Economics: Farming - trade Architecture: Large cities - religious and political structures






33. The peace was a compromise between international and national interests. Germany's reparation payments - military reduction - and territorial losses created a lasting bitterness that helped spark World War II.






34. Egypt used floodwaters for farming; Phoenicia set up a trading empire on the sea; Mesopotamia created irrigation and flood control stystems.






35. Rome defeated Carthage and took Sicily. Effect: Hannibal brought the ________ into Italy - defeating the Romans at Cannae.






36. Tudor monarchs brought stability and prosperity to England. The Act of Supremacy was passed. Foreign policy was moderate. Queen Elizabeth Tudor tried to keep Spain and France from becoming too powerful by balancing power.






37. Nationalism and imperialism created conflict in the Balkans and eventully led to World War I. Growth of nationalism led to increased anti - Semitism.






38. Conflict/Crisis: Soviets and Western powers divided Germany Significant Event(s): Western powers airlifted supplies to Soviet - blockaded West Berlin Result(s): Blockade was lifted






39. Soviet Union ends - cold war ends - russian oligarchs control whole Russia - increased democrat vs conservative in U.S. - sub prime crisis 1988 - massive unemployment in west...






40. Conflict/Crisis: Soviets supported Castro's totaliarian regime in Cuba - Significant Event(s): U.S. invaded Bay of Pigs; Soviets placed nuclear missiles in Cuba; U.S. blockaded Cuba - Result(s): Soviets withdrew missiles; hotline established between






41. Mesopotamia invented the arch - dome - wheel - and system of writing; Phoenicia invented an alphabet; Persia created a standing army.






42. Migration: Bantu peoples slowly migrated into East Africa. Arab merchants settled along the east coast of Africa. Islamic scholars moved to Timbuktu - a new center for learning.






43. Innovation: Irrigation; astrolabe; algebra; large - scale paper manufacturing Movement: Trade routes; Arab expansion in Africa - Asia - and Europe; movement of Arab center of power from Makkah to Baghdad to Cairo






44. Warfare: Battled Ottomans; Allied with European states Arts: Blended Persian and Turkish influences; Excelled at carpet making and painting Government: The shah trained administrators Trade: Geography limited trade






45. Filled the Senate with his own supporters. Effect: The power of the Senate was weakened - was assassinated in 44 B.C.E.






46. Made huge troop movements in Dunkirk and Normandy Cooperation: Met with Allies at Tehran - Yalta - and Potsdam Conflict: Stopped Rommel at El Alamein - Withstood heavy German bombing






47. Political & Economic Changes: Britain - Conservative Party implemented traditional economic polcies. U. S. Pres. Roosevelt developed New Deal - a policy of active government intervention in the economy. France; Popular Front established French New De






48. Communists in China introduced socialist measures and drastic reforms under the leadership of Mao Zedong. After World War II. India gained its independence from Britain and divided into two separate countries - India and Pakistan. Japan modernized it






49. Conflict/Crisis: Civil war began when North Korea invaded South Korea - Significant Event(s): United Nations forced fight to save South Korea from Communism - Result(s): United States extended military alliances aroud the world






50. From the 1950s to the 1970s - most African nations gained independence from colonial powers. Israel declared statehood on May 14 - 1948 - creating conflict and struggle between the new state and its neighbors.