Rise of Japan and Stalin's USSR

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What was a consequence of Stalin's collectivization of agriculture in the Soviet Union?

  • Increased cooperation from kulaks, leading to higher yields.
  • A shift towards private land ownership and free markets.
  • Reduced government control over peasants and agricultural resources.
  • Widespread destruction of property by kulaks resisting collectivization. (correct)

How did Japan's industrial policies in the early 20th century aim to manage its workforce and society?

  • By implementing socialist policies to redistribute wealth.
  • By promoting emigration to reduce the surplus population.
  • By stabilizing the labor force and promoting social unity through patriotism. (correct)
  • By encouraging labor unionization and worker strikes.

What was a key characteristic of Stalin's approach to industrializing the Soviet Union?

  • Rejecting Western techniques in favor of purely Soviet innovations.
  • Emphasizing state control and isolation while borrowing Western technologies. (correct)
  • Prioritizing consumer goods over heavy industry.
  • Relying heavily on foreign investment and expertise.

How did the Nazi party in Germany gain popular support in the interwar period?

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What was a significant consequence of Japan's industrialization and expansionist policies?

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How did the western powers respond to the expansionist actions of Germany and Japan before World War II?

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What impact did the German invasion of Poland in 1939 have on international relations?

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What was a result of the Nazis' capture of France?

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What was the significance of the Battle of Britain during World War II?

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How did the Soviet Union's winter impact the German invasion during World War II?

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What was a consequence of the Allied forces landing in Normandy?

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How did WWII impact existing colonial structures?

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What complicated WWII re-negotiations in Kenya?

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How did Chinese resistance impact Japan's invasion?

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After WWII, what major event impacted Palestine?

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Flashcards

Stalin's Industrialization

Stalin's policy to rapidly industrialize the S.U. through state control, reversing the earlier experimental mood.

Collectivization

The forced consolidation of individual peasant farms into large, collective farms under government control in the Soviet Union; implemented to increase agricultural production and control.

Stalin's Purges

A series of campaigns of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union orchestrated by Joseph Stalin during the late 1930s. It involved the elimination of political opponents, intellectuals, artists, and other perceived enemies of the regime.

Fascism

A political ideology and movement that exalts the nation above the individual and emphasizes centralized autocratic government, often linked to militarism and expansionism.

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Blitzkrieg

A military tactic of coordinated aerial bombing and rapid troop advancements designed to achieve a swift and decisive victory.

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Leadership from Churchill

Allowed the British to effectively defend against German air attacks during the Battle of Britain; improved radar technology was essential to the war effort.

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Apartheid

A rigid social and political system in South Africa that enforced racial segregation and discrimination against non-white citizens.

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Modern Globalization

In post-WWII era, the creation of new global institutions and policies for international cooperation and interdependence.

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United Nations (UN)

An international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and cooperation among nations.

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International Monetary Fund (IMF)

An international financial institution that ensures the stability of the international monetary system.

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Globalization

The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.

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Cheap Labour

A situation in which firms not only produce products closer to markets but also reduce costs by using cheaper labor and smaller regulations.

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Cultural Globalization

Increased interactions, cultural exchange, and a wider dissemination of ideas across national boundaries.

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Industrialization

A strategy created for international trade and investment relationships was the first industrial revolution.

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skyrocketed

A policy in which air and ater pollution rose, but more industrial concerns increased

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Study Notes

  • Japan fully industrialized in 1931, leading to rapid economic growth
  • Japanese manufactured goods began to rival those of the west
  • Resultantly, Western outcry occurred
  • New industrial policies stabilized the labor force and prevented social unrest
  • These Policies were accompanied by growing emphasis on patriotism
  • Japan became self-sufficient in machine tools and science
  • The Japanese economy had a separate economy buffering it from the depression
  • Stalin tightened the communist system in the USSR
  • Stalin wanted to make the USSR fully industrialized through the State
  • He reversed the earlier experimental approach
  • Stalin borrowed Western techniques but insisted on Soviet control and isolation
  • Stalin ruthlessly applied these policies, killing many to keep them secret
  • A massive program to collectivize agriculture began in 1928
  • This further offered the chance to mechanize and allowed for easier control over peasants
  • Government control was wanted for political control and to take resources from peasants
  • In response most Kulaks didn't cooperate and destroyed land
  • Stalin's insistence to proceed resulted in famine, but once rural resistance collapsed production increased
  • Collective farms allowed excess workers to do urban labor
  • A system of Five-Year Plans set priorities for industrial development
  • Development included building massive factories to be independent from Western banking and trade patterns
  • Stalin sought to create an alternative to private ownership and market mechanisms
  • Stalin relied on formal, recursive allocation, resulting in many bottlenecks
  • Industrialization of the USSR led to urbanization, factory discipline, and a welfare service establishment
  • Stalin's purges weakened the nation's responders

WWII Causes

  • Social and political upheavals during WWII caused WWII
  • Japanese militarization proceeded and in China's Nationalist forces gained the upper hand over regional warlords
  • The Nationalist Party won support of intellectuals, the business class, and its military successes against the warlords seemed destined to unite China
  • The Nationalists worried of a united China resisting Japanese internment
  • They seized Manchuria and proclaimed its independence
  • Political change in Germany was abrupt and radical
  • Nazis promised to employ people, restore political stability, and remilitarize
  • Nazis also turned back the communist bid
  • Hitler stressed the need to destroy the USU and reduce them to slaves
  • The Nazis dismantled the political and diplomatic system created by the Versailles Treaty
  • The Nazis seized the Czechoslovakia making examples of the treaty
  • Hitler's successes caused Mussolini to make military actions of his own
  • Mussolini stunned the world by bombing and using poisonous gas on defenseless people
  • Germany military intervened in the Spanish Civil War in the hopes of an alliance
  • The intervention was in support of Franco's seizure of power
  • There was little support from the Allies except the USU for the relentless Nazis and tacoist forces
  • Despite their help Franco didn't join WW2
  • The German invasion of Poland and localized clashes in Manchuria started WWII in 1939
  • The invasion was provoked by the aggression of Germany and militarized Japan
  • Allied powers fed militarist expansion of the exist powers
  • British, French, and the US gave up small territories in hopes territorial ambitions would be satisfied
  • Leaders like Churchill were kept from power
  • Japan launched an invasion of China launching ill-advised Chenango to conquer all of China
  • Japan made initial going as they bombed civilians
  • As Chinese resistance stirred they resulted to draconian reprisals
  • China lost their main sources of power requiring them to retreat
  • Japan plunged into war with little coordination
  • Alliances weren't signed until well into the war

WWII

  • Hitler concentrated his forces on capturing the Slavic East and wanted to take down the USU
  • Hitler and Stalin split up the territories between them before the invasion of poland
  • Britain and trance declared war against germany despite the hopelessness of winning and prepared for a defensive war
  • Reluctance to rearm and react quickly allowed the Axis powers rapid territorial advances
  • But when the Nazis were deep in Russia and the US joined the war the tied changed
  • The Nazis captured trance and forced British forces to retreat and drove deep in the S.U.
  • The Nazis had a tactic of 'Blitzkrieg' of lightning war and attacked on every territory overwhelming the Poles
  • They punished anyone who didn't surrender (obey)
  • The divided and weak French Republic led to their rapid collapse
  • The weakness was due to the comills and going of 945
  • The demoralization and concentrated French were easy to fall over
  • The British were diven back and their cities were heavy attacks
  • The strong leadership of Churchill allowed the British to deter
  • The Nazis in air due to new air tactics and radar devices
  • Unable to destroy the British in air the Nazis planned eisen velden enabling
  • The royal Navy to destroy the flotilla fleet carving nazi forces across the Strait
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The war in Europe

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  • During the next vinter frilled raz.s citizens to capture Storingid
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  • When the 5.4. went offensive the vulnerable sermons retreated
  • They then advenced toward germany
  • The red army recaptured Poland and much of Easein Europe, makirno
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  • JES, Polish, and communist vole mass murdered by the Nazis
  • When coming up irhit the tindi solution they went to genocide
  • Concentration comps turned into factories of mass death
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  • The british where absorbed in troir own survival being curatie
  • They provided support the the S.u. and needed their own
  • They for more sympethotic for the british and first entered the varby
  • Countering german utberts and Joining brinan tant to leverse gains in africa
  • They then struck the mediteration Advancing up the Prisin toppling
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  • German tolkes were tied down on the restein
  • The German prepared landrios in northern trance
  • The allies established beacheads at Normandy where they launched
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  • Hitler commited suicide and two weeks inter germany surendered
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The war in the Pacific

  • The Japanese gained with China and gained territory in
  • The Sollevens, aging and Pacific
  • They captured british colonial territories in Hong, kony, malaya, Bum
  • Japan aso took controll over much of the Philipines and indochina
  • But the U.S.
  • U.S. became a major counter force.
  • Despite it's size the Japanese terity becane vulnerable
  • Japarasiin reed of rau moteriais ar food tia southearasil
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  • Pulled soldiers trom the fight against the allies
  • Shiping towns were veirable diy sunk by allies
  • After the tigings of midney and gainire the capitihas overcopontrey
  • They begon assuna or the paritie Steiris
  • Once on range the U.S
  • U.S. bombed varininie voodev, urtor, areas
  • and naval suietiolit it cut the main Bland from China/asia
  • The galase were tolled to Jisarni and allies occupied
  • Splitino UI ot germany
  • The railer of non-violent protest in africa paulsed violent ore.
  • After the kau in kernya became intpatinr they made
  • Starts a commini of terror
  • This was to stop the terror ticin and locked up their leaders
  • The british responded by going allit militaソリ,
  • The british becoming S Pen for negotintia
  • Kuya becanicon irile Perdank and had a cine Party ruwe
  • Nigeria's ind. perdance nos ever more abody becaus the french
  • Lonsidered from an integra Port or france
  • After ww2 rioting rei and the FLN organizes lapse 201.5
  • Into fell scale revolt
  • The french on bit ngoil heij
  • The iar nas prolonged by Settler bateragh agailist both groups.
  • violent levis ended white settler son lanicederica
  • But in south america the white miriority annittained poner

Boer/Apartheid

  • The boor vor pritical has telined to t
  • After the After the boor vor pritical has telined to the atrikaners
  • The guba, ugation of the Black atricar beranie an diगा
  • The national party devoted to total independence and to establish White dominance
  • A rigia Social and Political syster called the apartheid gave the best jobs to whites and defined contract between races
  • It also removed biolo atrican
  • The fail7s miso cuidn't organice political-Porties
  • This gloved the gronth of their Political party and decolonization
  • Nithocign many middle eastern States berance independant europeon influence remained strong
  • Egyps rfrots and inder mov gained ground and most arab People vor free by end world war 2

New World

  • Hitlers genocide provided support for Zionist's and seus hoing a stale
  • The violence also caused international Sympony
  • The increased revisi imigrution to Palistine cand violence agairst thein resulted on british restrictisison Jewish Entry
  • By the end WWII a maior muslim revolt Put doun by brit. decimated leadership, and Strengtheried bridign restriction or Jewish imigrati
  • The major Parties of Palistine were is a deadly Stalerricie
  • The resistance of seus resulted in violens zionist dsults
  • The end WWII the major Parties of palistine were is a deadly stalericie
  • The U.N
  • The all parties approved a portition for Priestne to split into arab are serish States
  • The Arabs opposed this and went into all-out warfare
  • This created by a swift 3 week war that had many arob refugees and sealed their hostility

Post Colonisation/ Globalization

  • In Palistine conflict Stroins of nationalism resulted in colonialism being
  • This was a liability to cornial and economic develop merits
  • The Olympic games were another global venue
  • The Olympic's focus after world war to sports to spread around the globe
  • Holidays such as christmas holionean and romadon also spread internationaly
  • By example the Pokemon globalised as well
  • Globalization feried on New tech and Policydrisions
  • Built at first uniform beneits
  • Limiting 910bolization such as US limiting political invorvemend
  • Policy Change was crucial, withe the US mory countries Participate in New, this also included new economic institutions

Global Changes

  • The International Monetary Fund stablized veiorces and provided to ars
  • These also allowed for economic Problems
  • Propeled 9 to more political Trade

Modern Economy-Global

  • International profits did not come without issues
  • Regular in meetings Provider Exchanges

Global Issues

  • Increased travel for the spread of diseases
  • Trade promoted Health

World Wide

  • Increased trade

Global

  • Population increase
  • Globalization trade promotion

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