History 102 : Final

History 102 with Lubemersky at Boise State University

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The growth of cities in Europe: how did they show the European governments' new commitment to improving people's lives?

Raise in industrialization spurred import and export markets across Europe

Cities by water flourished because of trade options (ports) meant more jobs

Steamships helped move products btwn. countries

Better tech.- electric tram get across entire cities

What was modern imperialism, and what were its causes and consequences?

Europe controlled asia & africa.

Lenin started idea of "New" Imp. which was one that needed a world market and an advanced stage of capitalism.

Europe gained access to oil in Russia & rubber through world trade.

Imperialism > and what were its causes and consequences?

Global inequality: Modernization Theory

Boom & bust cycle > over production

manufacturers would dump cheap goods in Indian Market > their industry couldn't compete

Per Capita Income 1750 vs 1950

backward but self sufficient vs. backward vs. dependent

Why did the Bolshevik revolution happen in Russia and what were some of the changes brought about as a result of this revolution?

None of underlying political or economical issues had been solved

War with Germany killed huge # of ill equip soldiers

Challenge the the Church

How was World War I different from any war before and what were its consequences?

Total Warfare: modern technologies >airplanes & submarines (in air and water) bombs, guns (Massive amounts of weapons) and gas/chemical warfare

mass killings

WWI > and what were its consequences?

Complete and total destruction.

Huge drop in male population

millions killed

Centuries-old empires were destroyed

Double the # of Civilians killed than Combats

How did the Nazis come to power and how did they use images and propaganda to "sell" their system to the German public?

Hitler came to power bc Germany had just lost a war and he promised something better for the people.

Used clever images and uplifting messages.

Simple and to the point so even ill educated could understand.

everything was organized = promising for change

What was the Holocaust and how was this genocide carried out?

mass killings > in this case jews

Holocaust: greek word > sacrifice, burnt offering

Concentration camps > gas (tech of death perfected) many at a time

Death Camps

Labor Camps > jews worked to death

How were the protests of 1968 a reaction by the people of Europe against the Cold War division of Europe?

Prague and Paris serve as centers of student rebellion against the Cold Ward Division in Europe in Capitalist West and Communist East

What are the factors that led to the end of the Communist system in Eastern Europe?

Non Italian Pope elected > Poles become mostly Catholic

Self Governing themselves out of Communism

Round Table agreements > Solidarity in Poland

Berlin Wall comes down

What are some of the challenges/issues facing Europeans after the year 1989?

Restructure the economy

Good deal of money going to military spending

Russian Rev. >what were some of the changes brought about as a result of this revolution?

equality, including women's equality

80% of society illiterate need to be educated

Stalin took over - Lenin died:

5 yr plan: centralize economy

Industrialize quickly

Collectivization "kulaks" - seize land/farms if not they were killed

Paris & Prague > differences?

Paris: fighting vs USA, revolt against patriarchal society, univ. enrollments increase immensely, revolt against capitalism and militarism

Prague: fighting vs USSR, Socialism with human face, consumer goods a priority

Paris and Prague > Similarities?

Lack or economic opportunity / economic crisis

Anti government demonstrations Pro Democracy

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By: Cara Van Valkenburg
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