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,1863 When was the red cross founded
1937 What year was FDR's court packing scheme
100,000 in 1934 the largest denomination of US money ever created
1893 Depression Profits dwindled, businesses went bankrupt & slid into debt. Caused loss of business
confidence. 20% of the workforce unemployed. Let to the Pullman strike
1933 (FDR) Gold Standard abandoned & turn to silver
1973 Rehabilitation Act An American piece of legislation that guaranteed certain rights to people with disabilities
1992 - what went wrong (GB1) GB1 American economy favored powerful not middle class, natioanal debt, employment
fell, forced into low paying jobs, losing benefits of pensiosn & health, black & hispanic =
hit hardest
3/5 Compromise The South wanted slaves to count as citizens in order to increase the population, &
therefore increasing the number of Southerners in the House of Representatives. The
North argued that slaves were property & couldn't be counted. In the end, slaves came
to be counted as 3/5 of a person
a lasting constitution American Revolution was different from the French Revolution in that it produced what
Monitor vs. Merrimack Battle during the civil war showing wooden warships were now obsolete
1986 Berlin discotheque bombing April 5; a terrorist attack on the West Berlin La Belle discotheque that was frequented by
U.S. soldiers. Libya blamed after telex messages intercepted from Libya's East Berlin
embassy, & Reagan retaliated by ordering airstrikes against Tripoli & Benghazi. At least 15
people died in the U.S. airstrikes on Libya - including a 15 month - old girl said to have
been adopted by leader Colonel Gaddafi - & more than 100 were injured.
1998, nearly resulting in a war in 1999 What year did India & Pakistan become nuclear powers
3. 9 billion Approx. how many people live in Asia
,30 years war fought between the years 1618 & 1648, principally on the territory of today's Germany, but
also involving most of the major continental powers. It occurred for a number of reasons.
Although it was from its outset a religious conflict between Protestants & Catholics, the
self - preservation of the Hapsburg dynasty was also a central motive
330 Million Approx. how many people live in South America
4 Options towards Soviet Russia roll back communism (aggression) - negotiations of many disagreements (diplomacy) -
appeasement - containment/isolation of USSR
460 Million Approx. how many people live in the E. U
7 years war Which was resulted in the beginning of the modern state system in Europe
a plan for postwar world What were the Fourteen Points
a prime minister selected by the diet Under the post war constitution of Japan, who was the head of govt
ABC Powers WW 1914 Argentina,Brazil,Chile offered to negotiate dispute between US & Mexico
Absolute Monarchy where the king or queen has absolute power over all aspects of his/her subjects' lives
absolution The theory popular in France & other early modern European monarchies that royal
power should be free of constitutional checks
Bahrain vs. Qatar Dispute over the Hawar Islands
Cameroon vs. Nigeria Conflict over the Bakasi Peninsula; the ICJ ruled in favor of Cameroon
Civil War War between Northern & Southern States. South wanted to secede to preserve
economic model, including slavery, & autonomy. North won
Crimean War What event best illustrates geopolitics
, Crimean war 28 March 1854 - 1856; between Imperial Russia on one side & an alliance of the United
Kingdom, France, The Piedmont - Sardinia, & (to some extent) the Ottoman Empire on the
other. The majority of the conflict took place on the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea.
Cigarettes were invented during the war. First war to have tactical use of railways. First
war to have live reporting (via telegraph). Russia lost
Dirty War War waged by the Argentine military (1976 - 1982) against leftist groups. Characterized by
the use of illegal imprisonment, torture, & executions by the military
End of Cold War 1989 - 91 As Pres. George H. W. Bush stated a desire to integrate the Soviet Union into the
community of nations, the Cold War ended when communist regimes collapsed across
Eastern Europe & the Soviet Union disintegrated
English Civil War civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I
english civil war, restoration, glorious revolution What reflects the chronological order of events in English history
French & Indian War a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by indian tribes)
Gabon vs. Equatorial Guinea Disputes over continental shelf & mineral deposits
Gulf War I 1990 - 91 In response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the U. S. built an international coalition to
defend Saudi Arabia and, after UN approval, to eject Iraq from Kuwait through Operation
Desert Storm
Hundred Years War Series of campaigns over control of the throne of France, involving English & French royal
families & French noble families. (1337 - 1453) France vs. England, France won, lasted 116
yrs - a series of conflicts
Iran - Iraq War 1980 - 1988: Saddam Hussein attempted to gain more land. The US backed Iran
Iran & Iraq (Gulf) Dispute over access to the Gulf. In the Algiers Accord, Iraq gave up the territory to Iran
Israel vs. Lebanon Israel has invaded Lebanon 3 times, most recently in 2006
Key Players of Mexican War Fremont - "Pathfinder" California, Kearny - New Mexico, Winfield Scott - Vera Cruz to
Mexico City (ended war), Zachary Taylor - Buena Vista
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,1863 When was the red cross founded
1937 What year was FDR's court packing scheme
100,000 in 1934 the largest denomination of US money ever created
1893 Depression Profits dwindled, businesses went bankrupt & slid into debt. Caused loss of business
confidence. 20% of the workforce unemployed. Let to the Pullman strike
1933 (FDR) Gold Standard abandoned & turn to silver
1973 Rehabilitation Act An American piece of legislation that guaranteed certain rights to people with disabilities
1992 - what went wrong (GB1) GB1 American economy favored powerful not middle class, natioanal debt, employment
fell, forced into low paying jobs, losing benefits of pensiosn & health, black & hispanic =
hit hardest
3/5 Compromise The South wanted slaves to count as citizens in order to increase the population, &
therefore increasing the number of Southerners in the House of Representatives. The
North argued that slaves were property & couldn't be counted. In the end, slaves came
to be counted as 3/5 of a person
a lasting constitution American Revolution was different from the French Revolution in that it produced what
Monitor vs. Merrimack Battle during the civil war showing wooden warships were now obsolete
1986 Berlin discotheque bombing April 5; a terrorist attack on the West Berlin La Belle discotheque that was frequented by
U.S. soldiers. Libya blamed after telex messages intercepted from Libya's East Berlin
embassy, & Reagan retaliated by ordering airstrikes against Tripoli & Benghazi. At least 15
people died in the U.S. airstrikes on Libya - including a 15 month - old girl said to have
been adopted by leader Colonel Gaddafi - & more than 100 were injured.
1998, nearly resulting in a war in 1999 What year did India & Pakistan become nuclear powers
3. 9 billion Approx. how many people live in Asia
,30 years war fought between the years 1618 & 1648, principally on the territory of today's Germany, but
also involving most of the major continental powers. It occurred for a number of reasons.
Although it was from its outset a religious conflict between Protestants & Catholics, the
self - preservation of the Hapsburg dynasty was also a central motive
330 Million Approx. how many people live in South America
4 Options towards Soviet Russia roll back communism (aggression) - negotiations of many disagreements (diplomacy) -
appeasement - containment/isolation of USSR
460 Million Approx. how many people live in the E. U
7 years war Which was resulted in the beginning of the modern state system in Europe
a plan for postwar world What were the Fourteen Points
a prime minister selected by the diet Under the post war constitution of Japan, who was the head of govt
ABC Powers WW 1914 Argentina,Brazil,Chile offered to negotiate dispute between US & Mexico
Absolute Monarchy where the king or queen has absolute power over all aspects of his/her subjects' lives
absolution The theory popular in France & other early modern European monarchies that royal
power should be free of constitutional checks
Bahrain vs. Qatar Dispute over the Hawar Islands
Cameroon vs. Nigeria Conflict over the Bakasi Peninsula; the ICJ ruled in favor of Cameroon
Civil War War between Northern & Southern States. South wanted to secede to preserve
economic model, including slavery, & autonomy. North won
Crimean War What event best illustrates geopolitics
, Crimean war 28 March 1854 - 1856; between Imperial Russia on one side & an alliance of the United
Kingdom, France, The Piedmont - Sardinia, & (to some extent) the Ottoman Empire on the
other. The majority of the conflict took place on the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea.
Cigarettes were invented during the war. First war to have tactical use of railways. First
war to have live reporting (via telegraph). Russia lost
Dirty War War waged by the Argentine military (1976 - 1982) against leftist groups. Characterized by
the use of illegal imprisonment, torture, & executions by the military
End of Cold War 1989 - 91 As Pres. George H. W. Bush stated a desire to integrate the Soviet Union into the
community of nations, the Cold War ended when communist regimes collapsed across
Eastern Europe & the Soviet Union disintegrated
English Civil War civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I
english civil war, restoration, glorious revolution What reflects the chronological order of events in English history
French & Indian War a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by indian tribes)
Gabon vs. Equatorial Guinea Disputes over continental shelf & mineral deposits
Gulf War I 1990 - 91 In response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the U. S. built an international coalition to
defend Saudi Arabia and, after UN approval, to eject Iraq from Kuwait through Operation
Desert Storm
Hundred Years War Series of campaigns over control of the throne of France, involving English & French royal
families & French noble families. (1337 - 1453) France vs. England, France won, lasted 116
yrs - a series of conflicts
Iran - Iraq War 1980 - 1988: Saddam Hussein attempted to gain more land. The US backed Iran
Iran & Iraq (Gulf) Dispute over access to the Gulf. In the Algiers Accord, Iraq gave up the territory to Iran
Israel vs. Lebanon Israel has invaded Lebanon 3 times, most recently in 2006
Key Players of Mexican War Fremont - "Pathfinder" California, Kearny - New Mexico, Winfield Scott - Vera Cruz to
Mexico City (ended war), Zachary Taylor - Buena Vista
