6th Six Weeks Test Study GuideName ______

ALL textbook pages on the study guide are on the website in separate attachments.

1. What does conflict mean?(dictionary) Give examples of 2 conflicts we studied.

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2. What does indigenous mean?486

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  • Name at least twoindigenous tribesthatwere found in the New World? 542-543, 617

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***3. According to Jared Diamond, the reasons that people around the world developed in different ways was dependent on the type of ______they had. Why was “this” so important to human development? Guns, Germs, and Steel documentary

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4. European Influence on the Indigenous Tribes of the New World – Read & complete chart

Great changes, both positive and negative came with the European invasion and Columbian Exchange. The Europeans foughtthenatives and took control of the New World which decreased the populations of natives. Another reason the populations decreased was that the Europeans brought diseasesthat almost wiped out thenative peoples.

In some ways, Europeans made life easier and morepositive.They brought new crops, ideas, horses, cows and sheep. However, the indigenous peoples became dependenton themanufactured goodsfrom theEuropeans.To sum up, it can be said that before the invasion of the Europeans, native peopleswereindependent and self-sufficient.

On the negative side, they brought deadly diseases that the indigenous people had no immunities to. They also took away their land and changed the cultural structure that the indigenous people were already successful with.

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6. Summarize the Columbian Exchange using the graphic above and page 617.

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7. These pictures illustrate a time in the 1700’s when goods began to be made by machines. This led to a rapid increase in the amount of goods that were produced and more technological advances leading to exponential growth in population. What is this event called? 256 – 257

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8. After the slave trade was over,Europeanswanted to colonize Africa for it’s land, natural resources, and markets. There was a mad dash to divide up the land without regard for the natural boundaries that existed between tribes. This historical event is called the ______. Today, Africa still has unstable governments and civil war partly due to the divisions created at the Berlin Conference in 1884.(class activity & power point)

9. How do the graphics above illustrate that European countries wanted to colonize Africa?

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10. During the 1800’s,the newly settled African colonies were’nt enough to satisfy theunending greed of the European powers. This started a world wide competition to build empires.Europeans needed raw materials to manufacture products that the new colonies would be forced to buy. Therefore, European nations especially Britain, set out to claim as much of the world as they could. Believing they were superior increasednationalism andin their eyes,justified their rightdominate other people.What is thename of the political policythat supportsstronger nations taking over weaker nations for their own gain? 258 ______

11. Britain and France claimed much of the world by 1900. After the scramble and colonization of Africa, European powers became unbalanced. This led to rivalies that eventually resulted in World War I. Germany lost the war, had to sign theTreaty of Versailles, give back land, and pay reparationsfor damages from the war. How dothe results of WW Iconnect to the beginning of World War II? 258, 259 video notes, graphics below

Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles

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12. What event forced the U.S. to end isolationism and enter WWII? 196 – WWII Video

13. During WWII, Hitler blamed the Jews for Germany’s economic hardships. He ordered the killing of millions of Jews and other persecuted groups. What is this event called? 259-260

14. In 1934, German scientists discovered nuclear fission, which occurswhen a very large number of atoms split very quickly resulting in amassive explosion.Albert Einstein, who was German and Jewish,fled Germany after Hitler came to power.Einstein informed President Roosevelt about the power of the bomb. Soon,U.S. military leaders and Enrico Fermicreated theManhattan Projectin Los Alamos, NewMexico to develop the bomb. Einstien was asked to work on the project but declined based on moral grounds.WW II ended when the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of______and ______. 259

15. What is apartheid? Where did it happen and who set it up? What happen in 1994? 456-457

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16. On page 456, read The Long Walk to Freedom, about Nelson Mandela’s time in prison. Who are the oppressed ______and who are the oppressors ______in the poem? What did he want for all people to do?______

17. Who are the leaders of theAXIS POWERSand what country are they from? notes-internet

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18. Who are the leaders of the ALLIED POWERS and what country are they from?notes-internet

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Political Locations:

GhanaTanzaniaNigeriaMadagascar

SomaliaEthiopiaSouth AfricaDemocratic Republic of Congo

Physical Locations:

Mt. KilimanjaroSahara DesertNile RiverKalahari Desert