1. Final Exam Study Guide Answers

2. Ty pes of Government 1.Dictatorship- 1 ruler. Rules by force 2.Absolute Monarchy- king/queen unlimited power 3.Constitutional Monarchy- king/queen limited by a constitution 4.Direct Democracy- everyone votes 5.Representative Democracy- citizens vote for leaders that represent their interest in other votes

3. Types of Economies 1. Market- government is not involved 2. Mixed- free trade with some government regulations 3. Traditional- barter/trade 4. Command- government controls

4. WWI 1.Weimar Republic- German government in place after WWI 2. League of Nations- designed by President Wilson to keep world peace 3. Treaty of Versailles- forced Germany to take responsibility for WWI. Had to pay war reparations. 4. M.A.I.N- Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

5. WWII 1. Axis Powers- Germany, Italy, Japan 2. Allied Powers- US, Britain, Soviet Union, France 3. Nazi- Political party controlled by Hitler 4. Holocaust- deliberate extermination of Jews by Nazis 5. Nuremberg Laws- Nazi laws stripping Jews of their German citizenship 6. ghettos- small parts of the city where Jews were forced to live

6. Cold War 1. Fidel Castro- Communist leader of Cuba 2.Communism- government control of economy 3. Iron Curtain- term for divide between Communist Europe and Western Europe 4. Marshall Plan- gave $13 billion to rebuild Europe after WWII in an effort to extend American influence. 5. Truman Doctrine- promise to use whatever force necessary to stop the spread of communism. 6.McCarthyism- period when 250 Americans were wrongfully accused of being Communist. 7.Red Scare- fear of communism in the US. Citizens built bomb shelters and had bomb drills.

7. Globalization 1.Gross domestic product- a country’s wealth determined by the sum of their imports/exports. 2.Terrorism- violent acts that target specific groups/places. Designed to instill fear. 3. OPEC- Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. 4.Gross domestic product per capita- a country’s wealth per person.

8. General Terms 1. Primary source- source from the time period (ex. Picture, video, letter, newspaper) 2. Secondary source- source created after the time period (ex. Encyclopedia, textbook)