People
Who proposed the League of Nations?
Woodrow Wilson
What is imperialism?
A country desiring to expand its power and wealth by seizing control of another country
What artificial waterway in Egypt connected trade between the Middle East and Asia?
Suez Canal
What was the central idea of fascism?
Creation of a one-party dictatorship
Where did Cold War tensions begin?
Europe
Whose assassination is considered the cause of WWI?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What idea is reflected in 'White Man’s Burden'?
Oppression of non-Western peoples
Why did Europeans want African colonies?
Precious jewels and metals
Which country suffered the most losses in WWII?
Soviet Union
What military options did the US have to end the war with Japan?
Land invasion or atomic bombs
What idea did Mussolini promote?
Returning to the glory of the Roman Empire
What treaty officially ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
What caused the Russian Revolution?
Economic Class Warfare
Why was D-Day important?
The invasion of Normandy positioned the Allied forces to begin the Western European campaign.
What organization was formed by the communists in response to the creation of NATO?
Warsaw Pact
Why did Hitler want to expand Germany (lebenstraum)?
Germany became overcrowded and needed more space
What was the Iron Curtain?
A political division that separated Soviet-controlled countries from Western Europe
What was a result of trench warfare?
A stalemate along the Western Front
What caused the USA to join WWII?
The Pearl Harbor attack in 1941
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
To prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West
What helped Castro rise to power?
Corruption from the U.S. Government
What was the Truman Doctrine?
To prevent the spread of communism in foreign countries
List the major causes of WWI (MANIA)?
Alliances
Militarism
Nationalism
How did the Great Depression lead to the rise of totalitarian regimes?
European political leaders fail to provide stability
Support for communism grows in Europe
Support for fascism grows in Europe
What is a sphere of influence?
Describes the power the Soviet Union exerted over neighboring countries in Eastern Europe during the Cold War