WWI & Russian Revolution
What group led the 1917 Russian Revolution?
The Bolsheviks
Name three dictators in Europe between WWI and WWII
Mussolini, Stalin, Hitler
What year did WWII begin in Europe?
1939
What was the US's strategy during the Cold War?
Containment
What is globalization?
The interconnectedness of the world - culturally, economically, politically, etc.
Who took power in the USSR after the death of Lenin?
Joseph Stalin
What type of government did Japan have during the interwar period?
Authoritarianism
What event led to the US joining WWII?
Bonus points: date
Who was the leader of the USSR after Stalin?
Khrushchev
Which country did India gain independence from in 1954?
Britain
Name two conditions that led to the 1917 Revolution.
The poor performance of the Russian army in WWI, famine, the failure of any reforms after the 1905 Revolution, the weak Tsar, etc.
What was the first step Hitler took in violating the Treaty of Versailles?
Rebuilding the German military
What was the first area Hitler invaded after he took power?
The Rhineland
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
Korea remained divided into North and South Korea, divided by the DMZ
Who was the president of Russia after the collapse of the USSR?
Boris Yeltsin
Name three of the limits/punishments put on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles
War guilt, reparations, removal of territory, removal of colonies, limit military, disarmament
What area of China did Japan invade in 1931?
Manchuria
Why was the Battle of Midway significant in the Pacific theater?
Name the two groups fighting for North Vietnam during the Vietnam War
North Vietnamese Army/Vietminh
Vietcong
What event began the Korean War?
North Korea invaded South Korea
What was the name of the treaty that ended WWI between Germany and Russia?
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
When did Mussolini take power in Italy?
1922
What was the name of the first nuclear bomb to be exploded?
The Trinity Test
What country did the USSR invade in the 1980s?
Afghanistan
What was perestroika?
Allowing more capitalism in the Soviet economy