Great War, Revolution, Nationalism
Years of Crisis
World War II
Restructuring the Postwar World
Colonies and Democracy
100
Germany and Austria-Hungary, because of their central location in the heart of Europe.
What are the Central Powers?
100
This group, fleeing the Nationalists, endured a 6,000 mile journey known as the "Long March."
Who are the Chinese Communists, led by Mao Zedong?
100
The primary reason that Hitler targeted the Jewish population as scapegoats for all of Germany's problems?
What is anti-semitism?
100
This economic system was put in place in China after the Chinese civil war.
What is communism?
100
This movement was created by French-speaking Africans and West Indians to celebrate African culture, heritage, and values.
What is Negritude?
200
This is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war.
What is militarism?
200
An event that temporarily halted the Chinese civil war in 1937.
What is the Japanese invasion of China?
200
This event prompted Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany.
What is the invasion of Poland?
200
A national policy, favored by a US President, that supported countries which rejected communism.
What is the Truman Doctrine
200
Known for their Islamic extremism and harsh treatment of women, this group that took control of Afghanistan in 1998.
What is the Taliban?
300
This strategy was used by Germans during World War I to keep cargo ships from reaching Great Britain.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
300
This event marked the beginning of the Great Depression.
What is the stock market crash of 1929?
300
The policy of the French and British to give into German aggression to keep peace.
What is appeasement?
300
This idea was the major justification for US foreign policy during the Cold War era. It's main goal was to stop countries from becoming Communist.
What is the domino theory?
300
These two men signed the Camp David Accords.
Who are Anwar Sadat (Egypt) and Menachem Begin (Israel)?
400
These were radical Russian Marxist revolutionaries.
What were the Bolsheviks?
400
This term describes the alliance of Germany, Japan, and Italy during World War II.
What are the Axis Powers?
400
This battle (mostly fought by airplanes) was a turning point in World War II, showing that the Germans could be stopped and made to turn back.
What is the Battle of Britain?
400
After World War II, the Soviet Union and its satellite nations were behind this imaginary boundary, which stretched across Europe north to south.
What is "the iron curtain?"
400
This Burmese leader is part of the National League for Democracy, seeking fair elections and better living standards for her people.
Who is Aung San Suu Kyi?
500
During WWI, this German plan specified attacking France first, and then Russia, to avoid a two-front war.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
500
This philosophy states that a person should find his or her own meaning in life.
What is existentialism?
500
The final German offensive of World War II.
What is the Battle of the Bulge?
500
Named after a popular movie, this military initiative was created to protect the United States against enemy missiles during the Cold War.
What is Star Wars (the Strategic Defense Initiative)?
500
This Polish organization began first as an organization of workers, and later became a major political power with wide public support.
What is Solidarity?
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