Famous Person
Who was the leader of Germany during World War II?
Adolf Hitler
The act of extending rule over a foreign country or territory.
Imperialism
Winston Churchill
Great Britain (England)
During World War I, the name of the dug out areas of earth that protected soldiers from enemy fire.
Trenches
Why did the Russians withdraw from World War I?
What Italian explorer is credited with discover the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
The desire of a people with the same customs and beliefs for self-rule to join together.
Nationalism
Napoleon
France
The term for a solder who fights for money rather than loyalty to a country
mercenary
What is the name for workers on a Medieval manor who were tied to and worked the land, but did not own it?
Serfs
What German monk challenged the Catholic Church over the practice of selling indulgences which ultimately lead to the Reformation?
Martin Luther
A system where the means of production should be owned and controlled by the people, through their gov't
Socialism
Michaelangelo
Italy
The term describing entire societies, not just the armies, being involved in the war to support it
Total war
Name the 3 Axis Powers during World War II?
Germany, Japan, and Italy
The leader of the U.S.S.R. (Soviet Union) during World War II?
Joseph Stalin
An economic theory that depends on a greater amount of exports than imports in order to increase a country's wealth
mercantilism
Jacques Cartier
France
Although introduced during WWI, both the Germans and British used this area of their military to effectively hold each either off.
Air forces
What was the most popular book reproduced when the printing press was invented?
the Bible
The name of the aristocrat whose death started World War I?
Archduke Ferdinand
An emphasis on worldly concerns; belief in the worth of the individual and that reason is the path to knowledge
Humanism
Oliver Cromwell
Great Britain (England)
The names of the efforts that Christians took to expel Muslims from the Holy Land.
The Crusades
The rules that state that a knight was to exhibit certain values such as honoring the church, helping people, and being brave
Chivalry