Cold War
The two superpowers during the Cold War were
Who is the United States and the Soviet Union
True or false: The North had more railroads than the South during the Civil War era.
true
The assassination of what two people sparked World War I?
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife
What were the three strong imperialist countries that arose from the dissatisfaction from World War I?
Italy, Japan, Germany
The atomic bombs used to end the war were dropped on which 2 Japanese cities?
What is Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This is the U.S. policy towards Communism-stating that the U.S. will use any means necessary to keep Communism from spreading
Containment
What were the 4 main causes of WWI?
What is Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism
What gas soon became the most feared weapon on the battlefield? As a result, what was developed to keep the troops safe?
mustard gas, gas mask
Who was the dictator of Italy who supported fascism? What was his nickname?
Benito Mussolini, Il Duce (“the leader”)
Who was the Soviet Union dictator who signed a nonaggression pact with Hitler?
Joseph Stalin
The fear of communism
Red scare
Which side officially won the Civil War? Where did the surrender occur, officially ending the Civil War?
Union (North), Appomattox Court House, VA
What type of warfare did Germany use, firing on all ships in a designated war zone around Britain?
unrestricted submarine warfare
This was the war strategy used during the war in the Pacific
What is Island Hopping
This man was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during the War
Who is Winston Churchill
This event drew the world closer to nuclear war than any other
Cuban Missile Crisis
What was issued by Lincoln that said that slaves in Confederate-held areas were free?
Emancipation Proclamation
What was the U.S. policy at the beginning of WWI?
What is to remain neutral, but give aid to the allied powers
What is a blitzkrieg? Where did the first blitzkrieg occur?
“lightning war”, Poland
Hitler's violation of this helped push the world towards war
What is the Treaty of Versailles
The conflicts fought in these 2 Asian nations highlighted the U.S. policy of containment and what is containment?
What is Korea and Vietnam. Preventing Communism from spreading
What is a total war? Which side implemented this type of warfare?
destroy everything in path (military and civilian), Union (North)
What telegram officially brought the U.S. into the war against Germany? In the telegram, Germany wanted to reward what other country for helping them in the war, and how?
Zimmermann telegram, Mexico, help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona
What country was most upset by the Treaty of Versailles? What were some reasons for this?
Germany; blamed for World War I, stripped of army, self-respect, land, possessions, forced to pay Allies
In negotiating at the conference in Munich, Great Britain and France gave in to Hitler's demands for control of the Sudetenland. In doing so, they were following a policy of
What is appeasement