World War I
Russian Revolution
World War II
The Cold War
Modern Times
100
22. What countries were in the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente
What is The Triple Aliance- Germany, Austria-Hugary, Ottoman Empire Triple Entente- Britain, France, Russia, and then the U.S.
100
32. Define communism:
What is all wealth and property would be owned by the community as a whole in this case (under Lenin and Stalin-the government controlled wealth and property)
100
35. Name the leaders of the following countries during World War II:
What is a. Soviet Union- Joseph Stalin b. Germany- Adolf Hitler c. Italy- Benito Mussolini d. Great Britain- Winston Churchill e. United States- Franklin D. Roosevelt
100
43. How did the outcome of World War II contribute to the development of the Cold War?
What is The U.S. and Soviet Union emerged as Superpowers with large armies and differing ideologies
100
49. How was the State of Israel created? and 50. How has this led to an on-going conflict?
What is after World War II the United Nations created Israel in Palestine and The Arab countries rejected the creation of Israel
200
26. What sparked World War I
What is The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austia
200
33. List factors or causes that led to the Communist Revolutions in Russia.
What is -Long term unrest -Extreme poverty -Serfdom -Russia’s continued war effort in World War I -Failure to deal with land reform -Unstable Russian Empire
200
37. Who were the Allied Powers and who were the Axis Powers.
What is Allied- USA Great Britain Soviet Union France Axis- Germany Italy Japan
200
44. What factors contributed to Communism in China?
What is large number of Chinese living in poverty
200
51. Identify “Islamic Fundamentalism”
What is A reaction against the values of the West, calling for strict enforcement of Islamic (Sharia) Law
300
28. What was the Purpose of the League of Nations
What is it was based on the idea of collective security-a system in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace of all.
300
34. What were the characteristics of Stalin’s Communist government?
What is -Provided people with free education, free health care, inexpensive housing, and other social services -Censorship -War on Religion -Government controls on agriculture and the government controlled all businesses. -Imposed harsh punishment, secret police, and terror among the Russian people -Established a command economy in which the government made all basic economic decisions for the nation
300
39. Why did the U.S. decide to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?
What is Because the U.S. wanted to quickly end the war and save millions of soldier’s lives.
300
47. What led to the fall of the Soviet Union?
What is The Soviet social and economic reform policies of Glasnost and Perestroika
300
52. What was the U.S. response to 9/11?
What is The U.S. along with several allied countries went to Afghanistan to destroy the Taliban terrorist regime
400
29. 29. What were the 4 causes of World War I?
What is Nationalism, Imperialism, Alliance system, Militarism
400
30. What impact did World War I have on Russia?
What is started the Russian Revolution
400
What caused the Great Depression?
What is The crash of the stock market due to over speculation of stocks and overproduction of goods/products
400
48. After the fall what changes occurred in Poland, across Europe and in China?
What is Poland elected a non-communist government, the Soviet Union collapsed, and China began to modernize their economy and several protested for freedom and democracy
400
53. Define “globalization”. and 54. How did globalization rise?
What is Greater contact (communicate, travel, and trade) with different parts of the world creating a global economy and Companies moved their production facilities to wherever in the world the cost of labor and other resources are the lowest.
500
24. Explain the U.S. entrance into WWI (Describe the Lusitania, Unrestricted submarine warfare, and the Zimmerman Telegram)
Lusitania- A British passenger ship Torpedoed by a U-boat 1,200 people died 128 were Americans Germans claimed that it was carrying weapons. Unrestricted submarine warfare-No rules on submarine warfareU-boats will attack merchant ships supplying the Allied Powers Included passenger ships carrying American citizens The Zimmerman Telegram-A coded telegram from Germany to Mexico British intercepted the message and broke the code It asks Mexico to declare war on the U.S. Germany would allow Mexico to “reconquer the lost territory in New Mexico, Texas and Arizona”
500
Bonus: What is Russia called after the Russian Revolution
What is Soviet Union
500
42. List the acts of aggression from Japan, Italy, and Germany before to the start of World War II.
What is a. Japan: Invades Manchuria (northern China) in 1931 b. Italy: Invades Ethiopia in 1936 c. Germany: Invades Poland in 1939
500
Who Won the Cold War?
What is USA (the west)
500
55. What were the economic, social/cultural and political impacts does globalization have on different countries/societies?
What is Sped up economic development, raised the standard of living, however local traditions are lost.
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