Capitals
Early History
World War I
World War II
Were You Paying Attention?
100
Rome
Italy
100
A series of religious wars mainly fought between European Christians and Muslims to control the Holy Land (Jerusalem)
The Crusades
100
What document essentially ended World War I?
The Treaty of Versailles
100
What were the two main reasons that the European Union was formed?
1. Trade
2. Peace
100
*FINAL JEOPARDY*
The assassination of this political figure resulted in the start of World War I. Who was the political figure?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
200
Paris
France
200
A devastating pandemic that spread through Europe in the 1300s, killing millions of people
The Black Death (Bubonic plague)
200
The following picture is an example of what:
Trench Warfare
200
This event caused the United States to enter World War II.
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
200
Who was King Louis XVI wife?
Marie Antoinette
300
Berlin
Germany
300
What is Johannes Gutenberg credited with creating?
The moveable-type printing press
300
The Central Powers were made up of which countries?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
300
The killing or mass extermination of 6 million Jews and 5 million others.
The Holocaust
300
Who famously said, " Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
President Ronald Reagan
400
London
United Kingdom (England)
400
*DAILY DOUBLE*
A political, social, and economic system in medieval Europe where land was granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for labor, loyalty, and military service.
Feudalism
400
*DAILY DOUBLE*
Which country was forced to take the "blame" for World War I?
Germany
400
The Axis of Power consisted of what 3 main countries?
1. Germany
2. Italy
3. Japan
400
What did the Berlin Wall divide?
East and West Germany
500
Athens
Greece
500
Benefit: More goods became available
Disadvantage: Pollution and carbon emissions created smog
During which time period did this occur?
Industrial Revolution
500
Which countries made up the Triple Entente?
Britain, France, and Russia
500
The Allied Forces consisted of what 3 main countries?
1. United Kingdom
2. United States
3. Soviet Union (Russia)
500
The Cold War was hostilities between what two countries?
1. United States
2. Soviet Union (Russia)