Vocabulary
People
Years
After WWI
After WWII
100
absolute ruler
What is a czar?
100
he promised to fix Germany's problems
Who is Adolf Hitler?
100
Russian Revolution
What is 1917?
100
the agreement that was signed after WWI
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
100
an organization formed by the US, Canada, and the western European countries
What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?
200
the planned killing of a race of people
What is genocide?
200
Russian czar who was executed along with his family
Who is Czar Nicholas II?
200
Treaty of Versailles
What is 1919?
200
forbidden to have a large military
What is Germany?
200
a period of distrust and misunderstanding between the Soviet Union and the US
What is the Cold War?
300
the ability to influence world events
What is a superpower?
300
Communist leader who took control of and reorganized the Soviet Union in 1917
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
300
Worldwide Depression
What is 1929?
300
refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles
What is the United States?
300
the 2 countries that were considered superpowers
What is the United States and the Soviet Union?
400
another name for the Berlin Wall
What is the Iron Curtain?
400
Soviet dictator after WWII
Who is Joseph Stalin?
400
WWI ended
What is 1918?
400
they were blamed for Germany's economic problem
Who were the Jews?
400
The United Nations divided ___________ into an Arab state and a Jewish state.
What is Palestine?
500
another name for the Nazi Party
What is the National Socialist Party?
500
the head of the Soviet Union who decreased government control of business and increased freedoms for citizens
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
500
WWII began
What is 1939?
500
this marked the end of the Cold War
What is the destruction of the Berlin Wall?
500
the year Israel officially opened its borders to Jews
What is 1948?
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