Treaty of Versailles/Worldwide Depression
What country did the Treaty of Versailles impact the most?
Germany
The overthrow of Czar Nicholas II by Vladimir Lenin was known as what event?
The Russian Revolution
What is anti-Semitism?
Hostility or prejudice against Jewish people
Who were the two superpowers during the Cold War?
United States and Soviet Union
What became known as a symbol for the end of the Cold War?
The fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification
People lost their homes, businesses shut down, and people became unemployed during which event?
Worldwide depression
Who was responsible for creating the communist Soviet Union?
Vladimir Lenin
Boycotting Jewish businesses, burning synagogues, and denying rights to Jewish people would be examples of what?
Anti-Semitism
What was built to keep East Berliners and East German citizens from escaping to the West?
The Berlin Wall
What is German Reunification?
When the Berlin Wall was destroyed and Germany was reunited into a single nation.
How did the people of Germany feel about the Treaty of Versailles?
They were upset and angry because they felt the treaty was unfair and too harsh.
What type of government was forced in Lenin's Soviet Union?
Communism
What is information, usually misleading or biased, designed to promote a particular political ideology known as?
Propaganda
What ideas were the United States and Soviet Union fighting over during the Cold War?
What political system was better - communism or democracy
Why did the Cold War end? Give two reasons.
The Berlin Wall fell (reuniting Germany) and the Soviet Union ceased to exist
What were the four terms of the Treaty of Versailles? (think - BRAT)
Blame, reparations, army cuts, territory loss
What were two causes of the Russian Revolution? (think - why were people upset with their government?)
Tsar was wealthy while citizens were very poor, Russia's involvement in WWI, Tsar Nicholas II forcing citizens to fight unprepared
The Treaty of Versailles, economic depression, and the use of propaganda led to what event?
The Rise of Nazism and Hitler coming to power in Germany
Describe East Germany - give at least three examples
Communist, led by Soviet troops, less freedoms, more government intervention
What happened after the Berlin Wall fell?
The Cold War ended and Germany became reunited
Germany being forced to pay reparations, accept responsibility for the war, and weaken their military eventually led to what event(s)?
World War II, rise of Nazism
What were three effects of the Russian Revolution? (think - what government was enforced, who took power, what country was created?)
Government turned communist, Vladimir Lenin took power, Soviet Union was created, Tsar Nicholas II and family were executed.
What were two reasons why Hitler and the Nazis rose to power in Germany?
Propaganda, anti-Semitism, making false promises, economic depression
What happened as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union?
The Cold War ended