Cold War
Colonization
Colonization II
WWI
Depression/WWII
100
When was the Cold War?
After WWII
100
Why did Prince Henry want to send ships south the Africa?
he wanted to find a route to Asia
100
Which European nation, headed by Prince Henry, settled in western Africa and explored the coast of Africa and later sailed to Asia?
Portugal
100
What were the years of WWI?
1914-1918
100
Why did business come to a halt after the stock market crash?
people did not have money to spend or were to afraid to spend the money they did have
200
What did the Soviet Union and the USA disagree on during the Cold War?
best type of economic system
200
Which religion was Prince Henry trying to spread?
Christianity
200
Which European nation colonized and conquered Mexico and most of South America?
Spain
200
What was the starting point of WWI?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
200
What happened to people who spoke out against Germany?
they were put in prison or killed
300
The destruction of this symbol marked the end of the Cold War?
Berlin Wall
300
Where did Columbus think he was when he sailed west toward the Americas?
Asia
300
Who set up a school for navigators in Portugal?
Prince Henry
300
Which allied nation had a seperate peace with Germany in 1917?
Russia
300
What is a genocide?
the planned killing of a race of people
400
What was the largest country created from the former Soviet Union?
Russia
400
Why did the explorers want to settle in other countries?
to spread religion, gain wealth, & be famous
400
What impact did European colonizaion have on the natives of the new world?
the natives died
400
What continent was there a scramble for in the late 1880's that was one of the causes of WWI?
Africa
400
Who created the country of Israel?
United Nations
500
Which side of Germany was controlled by the communist Soviet government?
Eastern Germany
500
Which empire settled in parts of North America, Australia, and India?
United Kingdom
500
What was the impact on Europe after colonization of the new world?
the wealth of the new world flowed in
500
Which part of the Treaty of Versailles was most damaging to the economy of Germany?
Germany had to pay the Allies large sums of money
500
What actions did the United Nations take as a result of the Holocaust?
created a Jewish state (Israel) & made genocide a crime
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