Who was the Marxist leader of the Bolshevik Party and led the Communist Revolution in Russia?
Lenin
What event started WWII?
German invasion of Poland
The Soviets building missile sites in Cuba led to what event?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Who was the first president of the Russian Federation?
Boris Yeltsin
What was the symbol of the end of communism in Eastern Europe?
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Who was the founder of the newly formed Chinese Communist Party?
Mao Zedong
Who was the Prime Minister of England during WWII?
Churchill
What was the gradual withdrawal of troops from S. Vietnam so that the South Vietnamese to take a more active role in the war?
Vietnamization
After the Soviet Union fell, what country starting using ethnic cleansing to purge it's population?
Bosnia
What is the term given for the idea of giving in to an aggressor to keep the peace?
Appeasement
Who took command of the Soviet Communist Party after Lenin Died?
Stalin
The mass slaughter of civilians, especially Jews, by German Nazis was called what?
Holocaust
What defensive military alliance was formed by the democratic nations of the West after WWII?
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
What was the term that means "openness" when it comes to the Soviet governement?
Glasnost
Who did Queen of Alexandra allow to make corrupt political decisions in Russia after it was thought he healed her son Alexis?
Rasputin
What communist uprising caused Chiang Kai-Shek to abdicate his thrown in China?
March Revolution
The Allied invasion of Normandy is called what?
D-Day
What was the C.I.A. planned invasion using anti-Castro Cuban Exiles called?
Bay of Pigs
In 1971, how did China reach out to the U.S. to build a relationship between the two countries?
Ping Pong Tournament
The Soviets launced the first satellite into space and it was called what?
Sputnik
When is Mr. Choate's birthday?
May 3
What battle was the turning point in the Pacific during WWII?
Battle of Midway
What are Mr. Choate's sons names?
Wyatt and Hudson
What is Mr. Choate's favorite color?
Orange
What type of government uses an authoritarian leader and breaks up society by classes first seen in Italy?
Fascism