Conflict
island that is Communist, and in 1962 the USSR (Russia) placed missiles there
Cuba
Known for ending Apartheid in South Africa
Nelson Mandela
What were European countries interested when they imperialized countries?
Natural Resources
Simón Bolívar, José de San Martín, and Toussaint l’Ouverture are important in Latin American history because they were
Leaders of liberation movements
The needs of the Industrial Revolution in 19th-century Europe greatly contributed to the
growth of overseas empires
The partition of this country created a new home for Jews. What country is it?
Israel
Known for Helping India gain independence
Ghandi
How did England justify imperializing countries like Africa?
Civilizing/educating the uncivil.
Which Nation gained their independence first?
Haiti
One political objective of both Otto von Bismarck and Giuseppe Garibaldi was to
unify their nations
Which title best completes the partial outline below?
I. ___________________
Berlin blockade
Cuban missile crisis
Vietnam War
Cold War Confrontations
Led the reign of Terror in France
Maximilian Robespierre
Africa was once a country with about _______ tribes.
10,000
Individual known for helping Bolivia and Venezuela gain independence
Simon Bolivar
Which statement describes a similarity between the French Revolution and the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia?
Both revolutions were the result of government denial of basic human rights and stressful economic conditions
The imaginary line that divided the Western European countries from the Eastern European countries after World War II was known as the
Berlin Wall
Murdered millions of individuals who opposed his rule and or presented a threat to his leadership.
Stalin
Mao
What year did India gain independence?
1947
Gained independence in 1947?
India
What was a major cause of the French Revolution?
inequalities in the tax structure
The purpose of both the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan was to
prevent the spread of communism
Individual responsible for the murder of approximately 6 million Jews
Adolf Hitler
What happened to those who did not produce rubber in the Belgian Congo?
Lost a limb.
Person who began the independence movement for Mexico
Father Miguel Hidalgo
Which statement expresses an idea of the Enlightenment?
(1) The king is sacred and answers only to God. (2) History is a continuous struggle between social classes. (3) Those who are the most fit will survive and succeed. (4) All individuals have natural rights