Early 20th century
What was the major disease that happened during the 1920's that killed off 500,000,000 people?
The Influenza Epidemic/The Spanish Flu
What was the 60 year tension between the United States and the Soviet Union?
The Cold War
Where is the country of Egypt located?
North-East Africa
Where is the country of Greece located?
North of the Mediterranean; South-East of Europe
What was the terrorist attacks called on September 11, 2001?
9/11
What started World War 2?
When Germany invaded Poland
The Soviet Union and United States both had lots of:
atomic bombs
What place in Egypt is a popular place for tourists to visit?
The Pyramids of Giza
The name of the temple dedicated to the Greek Goddess Athena is called:
The Parthenon
The two forces during World War 2 is called the ______ and ____ powers.
Allied;Axis
What started World War 1?
When a Serbian man assassinated archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
The first man to step foot on the moon is named:
Neil Armstrong
True or false:
Egypt is one of the oldest countries still existing on Earth
True
The Greeks used the Mediterranean as a
Travel route to other countries
The day that the Allies launched an invasion on Europe is called:
D-Day
The leader of Germany during World War 2 is named:
Adolf Hitler
What is the space race?
The race between the Soviet Union and US to try and get a person to the moon
The old Egyptian form of writing is called:
hieroglyphs
The Greeks shared a religion with an empire. This empire is the _____ empire.
Roman
What major countries are on the Allied side of World War 2?
The Axis side?
Allied: US, UK, USSR (Soviet Union), China, Canada, France
Axis: Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Japan
The Treaty of Versailles
What year did the Soviet Union collapse?
1991
Old Egyptian Empires were built on the banks of a river. This river is called the ____ river. The Egyptians built the pyramids to their kings, also known as ________, in the ______ ______
Nile; Pharaohs; Sahara Desert
True of false:
The Greeks were conquered many times in their history
True
What was the EXACT date of the D-Day Invasion?
June 6, 1944