World War I
World War II
Europe since 1945
More Europe since 1945
Key Terms, Dates, and People
100
What country pulled out of WWI shortly after the US entered?
Russia
100
WWII was the ________________ conflict in history.
deadliest
100
What is Slovenia?
One of the countries Yugoslavia split into
100
Name the competition between countries for superior weapons.
Arms race
100
What was Auschwitz?
Death camp during the Holocaust.
200
What ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
200
How many lives were lost during WWII?
About 50 mio
200
When did the Communist regime crumble?
1990s
200
Name the conflict that began soon after WWII ended.
The Cold War
200
Who was the leader who spoke of an Iron Curtain dividing Europe?
Winston Churchill
300
What triggered the beginning of WWI?
The Serbian assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
300
What was the main economic cause of WWII?
The Great Depression
300
What was the result of ethnic tensions in Czechoslovakia?
Led to the division of the country
300
Name the organization that promotes political and economic cooperation.
European Union
300
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union who spied on his citizens?
Joseph Stalin
400
List the causes of WWI.
Nationalism and the competition for land, resources, and power
400
Name the three Axis powers.
Germany, Italy, and Japan
400
How did the alliances of Eastern European nations and western democratic nations defend themselves?
Both groups used the threat of nuclear was to defend themselves.
400
Name the alliance among Western countries formed to protect each other if attacked AND the alliance formed by the Communist countries of Eastern Europe to counteract this group
NATO and Warsaw Pact
400
When did Mussolini make himself Italy's dictator?
In the 1920s
500
What was trench warfare and how did it affect the course of WWI?
New type of military strategy; each side fights from deep ditches; largely responsible for preventing a quick victory in WWI and led to the development of deadly new weapons
500
What were the results of WWII?
Millions of deaths, tensions between the Allies, and creation of the United Nations. Also, the US and the Soviet Union emerged as the most powerful countries in the world and developed an intense rivalry.
500
How did Mikhail Gorbachev change European history?
Reduced gov't control of the Soviet economy, introduced democratic elections, and improved relations with the US, inspiring reform movements across Eastern Europe and leading to the end of the Warsaw Pact and the Soviet Union itself.
500
Which four countries had nuclear weapons in the 1960s?
US, Soviet Union, Britain, and France
500
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union in 1992?
Mikhail Gorbachev
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