WWI
When was WWI? When did it begin and end?
1914 - 1918
The Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance are examples of this MAIN cause of WWI
Alliances
Name the treaty that ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
Which countries made up the Axis Powers?
Which two countries were considered the most powerful after WWII?
USA and Soviet Union
What is the abbreviation used for the causes of World War I? what does it stand for?
MAIN
militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism
What is the name of the last emperor of Russia who was overthrown by the revolution in 1917?
Czar Nicholas
This was the name of the promise that was made to the Jews to build a homeland in Palestine.
Balfour Declaration
Name of the communist leader of the Soviet Union during WWII.
Joseph Stalin
What was the biggest danger in the Cold War?
Using atomic bombs / nuclear weapons
Who was assissanated in srajevo in 1914 sparking WWI?
Archduke of Austria-Hungary / Franz Ferdinand
Who led the Bolsheviks to power in October/November of 1917?
Vladimir Lenin
This event is often mentioned as the main cause of the Great Depression.
Black Tuesday / The Collapse of the New York Stock Exchange NYSE
The US joined Great Britain and several other countries as the Allied Powers after this incident.
The attack on Pearl Harbour
An government system where citizens participate in the government and can own private property
Capitalism/Democracy
Name the secret message that was sent by Germany to Mexico during WWI.
Zimmermann Note
Name two technological innovations that were developed or first used widely during WWI.
trenches
tanks
aircraft
zeppelins
poison gas
gas masks
What term describes US citizens taking loans from banks to invest money in the stock market.
'buying on credit'
What was the name of the invasion of the beach at Normandy?
D-DAY
What policy did the US follow in response to the spread of communism?
Containment
List three of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points.
1. No secret alliances
2. Free trade on the seas
3. Creation of the League of Nations
4. Self-determination
Why did many Russians support the revolution against Czar Nicholas? (mention 2)
Weak leadership of Czar Nicholas
Corruption in military
Food scarcity
Rasputin's bad influence
Conditions of Russian army in WWI
This man led the Chinese communists during the Long March.
Mao Zedong
In the years leading up to WWII, Britain and France followed a policy of _________ in order to avoid fighting another war.
appeasement
What was the Iron Curtain?
An invisible line dividing Europe between democracies and communist countries.