Making History Great Again: Constructing alternative facts
DOUBLE POINTS
What term describes the way a historian's social, political, cultural or intellectual position can influence their interpretation of the past?
Perspective
Which 1917 declaration expressed British support for establishing a “national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine?
The Balfour Declaration
Which country joined the Allies in 1915 after previously being neutral?
Italy
Which Soviet leader was associated with the concept of “socialism in one country” as a major alternative to Trotsky’s theory of permanent revolution?
Josef Stalin
Alternative name for the Bolshevik organisation the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counter-Revolution and Sabotage
The Cheka
What concept refers to the changing importance of an event over time?
Significance
DOUBLE POINTS
What international organisation formally granted Britain the mandate to administer Palestine in 1922?
League of Nations
Which German military strategy called for the rapid defeat of France before Germany concentrated its forces against Russia?
The Schlieffen Plan
Name the three major powers that signed the Tripartite Pact in September 1940.
Italy, Japan and Germany
Which 1956 crisis began after Egypt nationalised the Suez Canal Company?
The Suez Crisis
What is the difference between evidence and interpretation?
Evidence is information used to investigate the past; an interpretation is the argument or explanation constructed from that evidence.
Which major Palestinian uprising against British rule and Zionist immigration occurred between 1936 and 1939?
The Arab Revolt
Which battle in 1916 became notorious for its enormous casualties and gave rise to the phrase “They shall not pass”?
Verdun
DOUBLE POINTS
What was the codename for the German invasion of the Soviet Union?
Operation Barbarossa
Which German general commanded the Afrika Korps during much of the North African campaign in WWII?
Rommel
What term describes the study of how the concerns, values and circumstances of the present influence the way historians interpret and understand the past?
History of the present
What British commission recommended partition of Palestine in 1937?
The Peel Commission
DOUBLE POINTS
Which Australian victory in 1918 is often regarded as one of the AIF's greatest achievements and was commanded by Lieutenant General John Monash (hint: used tanks good)?
Battle of Hamel
What was the codename for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
Operation Z
Which country was the Bay of Pigs Invasion launched against?
Cuba
What term describes the study of how historians interpret and write about the past?
Historiography
Which 1896 work by Theodor Herzl argued for the establishment of a Jewish state as a solution to antisemitism in Europe?
The Jewish State
Which Serbian nationalist organisation was associated with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand?
The Black Hand
Which 1978 agreement, brokered by US President Jimmy Carter, established the framework for a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel?
Camp David Accords
DOUBLE POINTS
Which 1936 agreement created the Rome–Berlin Axis?
The Rome-Berlin Axis Agreement