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Heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne; his assassination by a Serbian nationalist led to the start of WWI

What is Franz Ferdinand
100

German's blamed their economic situation on this treaty after WWI AND it also contributed to the rise of Hitler

what is Treaty of Versailles

100

believes that violent revolution is necessary to institute a “new world” run by & for the proletariat (working class), govt. controls the economy

what is communism

100

An important event that resulted in the establishment of the first communist government.

what is Russian/Bolshevik revolution

100

student demands for greater individual rights and freedom of expression resulted in this event

what is Tiananmen Square massacre
200

A goal of propaganda directed towars men

what is enlist 

200

Japan invaded china for this reason

what is industrial resources

200

Treaty organization founded as a military alliance between several North American and European countries to help keep peace across Western Europe & protection against the USSR.

what is NATO

200

The U.S. and USSR competed on this besides nuclear weapons

space race

200

The treatment of Christian Armenians in Ottoman Turkey (1915) and the treatment of Bosnian Muslims in the former Yugoslavia (1990s) are examples of this

what is human rights violations

300

Information used to influence an audience to further an agenda, as governments did during wartime

what is Propaganda

300

Japan's invasion of China & WWII show the ineffectiveness of this organization

what is league of nations

300

Vietnamese communist revolutionary who led the Vietnamese independence movement. 

Believed Vietnam war was a struggle between Nationalism & imperialism

Ho Chi Minh

300

U.S. involvement in Vietnam and Korea is an example of this

what is proxy war

300

The expansion of the European Union after 2004 was made possible by this event

what is collapse of USSR 

400

 “Peace treaty” signed in 1919 to end WWI; Allies forced Germany to accept blame for the war, pay reparations, shrink its military, and give up territory & overseas colonies

what is Treaty of Versailles

400

Hyper-nationalist political ideology that emphasizes the supremacy of the state over individual rights, and often includes dictatorial power. It emerged in early 20th-century Europe as seen in Italy & Germany.

what is Fascism

400

 1947: US President argued the world was divided into 2 sides: free (democratic) & enslaved (communist)

what is Harry Truman

400

Tensions between North Korea and South Korea began over conflicts from this time period

what is cold war

400

Russia under the czars and the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin share this similarity

what is authoritarian form of government

500

During World War I, propaganda posters were directed toward women for 3 major reasons

what is

  1. Seek employment in munitions factories

  2. Ration food

  3. Support their sons and husbands in enlisting

500

Britain's prime minister who led the country through WWII & who delivered a speech to strengthen popular support for the war and encourage Britain to never surrender.

what is Winston Churchill

500

 foreign policy action that best explains the United States response to Cold War situations

what is containment

500

Reason why the US and USSR never used nuclear weapons against each other

what is M.A.D

500

A major difference between Korea & Vietnam after the cold war

what is Vietnam unified under communism and Korea remained divided

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