Spain/Portugal
Colonization
World War I
World War II
Cold War
100
What is the name of the man from Portugal who helped with navigation and exploration?
Prince Henry the Navigator
100
Which South American country was originally colonized by the Portuguese?
Brazil
100
Which of the following was considered the beginning of WWI in the U.S.?
Sinking of the Luisitania
100
What was the systematic murder of over 6 million European Jews and others by Hitler and the Nazis during World War II called?
Holocaust
100
Which two superpowers were involved in the Cold War?
United States and Soviet Union
200
Which religion did Prince Henry the Navigator hope to spread?
Christianity
200
England claimed _______ in 1770. It established colonies in the region and gained more control over it than any other European empire.
Australia
200
What is the name of the WWI alliance of Great Britain, France, Russia, Serbia, Belgium, and the US?
Allied Powers
200
What action caused the U.S. to enter World War II?
Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941
200
Why was the Cold War was “cold?"
Neither side used nuclear weapons
300
Where did the early Portuguese voyagers sail?
The west coast of Africa
300
Why was colonialism, or the building of empires, so important to European nations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Colonies provided raw materials.
300
What was considered the beginning of WWI in Europe?
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
300
Adolf Hitler was the leader of what political party?
Nazi
300
What was the US worried that the Soviet Union would do?
Try to spread communism all over the world
400
Why did Prince Henry the Navigator want to send ships south to Africa?
He wanted a route around Africa to the Asian Markets.
400
Colonialism was important to many European countries during the late 19th and early 20th centuries as they colonized parts of Africa and Asia. Which of the following explains how colonialism might have helped cause World War I?
Colonization increased tensions between European countries.
400
The Treaty of Versailles was the treaty that formally ended World War I. What did the treaty did?
It made Germany take full responsibility for the war.
400
What was the purpose of the concentration camps in Europe during WW2?
To kill/exterminate Jewish people
400
East Germany joined West Germany as one country. What happened to East and West Germany when the Berlin Wall fell?
East Germany joined West Germany as one country.
500
What was the result of Christopher Columbus discovering the West Indies?
Spain established colonies in North and South America.
500
What is one of the three effects of European colonization?
1. Europeans brought missionaries to help spread Christianity. 2. Europeans found a different route to Asia, bypassing the Silk Road and Ottoman Empire. 3. European countries became wealthy due to the large amount of riches they brought home from their colonies.
500
What were the 3 things that led to World War I?
1. Alliances between countries 2. Imperialism 3. Nationalism
500
Which nations made up the Axis powers during WWII?
Germany, Japan and Italy
500
Gorbachev’s plan of Perestroika was used for what purpose?
To restructure the society of the U.S.S.R giving the Soviets more freedom
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