World War I
Was France, the UK and the USA on the Allied or the central powers side of WWI?
Allied side of the war
Who was the person who led to the rise of communsim in Russia and eventually became the leader of the USSR?
Vladimir Lennon
What were the two super power countries after WWII
USA and Soviet Union
The treaty of Versailles was Signed in what year?
1919
What was the Holocaust?
The murdur of 11 million across europe, including jews
Was Russia on the Allied or Central Powers side of WWI?
Allied Side
What is communism?
A model in which all property is publically (this means government) owned and workers are paid according to their abilities and needs.
Fill in the Blank:
The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 marked the end of decades of ____________ rule in the nation
Communist
What treaty was created to end World War I?
The treaty of Versailles
What term refers to Adolf Hitler's plan to exterminate all the Jews of Europe?
Final Solution
What years did World War I Occur?
1914-1918
What three things did Lennon promise the Russian people to get them on his side?
Peace, land and bread
What year did the soviet union collapse
1991
What would have happened if Germany did not agree the the treaty?
Then Germany would be invaded and occupied by Allied Forces. (UK, USA, and France)
What is the term for misleading information used to promote a particular idea or political view?
Propaganda
Which side of the war was Germany on? Allied or Central Powers?
Central Powers
Who was the Ruler of Russia at the time of the Russian revolution, who was eventually overthrown and killed?
Czar Nicolas II
What did the Superpowers have different ideas about?
Soviet union supported autocratic and communist governments, where the USA supported democracy and freedom as well as how to rebuild europe post WWII
What four things was Germany forced to do and give up due to the treaty??
1. Take ALL BLAME for World War I
2.Pay reparations to other countries
3.Army Reduction (demilitarize)
4.Give up Territories and land taken in war
What does the term World Wide Depression mean?
It was a time when the world's economies did poorly, farmers lost their land, banks closed, and many people lost their jobs.
According to the Treaty of Versailles, what country was expected to pay for the damages in World War I?
Germany
What year did the Russian Revolution take place?
1917
What event started the process of Germany becoming reunified (becoming one country again).
The destruction of the Berlin Wall.
What three countries of the Allied side, were involved in the creation of the Treaty?
France, the UK and the USA
What does the term Iron Curtain mean?
The iron curtain was a political boundary that separated communist soviet union from democratic western europe during the cold war.