World War I
Interwar
World War II
MISC I
MISC II
100
This assassination is considered the trigger of World War I.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
100
Economic downturn leading to WWII
What is the Great Depression?
100
What triggered the official start of World War II?
the invasion of Poland.
100
Name of German strategy in WWII not only to overwhelm their enemies but also to bomb Britain relentlessly
What is Blitzkrieg? What is the Blitz?
100
What was the last major power to enter WWI?
The United States
200
These were the long-term reasons that led to World War I.
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
200
These three authoritarian leaders rose to power during the 1920/30s
What is Stalin (USSR), Mussolini (Italy), Hitler (Germany)
200
Name the two major alliances in WWII
What are the Axis and Allied Powers
200
Which country had to sign the war guilt clause after WWI, promising to pay reparations
What is Germany
200
Main strategy of the US in the Pacific.
Island-hopping
300
This Allied Power dropped out of WWI due to Revolution in 1917
What is Russia?
300
Believed that the means of production should be controlled collectively and lead to an equal society
What is Communism
300
These were the two major areas of fighting in WWII?
What is the European Theater & Pacific Theater
300
He forced rapid industrialization and collectivization of agricultural land
Who was Joseph Stalin
300
This country had the most casualties in WW2?
USSR (Soviet Union) Russia
400
What made World War I the most destructive in history?
What is new military technology
400
The mass killing and the ravaging of Chinese citizens and capitulated by soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army
What is the Rape of Nanking
400
Why did the US get involved in World War II?
What was The attack on Pearl Harbor
400
This group of people suffered from forced displacement and starvation by the Young Turks.
Who were the Armenians?
400
This intercepted message from Germany to Mexico influenced the US to go to war in WWI
Zimmermann Telegram
500
Legal status for certain territories transferred from the control of one country to another following World War I
What is a Mandate
500
This picture depicts what historical process?
What are the new states created by the Treaty of Versailles?
500
Explain the decision for the US to use Nuclear Weapons. Why did they do it?
Japan would not surrender
Mainland invasion had estimated casualties of 1 million US soldiers and unknown casualties for Japan.
Nukes seen as way to prevent invasion and end the war.
Intimidation of the USSR as tensions lead to Cold War conflicts
500
Government promotes or publicizes a particular political cause or point of view.
What is propaganda?
500
A nationalistic, top-down system with rigid class roles that is ruled by an all-powerful dictator
What is Fascism?