World War I
As a result of the Industrial Revolution, what kind of warfare was developed during WWI?
Trench warfare
What was the event that got the US involved in WWII?
Pearl Harbor
What group was targeted by the Hutus in the Rwandan genocide?
The Tutsi people
Which two African countries remained independent during European Imperialism?
What continent has the most populated countries in the top 10?
Asia
What was the name of the peace treaty that ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
What two Japanese cities were destroyed by the USA with the Atomic Bomb?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
6 Million
King Leopold II was most concerned with which resource for the Congo free state?
Rubber
What is the most populated country in the World?
India
Historians sometimes use the acronym M.A.I.N. to explain the causes of WWI. What does the "I" stand for in the acronym M.A.I.N.?
Imperialism
What was the German excuse for starting WWII?
The harshness of the Treaty of Versailles
What religious group was the target of the genocide in Armenia?
Christians
Mahatma Ghandi is most associated with which event?
Ending British control in India
What is the most densely populated continent?
Asia
What weapon was banned after its use in WWI?
poisonous gas
Who was the cruel dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?
Joseph Stalin
Define genocide.
systematically killing of a certain group of people based on race, religion and/or ethnicity.
What was an outcome of the British leaving India that we are still seeing the effects of today?
partition of India/Pakistan/Bangladesh
Which International Organization is tasked with stabilizing the global economy.
WTO (World Trade Organization)
What treaty effectively ended Russia's involvement in WWI?
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
What is the Allies invasion of Normandy commonly known as?
D-Day
Name at least 2 ways the international community responded to the genocide of the Jewish people in WWII?
The creation of Israel, the Nuremberg Trials, and the United Nations' Declaration of Human Rights.
What is the name of the conference where Europeans countries divided up Africa?
The Berlin Conference
The League of Nations was replaced by which international organization following WW2?
United Nations (UN)