World War I
As a result of the Industrial Revolution, what kind of warfare was developed during WWI?
Trench warfare
What was the first battle for the USA of WWII?
Pearl Harbor
What religious group was the target of Hitler's "Final Solution?"
The Jews
Which two African countries remained independent during European Imperialism?
What was one of the two reasons the US entered World War 1 (the Great War)?
Zimmerman Telegram, sinking of the Lusitania
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
What religious group was the target of the genocide in Armenia?
Christians
King Leopold II was most concerned with which resource for the Congo free state?
Rubber
What organization was created following WW1 in order to try and stop another war from happening?
League of Nations
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
How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
6 Million
Nelson Mandela is most associated with which event?
Ending Apartheid in South Africa
Which genocide began with a communist leader named Pol Pot who targeted and murdered his own people.
Cambodian Genocide
What weapon was banned after its use in WWI?
poisonous gas
Who was the cruel dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII who implemented a 5 year plan that led to starvation and poorly made materials?
Joseph Stalin
Name three 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 main reason for the European Imperialism of Africa?
Resources needed for the IR
Which International Organization would deal with a country asking for financial assistance due to some type of natural disaster?
IMF
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
Who was the leader of China who started the Communist Cultural Revolution?
Mao Zedong
What is the name of the conference where Europeans countries divided up Africa?
The Berlin Conference
Name 3 things that would lead to a country being considered developed.
high LR
high LE
high GNPpp
low IMR
High UP