WWI
This person's assassination sparked WWI
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This was the turning point in the war in the Pacific
Battle of Midway
Soviet leader who created a 5-year plan to catch up with Western Europe
Term for being on the verge of nuclear war
Brinkmanship
This country was punished most severely as a result of the Treaty of Versailles
Germany
This is the acronym for the 4 major causes of WWI (and what each letter stands for)
M - militarism
A - alliances
I - imperialism
N - nationalism
British Prime Minister during WWII who refused to give in to Hitler
Winston Churchill
Leader of the Salt March in India
Gandhi
Term for lowering the tensions created by the Cold War
Detente
Name of the allied invasion where they stormed the beaches of Normandy
D-Day
This man promised the Russia people - peace, land and bread
Vladimir Lenin
This event is referred to a "day which will live in infamy"
Pearl Harbor
6,000 mile long journey of the Chinese Communists fleeing from the Nationalists
The Long March
Policy aimed at preventing the spread of Communism by blocking the Soviets influence
Containment
This region was referred to as a "powder keg" in WWI
Balkan Peninsula
This was the name of President Wilson's plan for a post-WWI world
Fourteen Points
2 Part Question:
1) Names of both Fascist leaders of Germany and Italy
2) Titles given to both people
1) Hitler & Mussolini
2) Der Fuhrer & Il Duce
Name of the event where soldiers fired upon the Russian people outside the czar's palace
Bloody Sunday
Name BOTH leaders (U.S. & Soviet) during the Cuban Missile Crisis
JFK & Khrushchev
This scientist believed that our "unconscious" controlled much of our behavior
Sigmund Freud
This was the final straw in getting the U.S. to enter WWI
Zimmerman Telegram
After the Depression, this plan tried to revive Germany's economy by sending them money
Dawes Plan
Name of the British law that allowed them to imprison protestors without trials (hint: led to Amritsar Massacre)
Rowlatt Act
Khrushchev’s policy to eliminate Stalin’s influence by loosening censorship, releasing political prisoners, and promoting greater freedom of expression.
What is Destalinization?
Name of the German democratic government that ruled from the end of WWI until Hitler took over
Weimar Republic