World War I
World War II
Cold War
Vocabulary
Potpurri
100
Murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What was the event that spark the beginning of WWI?
100
Devastated their economy.
What was the effect of the Treaty of Versaille on Germany?
100
Soviet Union
What eastern European nation broke away from the Allies after World War II and began the Cold War?
100
Alliance
What is a term used to describe a formal agreement between countries to defend each other?
100
Hawaii
What state is Pearl Harbor in?
200
Austria Hungary
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was from which central European Empire?
200
Adolf Hitler
With a devastated economy, German nationalism suffered. In 1933, this Austrian born leader of the Nazi Party promised to rebuild a strong Germany.
200
Western Europe, Canada and the UnitedStates
What regions of the world formed the alliance known as NATO?
200
Iron Curtain
What is the invisible barrier that prevented people from travelling between eastern and western Europe?
200
The Holocaust
What is the name of the event where 1.5 million children were killed in Nazi death camps?
300
The Russian Revolution
Why did Russia drop out of WWI in 1917?
300
Poland
Which country did Germany invade to being WWII?
300
The Warsaw Pact
What was the alliance formed by eastern European countries, under the control of the Soviet Union, called?
300
Nationalism
What is the term used to describe pride in one's nation?
300
Dual Monarchy
What is the political system where two countries are ruled by one monarch?
400
Unites States, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Russia, Serbia
Name 3 of the WWI Allies
400
The American Navy was bombed by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor. As a result, America entered WWII.
What happened to the United States on December 7,1941?
400
Communism
What was the political/economic system adopted by the Soviet Union and forced on puppet governments in eastern Europe?
400
Collective Farm
What is the term used to describe a government owned farm that employs large numbers of workers, often in Communist countries?
400
Puppet Government
Officals in a __________ pretend to have power but are really told what to do by leaders outside their nation.
500
Repay the damages, give up land, no military.
What were the conditions placed on Germany after signing the Treaty of Versaille, to end WWI?
500
Joseph Stalin
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?
500
1945-1991
What years did the Cold War occur?
500
Colonialism
What is a system by which a country maintains colonies outside it's borders?
500
Marshall Plan
This provided money to help rebuild Western European countries?
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