WWI
What country did Archduke Francis Ferdinand lead before his assassination?
Austria-Hungary
Who fought on the Axis powers' side in World War II?
Germany, Italy, Japan
What are some factors that led to World War II?
The Great Depression and the Treaty of Versailles
Who was the Cuban leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Fidel Castro
What is a proxy war?
War fought by surrogate countries
Who paid reparations at the end of World War I?
Germany
What is a military tactic, meaning a quick/swift attack?
Who was the U.S. leader for most of World War II?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
What kind of Government did the Soviet Union have?
Communist
Who won the Russian civil war?
Communists
What do the M.A.I.N. causes of World War I stand for?
Militarism-Alliances-Imperialism-Nationalism
What is appeasement?
Giving in to keep peace
What is it called when there is a pause in the war with no fighting?
Armistice
What separated East and West Berlin?
Berlin Wall
Who was the leader of Russia during the Russian Revoultion?
What does total war mean?
War with no rules or all resources allowed
Who were the two leaders of Great Britain during World War II?
Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill
Who founded communism?
Karl Marx
Who was the U.S. president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
Why did Stalin want a buffer zone?
Protection against invasion
Who fought on the Allies' side in World War I?
USA, U.K., France, Russia, Italy
Who bombed Pearl Harbor?
Japan
Which part of Germany was given to the Soviet Union after WWII?
East Germany
Who was the first non-communist leader of the Soviet Union?
Yeltsin
What treaty ended the Soviet Unions participation on WWII?
The Brest-Litovsk Treaty