Cold War
What is a Cold War.
A war where the two sides never fight in a battle.
What country was created after WWII and the Holocaust
Israel
I spent over 27 years in jail but would later become President of my country. I fought against apartheid.
Who were the Allied Powers and Axis Powers in WWII?
Axis- Italy, Japan, Germany
Allied- U.S, the UK, and the USSR
What are the three big monotheistic religions?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Who were the two nations involved in the Cold War.
USSR and the United States
Who were the two men who fought for independence and civil rights in India and South Africa.
Gandhi and Mandela
I was a lawyer. I led a huge march to the sea to get salt. I thought the best way to get independence was through non-violence and my policy inspired many other people.
Gandhi
Why was the Treaty of Versailles bad? Give examples.
It just punished Germany it did not try and create peace.
Examples- Germany takes blame for war. Germanys army is reduced. Germany must pay the allied lots of money.
What was the renaissance?
a revival of Greek and Roman ideas.
What is the difference between communism and capitalism.
In a communist government the government owns and controls everything.
What were the two groups who did not like each other in India/Pakistan?
Muslims and Hindus
I fought to get rid of a king but then became a dictator myself. I am a big supporter of communism. I was the leader of the Russian Revolution.
Lenin
Who was King during the French Revolution?
King Louis the 16th
What was the enlightenment?
Enlightenment thinkers believed that reason could be used to solve problems and improve society, challenging traditional beliefs and superstitions.
What was the Iron Curtain?
a metaphor coined by Winston Churchill to describe the political and physical division of Europe after World War II, primarily between the Soviet-influenced Eastern Bloc and the Western democracies
Why is one of the reasons there is sill conflict in Israel and India today?
Poorly drawn boarders. Both conflicts and people who want more land because they think it belongs to them.
I am a ruthless dictator who hated fascism. Although I did make a pact with a fascist leader who would later break that pact.
Stalin
Who became the leader of France after the king was killed? How did he kill all of his enemies?
Robespierre and the guillotine
Name a scientist from the Scientific Revolution?
Name three "battles" of the Cold War?
Korea.
Berlin Airlift/Wall
Vietnam
Space Race
Arms Race
What are the four reasons non-violence worked?
Broke the law
Did not fight back
Accepted jail time
Embraced the enemy
I was a dictator of a European country and took over most of Europe until the Russian cold beat me. I was exiled but came back to rule my country again before once again being exiled.
Napoleon
Stalingrad
What was the Berlin Conference?
A meeting where the big powers of Europe got together and divided up Africa.