Countries and World Leaders
Germany invaded this country, sparking World War II
Poland
this involves using observation, experiments and careful reasoning
scientific method
What did the Cold War, WWI, and WWII all have in common.
Europe is divided into two competing alliances
How did the treaty that ended World War I affect Germany?
they had to pay large reparations
What feature does the current U.S. government share with the government of the ancient Roman republic?
separation of powers
These are the Axis Powers (name all 3)
Germany, Italy, Japan
According to John Locke, natural rights were granted to people at what time in their lives
birth
Winston Churchill's metaphor for the split between the East and the West
Iron Curtain
This event lead to the US entry into WWII
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Roman Catholic Church was headed by the pope and rituals were in Latin; the Eastern Orthodox Church was headed by the Byzantine emperor and rituals were in Greek.
differences between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church
These are the Allied Powers (name at least 3)
US, Great Britain, France, USSR, China
This source of power played a key role in the earliest stages of the industrial revolution
water
This was the physical, literal barrier between the East and the West
Berlin Wall
atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
modern democracies share this principle with ancient Athens
People should have a voice in government
The rise of Napoleon led to the increase of way of thinking what in the lands conquered by him
Nationalism
Why did Imperialism rise up out of industrialization
need new raw materials and markets for goods
What is an example of the legacy of communist rule in Europe today?
corruption
What was one reason for the global spread of the Great Depression
Loans linked banks around the world
How was the Byzantine empire connected to the Roman empire?
The Byzantine empire was split from the western Roman empire and survived its collapse
“I have a strong admiration and regard for the valiant [brave] Russian people and for my wartime
comrade, Marshal [Joseph] Stalin. . . . It is my duty, however, to place before you certain facts about
the present position in Europe. From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has
descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central
and Eastern Europe. . . . all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in what I must
call the Soviet sphere, and all are subject, in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but to
a very high and in some cases increasing measure of control from Moscow.”
—Winston Churchill, March 6, 1946
What is He saying
The Soviet Union is taking control of Central and Eastern Europe.
This was one result of the increase in trade that followed the Crusades
Kings became wealthy and politically stronger
This played a key role in in the collapse of communist rule in Europe
The Solidarity strike
List at least 3 different leaders from WWII
Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill, Hitler, Tojo, Mussolini,
This is the best evidence of the lasting influence of Byzantine culture into modern Times
Eastern Orthodox Christianity is the dominant religion in much of Eastern Europe.