WWI
WWII
USA
USSR
100

Why did the US enter WWI?

The Zimmerman Note indicated that Germany was conspiring with Mexico to invade the US

100

Why did the US enter WWII?

The bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan

100
Who is the president of the United States during most of WWII?

President Franklin Roosevelt

100

What pact did Russia make with Germany before WWII?

That they would not react if Germany invaded Poland (Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact) .. 10 year nonagression pact

200

Who was the American president during WWI?

Woodrow Wilson

200
How many Americans were lost in WWII - 200K, 400K, 600K or 800K?

400K died in WWII

200

Where did the United States drop the atomic bomb at the end of the war and what president made that decision?

The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan to force its surrender.  President Truman made that decision

200

What is the basic ideology of the Soviets and when did that group take over Russia?

Communism and the Bolsheviks took power in 1917 in a revolution against the Czar

300

Which of the 14 Points was accepted by the Europeans?

The League of Nations was the 14th Point

300

Where did US troops first land once they decided to enter the war?

Despite Stalin's request for help, the Americans decided to send troops to N. Africa (Algeria)

300

What was the name of the plan that sent millions of dollars to Europe after the war to rebuild?

The Marshall Plan or the European Recovery Act

300

What percentage of Russia's GNP was tied up in its military - 6%, 12%, 18%, or 24%?

12% and the next biggest was the US at 3%

400

Did the US loose 50K, 100K, 200K, or 300K in the war?

The US lost roughly 115K troops in WWI

400

Which Allied country lost the most troops in WWII, whiich was close to 9 million?

Russia lost most of ther men fighting the Germans on the Eastern Front - a good portion in Stalingrad in particular

400

What was the United States GNP in 1946 - 180 Billion, 280 Billion, 380 Billion, or 480 Billion .. and which of the other three countries we studied was closest to the US?

 380 Billion and The Soviet Union (126 Billion)

400

The countries that the Soviets invaded and remained in after the war became known as the ________ block.

Eastern .. Warsaw Pact

500

What approach did the big 5 take toward Germany in the Treaty of Paris?

They blamed Germany for the war and forced them to pay reparations 

500

Which of the following country was not part of the Allies?

USA, USSR, Great Britain, Italy, & France

500
What did the United States try to convince the world to do in the Breton Woods Conference?

It tried to convince the world to base the world currencies off of the United States dollar

500

What did Winston Churchill label the Soviet Union after the war?

The Iron Curtain