End of World War II
Cold War
Philosophical Differences
Current Events
Miscellaneous
100
The appalling costs of World War II can be partly understood by the fact that one country alone, the Soviet Union, lost this many people during the war
What is over 20 million people?
100
This US effort to help rebuild Europe and strengthen democracy, was criticized by the Soviet Union as just being an effort to expand American markets
What is the Marshall Plan?
100
While the US tends to primarily value "freedom," the Soviet Union claimed to value this more in contrast
What is equality?
100
The massive wildfires that we have discussed in class are currently taking place in this part of the world where an estimated 500 million animals have been killed as of last week
Where is Australia?
100
A document that is a first-hand account of a topic or event from a person with a direct connection to it can most often be referred to as this
What is a primary source?
200
In April of 1945, delegates (representatives) from 50 nations got together in San Francisco to draft (write) a charter for the creation of this organization
What is the United Nations (UN)?
200
Two major wars in Asia during the Cold War that brought communists and capitalists into conflict were in these regions
Where are Korea and Vietnam?
200
The quote “Of all human powers operating on the affairs of mankind, none is greater than competition” best represents a focus on this in society
What is the individual?
200
The US conflict with this nation has its origins (beginnings) many decades, and includes the US helping to overthrow that country's leader in the 1950's and that nation later holding Americans hostage in the US Embassy in 1980
What is Iran?
200
When examining a historical event or conflict, it is best to examine multiple ___________ because all sides have a different perspective
What is points of view?
300
After World War II, war crimes trials were famously held in this German city, where Hitler had staged mass rallies in the 1930's, and led to the conviction of most of the nearly 200 Germans and Austrians who were tried
Where is Nuremberg?
300
The theory of Mutually Assured Destruction held by the USA and USSR, or the reliance on the opposing side's fear of Nuclear War to avoid a catastrophe (disaster), was most tested during this incident in 1962
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
300
Laissez-faire is a specific form of this kind of economic system
What is Capitalism?
300
During this year we have seen several stories related to protesters against the Chinese government in this region
Where is Hong Kong?
300
These are the names of the four movies (not documentaries) we have seen this year so far
Hint: We didn't complete them all
What are Cry Freedom, Gandhi, The Last Samurai, and Schindler's List?
400
These are the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, each of whom can veto any council decision
Who are the United States, Russia (previously Soviet Union), Britain, France, and China?
400
The Berlin Wall was toppled in this year, decades after World War II
What is 1989?
400
The quote “When wealth is centralized the people are dispersed; when wealth is distributed equally people are brought together” is generally supportive of this economic system
What is socialism?
400
The numerous environmental disasters that we have seen in the news in the past year have led to an increased focus on the human role in this phenomena
What is climate change (or global warming)?
400
He was the main subject of the only full documentary we saw in class
Who is Toussaint Louverture?
500
This was a state of tension and hostility between nations aligned with the United States on one side and the Soviet Union on the other, without direct confrontation between the major rivals, but including military actions through and on behalf of third parties.
What is the Cold War?
500
The two main military alliances after the Cold War were known as this
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO - US, Canada, and 10 other nations) and the Warsaw Pact (Soviet Union and countries under its control in Eastern Europe)
500
This American policy was rooted in the idea of limiting communism anywhere in the world and to support countries against Soviet efforts to expand communism
What is the Truman Doctrine?
500
In order, these are the four most followed religions (by population) in the world today according to the Pew Research Center
What are:
(1) Christianity
(2) Islam
(3) Hinduism
(4) Buddhism
500
While you gather facts or after you have gathered them, this is who should tell you what to think on any given subject in history or society
Who is no one (or yourself)?
