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WWI
WWII
Cold War
Vocabulary
Russian Revolution
100
What are theyears for WWI?
1914 - 1918
100
Which dictator came to power first? Stalin, Hitler Mussolini, Franco
Stalin
100
The Cold War began in which decade? 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
1940s
100
A strong send of loyalty and devotion to one's nation is called ...
Nationalism
100
During the Russian Revolution of 1917 Czar _______ was forced to abdicate his throne
Nicholas II
200
World War I was sparked by ___________
assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
200
What are the years of WWII
1939 - 1945
200
THE bERLIN BLOCKADE HAPPENED IN WHAT DECADE?
1950s
200
The Marshall Plan was designed to
help European nations recover from the War (and stay strong against communism)
200
Why did Stalin use propaganda?
increase support for communism
300
WWI became a global affair because Serbia and Austria got their... invloved
got their allies involved
300
What circumstances allowed Hitler to rise to power?
orator skills, great depression, use of storm trooper
300
The Iron Curtain refers to ...
the area in Europe which divides Communist East and Democratic West. It is an imaginary line
300
The United Nations was preceded by the ...
League of Nations
300
What led to Russia's withdrawal from WWI?
Bolshevik Revolution
400
Why was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
desire to free Bosnia from Austrian rule
400
Both Hitler and Mussolini cam eot power by a combination of
terror and democratic elections
400
The major rivals in the Cold War were __________ and __________
The USA and USSR
400
The German term for lightening war is __________
Blitzkrieg
400
The Russian Civil War was fought between the Reds and the
Whites
500
Before WWI the Balkands were considered the powder keg to Europe because...
Serbia wanted freedom
500
In response to Axis Agression in the 1930s, weatern democracies followed a policy of A____________
appeasement
500
Containment was the policy of ...
containing communism so it did not spread to other countries
500
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ended _________'s involvement in WWI
Russia
500
What were the social, economic, political causes to the Russian Revolution
economic - lack of money, war debt social - people were starving political - ruler ahd ruled for 100s of years