Cold War
Conflicting ideologies and mutual distrust soon lead to a conflict known as the...
Cold War
Who was the Czar of Russia during the Russian Revolution?
Nicholas II
From North Africa, the Allies invaded _________. The invasion weakened Hitler by forcing him to fight on another front
Italy
Stalin quickly created a _____________ state in which he had total control of the government and peoples lives
Totalitarian
What are reparations in terms of war?
This divided Europe into “eastern” and “western” blocs.
Iron Curtain
In 1905, Russian commoners met outside the czar’s Winter Palace to demand better working conditions, right to form unions, and a democratic constitution which led to riots. This was know as...
Bloody Sunday
What was the island hopping campaign?
To recapture some Japanese-held islands while bypassing others
What is fascism?
A system of government with centralized authority under a dictator. Usually involves terror, censorship, nationalism, and racism
Stalin lead the ___________ to eliminate potential rivals in the Communist Party in which he executed 8-13 million.
Great Purge
“Containment”, limiting communism to the areas under Soviet control was part of what...
What was the group that supported a revolutionary overthrow of the Russian government?
Bolsheviks
What battle did the British stop General Rommel’s advance and drove the Axis forces back across Libya into Tunisia.
El Alamein
Stalin used ____________ and _____________ to control information and began educational programs to teach communist ideals and loyalty to Russia
Propaganda and censorship
What country had the most deaths during WWII?
Soviet Union
The United States offered massive aid packages (food and economic assistance to rebuild Europe and recover faster) from the...
Marshall Plan
What was the provisional or temporary government called after Nicholas II abdicated the throne?
the Duma
Which operation did thousands of German soldiers froze to death in Russia’s winter.
Operation Barbarossa
Mussolini came to power in Italy in 1922 when...
He marched on Rome and was appointed prime minister by the king
Where did World War 2 end?
Italy
The Soviet Union and seven of its European satellites sign a treaty establishing the ____________, a mutual defense organization that put the Soviets in command of the armed forces of the member states.
Warsaw Pact
What did the people of the White Army, who faced the Red Army in a civil war, want?
a new Czar, democracy, or land back
On August 14, Japan surrendered. The formal treaty was signed on Sept. 2, 1945, on the ___________.
U.S.S. Missouri
While Hitler was running his election, a fire destroyed the ____________________ (parliament) building six days before the election
Reichstag
Who said, “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.”
Winston Churchill