What does M.A.I.N. stand for and why is it significant?
Military, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism. It is significant as these are pointed to as the causes of World War I.
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Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917?
Vladimir Lenin
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How was World War II different than World War I in geography?
It was fought all over the world, particularly in Europe and the Pacific.
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Who were the two main superpowers after World War II?
US and the Soviet Union (USSR)
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A type of economy where the individual owns property.
Capitalism
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What was the final spark that led to the outbreak of World War I?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Bosnia by a Serbian nationalist.
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Why did the peasant class side with the Bolsheviks?
They wanted food (bread).
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Who were the 4 main Allied Powers in World War II?
Great Britain, France, USA and Russia.
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What was the Marshall Plan?
A US plan to rebuild Europe which was devastated by the war.
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A type of economy where the state owns property.
communism
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Who formed the Triple Alliance in World War I?
Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy
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What type of economic system were the Bolsheviks supporting?
Communism
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Who were the 3 main Axis Powers in World War II?
Germany, Italy, Japan
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What did Sir Winston Churchill call the imaginary line dividing the Western Powers and the Eastern Powers?
The Iron Curtain
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What was the name of the US invasion that failed to overturn the Cuban communist government?
The Bay of Pigs
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What was the Versailles Treaty?
Created by the big five Allied powers after World War I, the treaty required Germany to pay reparations and to give up land, including Alsace-Lorraine and parts of Poland.
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Who was the successor after Lenin died?
Josef Stalin
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What was the name of the program carried out by the Nazis that called for mass murder of targeted European groups, including 6 million Jews?
The Holocaust
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What was the name of the foreign policy the US used to prevent the spread of communism?
containment
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This wall divided a large German city and was built by the Soviet Union in 1961 as an effort to keep out Nazis and capitalists. (It really kept in its citizens.)
Berlin Wall
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What are characteristics of Totalitarian governments?
Government control of newspapers, radio and television; no freedom of speech; and no individual freedoms.
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How did Stalin propose to accelerate the growth of the USSR?
Through his five year plans.
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The ______________ nations were Eastern European countries the Soviet Union rescued from the Nazis. The Soviet Union later dominated these countries by establishing and controlling their communist governments.
satellite
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What was NATO?
A military defense pact between the Western Powers to protect each other from invasion by any of the Eastern Powers.