The murder of this person is considered the trigger of World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand
100
Where did the Great Depression occur?
What is Everywhere (it was global)
100
What triggered the start of World War II?
What is the invasion of Poland.
100
Which two superpowers competed during the Cold War?
What is the US (democractic/capitalist) and USSR (communist)
100
Name 3 strategies colonies used to gain independence?
What is boycotts, negotiations, violent uprisings, protests, etc
200
Name 4 MAIN competitions that led to World War I.
What is Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
200
Name three authoritarian leaders who rose to power during the Great Depression.
What is Stalin (USSR), Mussolini (Italy), Hitler (Germany)
200
Why is World War II considered a total war? At least 2 reasons.
What is new technology, massive death tolls, destruction, involvement of civilians (including women)
200
Which two alliances did each superpower lead?
What is US-NATO, USSR-Warsaw Pact
200
Why was the Cold War a good opportunity to win independence?
What is imperial nations were weakened after World War II, superpowers could offer aid, nations did not want to fight another war, etc
300
Which of the Allies dropped out of the war? Why?
What is Russia because of the Russian Revolution
300
Name two characteristics of Authoritarian Governments.
What is Censorship, One-Party Rule, Secret Police, Propaganda, Limited Rights
300
Name three examples of mass ethnic killings due to the extreme nationalism of World War I and World War II.
What is the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, and the Nanking Massacre
300
Name one example of a proxy war.
What is Vietnam, Afghanistan, Korea (a regional war in which the superpowers get involved through giving resources and troops)
300
Who was the leader of independence movements in India?
Gandhi
400
Name four new technologies of World War I.
What is poison gas, machine guns, airplanes, tanks, submarines...
400
Name three causes of the Great Depression of the 1929.
What is Stock Market Crash, Overproduction, Inequitable distribution of wealth, Global Credit System, Protectionism
400
Why did the US get involved in World War II? How did the US end the war?
What is Pearl Harbor and dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki.
400
Which event triggered the Space Race and what is one positive outcome of this competition?
What is the launching of Sputnik. Positive outcomes: more technology, space exploration, increase education funding, etc
400
Name two challenges newly independent nations face?
What is political corruption, social inequality, poverty, high unemployment, etc
500
What are three terms of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I.
What is
1. Germany is to blame
2. Germany pays reparations
3. Germany demilitarizes
4. Ottoman Empire=mandates
5. League of Nations forms
500
Name three"opportunities" of the 1920s.
What is women win right to vote, mass media, baseball, automobiles, Picasso, Hemingway, etc
500
What are one similarities and one differences between the League of Nations and United Nations.
What is 1. Both founded after World Wars 2. Both international 3. Both wanted to keep peace
4. UN is more effective since military 5. UN also promotes human rights 5. UN more international (US and more non-Europeans joined.)
500
Which foreign policy did the US follow during the Cold War with the goal of containing Communism?
What is the Truman Doctrine
500
Which movement rejects both superpowers in order to remain-influence free.