Key Figures
This dictator led the Soviet Union from 1924-1953. He was known for his use of excessive force, propaganda, and fear as tools to keep his power. His policies led to the death of at least 9 million people.
Who is Josef Stalin?
This war was known for trench warfare and the introduction of new technology like tanks, submarines, and machine guns.
What is the First World War/Great War?
This event marked the first use of nuclear weapons, helping end WW2 and launching the Cold War.
What is the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Events like the Holocaust, Holodomor, and the Rwandan Genocide are an example of this enduring issue.
What is Human Rights Violations?
This treaty ended WWI.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This person is known for the unification of Germany through "blood and iron"
Who is Otto Von Bismark?
This war was the first proxy war of the Cold War, ending in stalemate.
What is the Korean War?
Triggered by the assassination of an archduke, this war redrew the map of Europe and caused the fall of empires.
What is World War One?
The Industrial Revolution, development of the atomic bomb, and the digital age are all connected to this issue.
What is technology?
This conference divided up Africa among European powers.
What is the Berlin Conference?
This person was the leader of the Indian nonviolent resistance movement against the British. He was a key figure in the Indian Independence Movement.
Who is Ghandi?
This war drained the resources of the Soviet Union, helping leading to its fall in 1991.
What is the Soviet-Afghan War?
This event marked the end of the Cold War and a shift to a global order dominated by the United States.
What is the fall of the Soviet Union?
The Cold War arms race, nuclear proliferation, and modern cyber warfare involve this issue.
What is security?
This treaty was made to combat the spread of communism after WW2.
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
This battle was the final defeat for Napoleon.
What is Waterloo?
This Cold War event saw the fall of a major European barrier and symbolized the collapse of Soviet influence.
What is the fall of the Berlin Wall?
Revolutions like the American, French, Russian, and Chinese were driven by this enduring issue.
What is conflict or inequality?
Daily Double!!!!
This treaty restored the traditional European order after the defeat of Napoleon.
What is the Congress of Vienna?
This leader of the Soviet Union is known for policies of perestroika and glasnost. His polices helped bring about the end of the Soviet Union.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
This offensive led to the eventual withdrawal of the United States from Vietnam.
What is the Tet Offensive?
This 1917 event replaced a monarchy with a communist government, influencing 20th-century global politics.
What is the Russian Revolution?
Global events such as the Irish Potato Famine, 20th-century energy crises, and recent water shortages in sub-Saharan Africa highlight this enduring issue.
What is scarcity?
This agreement adopted in 1997, aimed to limit Greenhouse Gas emotions from industrialized countries.
What is the Kyoto Protocol?