Food/Famine
A problem facing the world today is a lack of resources because the Earth's population keeps:
growing
The _____________ Revolution (led by Vladmir Lenin) overthrew the rule of the Russian Tsar in 1917. Russia was a communist dictatorship from 1917-1991.
Bolshevik
8 million people died during World War I because of:
new weapons/technology
World War II began when Germany, led by Hitler, invaded the country of ___________.
Poland
After World War II the World Bank and the _________ were formed to give loans to developing nations to build up their economies
IMF (International Monetary Fund)
During the _________________ in1845- 1852 about one million people died because their potato crops failed so they starved.
Irish Potato Famine
What was the name of the tsar's family that was overthrown/killed by Vladimir Lenin during the Bolshevik Revolution.
Romanov
trenches
In 1939 Hitler promised Stalin that he would not invade the _________________. In 1942 he broke that promise and invaded the country.
Soviet Union
What type of economic system is supported by the World Bank and the IMF, capitalism or communism?
capitalism
During the 1700s many advances were made in farming. This was known as the _______________________. During this time Jethro Tull invented the seed plow.
Agricultural Revolution
What country did Fidel Castro led a successful communist revolution in 1959?
Cuba
Because it was hard to invade each others' trenches, armies used ________________ on their enemies which led to suffocation. Special masks were designed to repel these attacks.
poison gas
Japan surrendered after the USA dropped two ____________________ on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
atomic bombs/nuclear weapons
The increase in trade between countries throughout the world is known as _______________.
Example: many products we use in America are made in China
globalization
During the ____________ from the 1950s to 1980s improvements in technology and seed development led to crops growing where they didn’t before (India, Africa)
Green Revolution
What country did Ho Chi Minh turn communist in the 1960s to 1970s?
Vietnam
After World War II the _______________ was formed. Representatives from around the world meet here to try to avoid future wars.
United Nations
During the Cold War, America and its allies formed __________________ to defend themselves from the Soviet Union. If one member is attacked, they will all fight together to defend that country.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Both Mao Zedong and Josef Stalin controlled the news in their country to control their people. This is called:
propaganda
During the _________________ Hitler attempted to kill all of the Jewish people living in Europe. He killed almost 6 million of people during this event.
Holocaust