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WWI
Between Wars
WWII
Cold War
Middle East
100
What telegram implied a German-Mexico alliance?
Zimmerman note
100
Define reparations.
to pay for debts
100
Why did the US enter WWII?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan
100
What did Winston Churchill call communist influence when it was spreading across Europe?
iron curtain
100
What happened to world oil prices as a result of the Arab oil embargo?
It went up (quadrupled)
200
Name 4 causes of WWI
nationalism, imperialism, militarism, alliances
200
Who was blamed for WWI in the Treaty of Versailles War Guilt Cause?
Germany
200
What was the German strategy meaning "lightning war", used in WWII, called?
blitzkrieg
200
Which countries signed SALT?
Soviet Union & United States
200
Which group of people are a rival group to Jews in the Middle East?
Arabs
300
What was the last battle WWI?
Second Battle of Marne
300
What was the name of the peace keeping organization formed after WWI?
League of Nations
300
What country did Hitler invade that started WWII?
Poland
300
The "Eastern Bloc" formed by Soviets to counter the US is called this.
Warsaw Pact
300
Who signed the Camp David Accords?
Israel (Begin) & Egypt (Sadat)
400
What countries were part of the Central Powers in WWI?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire
400
Why didn't the European countries support Wilson's 14 Points?
too nice to Germany
400
What was Anschluss?
the union between Germany & Austria
400
What is the name of the policy that the US sent $400 million in aid to Turkey and Greece to help keep communism from taking over the two nations?
Truman Doctrine
400
What war does the Desert Storm refer to?
Persian Gulf War
500
What was President Wilson's major reason for declaring war on Germany?
Submarine Warfare
500
What word means "to give in to an aggressor"?
appeasement
500
What was the name given to Germany's last counteroffensive in WWII?
Battle of the Bulge
500
This idea is when communism and capitalism countries can exist together peacefully.
peaceful coexistence
500
What is the basic goal of the PLO?
It called for a Palestinian homeland within Israel.