World History Terms
World War II--Japanese aircraft--suicidal crash on target
Kamikaze
The two sides (teams)
Allies and Axis
Name of the South during the Civil War
Confederate States of America
These two monarchs sponsored Columbus' exploration to the New World
Ferdinand and Isabella
2nd largest river in world--in Africa
Nile
Political & economic barrier--between China and non-communist countries.
Bamboo Curtain
Where did Nazis send Jews and other people that they were trying to control or punish--most of these prisoners were killed.
Concentration Camps
Names of presidents of the North and the South.
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
During Civil War--known as Angel of the Battlefield--founded American Red Cross
Clara Barton
2nd largest city in China--one of the oldest cities in the world
Beijing
Spanish conquerer--especially of Mexico and Peru during 1500s.
Conquistador
Which president ordered the dropping of the atomic bombs?
Harry S Truman
Names of the military leaders of North and South
Ulysses S Grant
Robert E Lee
Founder of modern nursing--"Lady with the Lamp"
Florence Nightingale
Name these two Mediterranean Islands--
Napoleon's birthplace
Where Napoleon was banished
Corsica
Elba
Zionism
Name the two cities where the atomic bombs were dropped.
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Where was the surrender of the Confederate Army?
Appomattox Courthouse
Scientist--Evolution and The Origin of the Species--studied Galapogos Islands
Charles Darwin
Island city-state off of southern Malaysia--global financial center
Singapore
A sovereign head of the country--usually a king, queen, or emperor
Monarch
WWII leaders of Germany, England, Russia, US
Adolf Hitler
Winston Churchill
Stalin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
Empress of Russia during the Russian Enlightenment--late 1700s
Catherine the Great
Man-made structure built across Nile in Egypt--controls flooding
Aswan Dam