Cambodia
Germany
WWI
Indochina
Pol Pot
100

Between the 9th and 13th century what was the name of the Cambodian empire?

Angkor

100

Hitler’s ideology as outlined in Mein Kampf was centred around what key idea?

race

100

Which British women’s group fighting for women’s rights changed their attitude at the beginning from being against the government to supporting women in the war?

SUFFRAGETTES

100

True or False. Diem established his power and a dictatorship by defeating the forces of competing religious sects?

True

100

Pol Pot’s first step as leader was to move people from where to where?

CITIES to the COUNTRYSIDE

200

What was Sihanouk’s fundamental aim as ruler in terms of foreign policy?

Neutrality

200

What is the German word for expanding into new territory or living space?

  • LEBENSRAUM
200

Which British boat with US troops onboard did the Germans sink in 1915?

LUSITANIA

200

The US supported the government of the South in an attempt to halt communism even though it was what style of government?

Dictatorship

200

Which group was responsible for the removal of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge?

Vietnam

300

Which US operation resulted in the secret bombing of Cambodia

Menu

300

After the Munich Putsch, which group did Hitler realise he would have to gain the support of if he was to be successful in becoming leader in the future

army

300

The creeping barrage was first used in which battle and by which general?

SOMME & HAIG

300

What does ARVN stand for?

Army of the Republic of Vietnam

300

Pol Pot wanted to destroy religion which two religions needed to be destroyed

Buddhism and Islam

400

The numbers of dead associated with his rule, led Cambodia to be referred to as what?

The Killing fields

400

There were three main methods to be used according to Mein Kampf

PROPAGANDA, FORCE & EDUCATION/INDOCTRINATION

400

After 1916 Soldiers believed they were lions led by what?

Donkeys

400

Ho Chi Minh and the North did not engage with the South and the Vietcong until much later in the war. Give 2 reasons why did HCM do this?

  • Believed the south would collapse on its own and he did not want to encourage US involvement.
400

There were four main aims – racial purity, cultural purity, communal life and what?

CREATE A NEW CAMBODIAN SOCIETY

500

The new regime and new period for Cambodia with Pol Pot in control is referred to as what ?

Year Zero

500

In which country was Hitler born, in which year did he leave and what award (the highest award for a soldier) did he receive for his conduct during WWI?

  • AUSTRIA, 1913, IRON CROSS FIRST CLASS
500

The German plan was based on the mobilization of Russia. How long did the Germans believe it would take for them to mobilise?

6 weeks

500

Name the five US Presidents involved in Indochina in the correct order?

  • Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford
500

Historians have estimated that under Pol Pot, between 1975 and 1979 approximately 1.67 million people died – what percentage of the population was this? 

21%