Modern World History - Semester Two Review

WW2

100

True or false: WW2 is deadliest war in history

True

200

Name one of the major causes of WW2

Nationalism, Rise of Hitler, Treaty of Versailles, Rise of facism in Italy, Japanese expansionism, Economic depression, Anti-communism, Appeasement, Militarism, Anti-semitism

300

Name a country that was part of the Axis powers...

Germany, Japan, Italy

400

How do you say "Lightning War" in German?

Blitzkrieg

500

Who invented the machine that broke the German Enigma code?

Alan Turing

WW1

100

Name a country on the Allies...

• Great Britain

• France

• Russia

• Italy

• Belgium

• Serbia

• Romania

• Canada

• Japan

• United States

200

Name a country on the Central Powers.

• Austria-Hungary

• Germany

• Bulgaria

• The Ottoman Empire

300

What event sparked the beginning of WW1? 

Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. 

400

M.A.I.N. is the acronym we use for the causes of WW1. What does the acronym stand for? 

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism.

500

Name the two main characters in the movie 1917...

Blake and Schofield

Random

100

One of the countries in Africa that was able to fully resist European colonization was...

Ethiopia

200

The borders of many African countries were superimposed by Europeans who attended the....

Berlin Conference

300

When was the Golden Age of Piracy?

1650 - 1720

400

U.N.C.L.O.S. was founded by the United Nations in 1980...It stands for...

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas.

500

The term for an Indian soldier enlisted in the British army in India...

Sepoy

Industrialization

100

In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin? 

England

200

Which Asian country industrialized first?

Japan

300

What is one technological innovation that came out of the Industrial Revolution?

Light bulb, steam engine, telephone, internal combustion engine, farming equipment, factory machinery

400

Describe one societal change that resulted from the Industrial Revolution...

Urbanization, population growth, higher wages, shifting gender roles, better educational access

500

A term for a person who resists new technologies... Comes from the Industrial Revolution era...

Luddite

Bellwork / Map Quizzes

100

Whose flag looks like this? ---> [ 0 ] with a red circle and a white background. 

Japan

200

This country looks like rooster...

China

300

What colors are featured on the French flag? 

Red, White, Blue

400

Name a country with a capital city that is the same name as the country

Singapore, Mexico, Vatican, Luxembourg, Guatemala, Monaco, Kuwait, Djibouti, Panama, 

500

What is the only country in the world with a triangular shaped flag? 

Nepal