WW I
Which M.A.I.N. cause of WWI is described in the passage below?
"We had been brought up to believe that Britain was the best country in the world and we wanted to defend her. The history taught us at school showed that we were better than other people (didn't we always win the last war?) and now all the news was that Germany was the aggressor and we wanted to show the Germans what we could do." Private George Morgan, 1914.
Nationalism
A share of ownership in a company that can be bought and sold is called...
stock
After World War II, what two nations emerged as world superpowers with more industrial and military strength than other countries?
United States and USSR
What is a proxy war?
A conflict where neither side directly engages with each other, but they aid opposing sides.
Which European imperialist nation controlled India from 1858 to 1947?
England
The spark the led to the start of World War One was...
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What was the main cause of the Great Depression?
The crash of the stock market in 1929
During the Cold War, democratic nations tried to stop the spread of Communism through a policy known as…
Containmnet
Which communist nation officially joined the war helped North Korea by forcing the U.S. to back down?
China
Who was the nonviolent leader of the Indian Independence Movement?
Mahatma Gandhi
Which countries were part of the Allied Powers (the Allies)?
England, Russia, and France
Which country experienced hyperinflation due to the payment of war reparations?
Germany
Why was the conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States after WWII known as "Cold War"?
There was no direct fighting between the Soviet Union and the United States
Why was Vietnam divided at the 17th parallel?
So North Vietnam could be run with a communist government and South Vietnam could be run by the Emperor
One reason India gained its independence from Great Britain in 1947 was that..
Great Britain did not have the resources to maintain an empire after WWII.
Which countries were part of the Central Powers?
Germany and Austria-Hungary
Why did the the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?
They were angry over U.S. sanctions placed on Japan
What was the "Iron Curtain"?
A political/ideological barrier that isolated the Eastern Bloc from the rest of Europe after WWII.
Name a Viet Cong War Tactic
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Which city in Israel is considered holy by both Christians, Jews, and Muslims?
Jerusalem
How did technology make WWI different from previous conflicts?
The destructive technology meant more casualties of war
What strategy did the U.S. use to push back the Japanese military island by island?
Island Hopping
What does the acronym M.A.D. stand for?
Mutually Assured Destruction
How did Americans feel about the Vietnam War?
Many people saw the war as pointless and protested
Palestine claims which two regions occupied by Israel?
The West Bank and the Gaza Strip