The Cold War
What symbolized the division of East and West Berlin?
The Berlin Wall
What revolution overthrew the czar in 1917
The Russian Revolution
In what year did WW2 end?
1945
Who was the Prime Minister of the UK during most of WW2?
Winston Churchill?
Who was the leader of India's independence movement?
Mahatma Gandhi
What year did East Germany withdraw from?
In 1990 to prepare for reunification with West Germany
Who brought the French monarchy to an end?
Napoleon Bonaparte
What event triggered the start of WW1
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Who launched the policy known as Glasnost?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Britain
What American policy aimed to stop the spread of communism?
Containment
Tiananmen Square Protest of 1989
What agreement forced Germany to take the blame for WW1
Treaty of Versailles
Which US president resigned from office?
Richard Nixon
Nelson Mandela was a leader in which country's struggle against apartheid?
South Africa
What Cold War-era military alliance included the US and some Western European nations?
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
The Russian Revolution resulted in the creation of what kind of government?
Communist government
During WW2, which battle is considered the turning point on the Eastern Front?
The Battle of Stalingrad
Which dictator was executed on live television?
The fall of the Berlin Wall
After what war did veterans face hostility for its unpopularity?
Vietnam War
The Haitian Revolution was led primarily by which former slave?
Toussaint Louverture
What country stormed Juno Beach on D-Day?
Canada
Who was the Chancellor of Germany before Adolf Hitler?
Paul von Hindenburg
Compared to other anti-communist movements in Europe, how was the Romanian Revolution different?
It was more violent and brutal