The Cold War
This U.S. policy aimed to stop the spread of communism anywhere in the world.
Containment
The assassination of this Austrian archduke sparked World War I
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This social class made up the majority of the French population
The Third Estate
This 1884-1885 meeting divided Africa among European powers.
The Berlin Conference
This Enlightenment thinker argued that people have natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
John Locke
This 1947 program sent billions of dollars to rebuild Western Europe and prevent communist influence.
The Marshall Plan
This treaty officially ended World War I and placed harsh penalties on Germany
Treaty of Versailles
This document declared that all men are born free and equal in rights.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Explain one economic motive for imperialism.
Access to raw materials, new markets, and industrial expansion
This revolution resulted in the first communist government.
The Russian Revolution
This Cold War event brought the U.S. and Soviet Union closest to nuclear war in 1962.
Cuban Missile Crisis
This policy allowed Hitler to expand German territory without immediate military opposition.
Appeasement
This radical leader controlled France during the Reign of Terror.
Maximilien Robespierre
This rebellion in China (1899-1901) aimed to remove foreign influence.
Boxer Rebellion
Who came up with the idea of communism
Karl Marx
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union when the Berlin Wall came down?
Mikhail Gorbachev
This type of fighting took defined World War I
trench warfare
This device became the symbol of the Reign of Terror
The guillotine
This term describes a country whose economy is controlled by a foreign power but remains politically independent
Spheres of Influence
This empire collapsed after WWI, leading to the creation of Turkey
The Ottoman Empire
What was the name of the dog the Soviets sent into space?
Laika
Name the two cities that the United States dropped atomic bombs on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
After the revolution's chaos, this leader rose to power in 1799.
Napoleon Bonaparte
What did the British Empire import into China to disrupt its society and have an unfavorable trade balance.
Opium
Name Karl Marx's book
Communist Manifesto