French Revolution
What was the invention used to behead during the Reign of Terror?
The guillotine
What were the two sides?
Central and Allied powers.
What is the country that initiated WW2
Germany
Who led the Bolsheviks?
Vladimir Lennin
Name a characteristic of the Middle East (geography).
(Dry, desert, hot, aird, humid, ect.)
Who's seize of control ended the French Revolution?
Napolean Bonaparte
Why did WW1 start?
The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What battle is reffered to as "D-Day"?
The Battle of Normandy
What were the peasants/slaves called?
Serf
What is the main religion is the Middle East?
Islam (Muslim)
(struggle for power, unfair taxes, poverty, ect.)
The battle of Marne
What were the two "superpowers" after WW2?
United States and Soviet Union.
What did Lennin promise the people?
Peace, land, and bread.
What is the largest country in the Middle East?
Saudi Arabia
What oath was taken after the King locked the citizens out of the Palace of Versailles?
Tennis Court Oath
Was Belguim Allied or Central powers?
Allied.
When did WW2 start?
Sept. 1, 1939
What was the group formed as a provisional government?
The DUMA
What is the longest river in the Middle East?
(Hint: also the longest in the world)
The Nile
Name the 3 estates in the French Government?
The Clergy, the Nobility, and the Commoners.
When was the Armistice?
11/11/1919
What was the purpose of the United Nations?
To create peace and stability in the world.
True of False
Lennin renamed Russia the Soviet Union.
True.
How many continents is the Middle East a part of, name them.
3 - Europe, Asia, and Africa