Post WWI (Russia & Depression)
What did Lenin promise the people of Russia?
Peace, land, and bread
Dictatorship
when one person has absolute power in government
What was the purpose of the Tripartite Pact?
to keep other countries from joining the Allies
Define the Cold War
tensions between the US and Russia (and their allies) that stopped just short of open warfare
Do you scratch an itch or itch a scratch?
you scratch an itch
What is Bloody Sunday?
Peaceful protest against Tsar Nicholas's absolute rule, imperial soldiers fired onto the crowd leading to the first revolution
Manhattan Project
the research and production of nuclear weapons
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
to expand south, where the US had a strong navy
East Communist Germany set up a ________ that stopped West Berliners from getting resources, leading to the Berlin Airlift
blockade
How many pairs of legs does a spider have?
4
How did the Bolshevik Party take over Russia in the October Revolution?
they just walked into buildings and took them
Apartheid
laws separating white people and black people in South Africa
How did WWI lead to WWII?
Treaty of Versailles, the Great Depression, Hitler and other Germans angry at German loss
What did the fall of the Berlin Wall mark?
the end of the Cold War
What is the name of the county directly northeast of Rowan?
Davidson
What are 3 responses to the Great Depression?
dictatorship, fascism, communism
Anti-Semitism
prejudice/discrimination against Jewish people
What was the impact of Little Boy and Fat Man?
led to Japanese surrender, ending WWII
What impact did the Arms Race have on average families?
duck and cover drills, bomb shelters
What is the name of the newly coronated King of England?
Charles III
Explain the impact of the October Revolution (third and final) on Russia?
left Russia with a communist government, which led to conflicts such as the Cold War and continuous tensions with the US and other democratic countries
Fascism
Name one major battle of WWII and tell me a specific fact about it.
answer varies (radio notes)
Explain the importance of art in relation to the Berlin Wall.
Allowed people in West Berlin to express their thoughts on the separation caused by the wall (answer varies)
Who was experiment 626?
Stitch