100 Years War/BlackDeath/Crusades
Why do people say that “Europe is a continent in name only”?
Who else lived in Europe at the time of the Roman Empire?
Because it actually attached to Asia, they are culturally different enough to be “separated” into different continents.
Germanic tribes
Which countries were on the Allied Powers Side?
Which countries were on the Central Powers Side?
Britain, France, Russia, and US.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and
Bulgaria
Who was the President during the first World War?
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
Woodrow Wilson
The treaty that ended the war: It required that Germany take responsibility for causing the war, make amends with some Allied countries, surrender some of its territory to surrounding countries, and limit the size of its military.
Why was Iwo Jima important for WW2?
What two cities in Japan were atom bombs dropped on?
The United States wanted to conquer Iwo Jima because it was the perfect place for U.S. fighter planes and bombers to land and take off when attacking Japan.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What does the word “Rus” likely mean?
What group invaded Russia in the 1200’s?
What was Empress Catherine the Great known to encourage within the Russian empire?
“men who row”
Mongolians – The Golden Horde.
She encouraged the development of education, journalism, architecture, and theater.
What started the Hundred Years War?
What was the most useful weapon during the Hundred Years War?
Were females allowed to fight in the Hundred Years War? Was there a famous woman to serve in this war?
The French were upset at how much land was controlled by the British – King Charles IV of France died.
longbow
Yes, Joan of Arc
What is a trench?
Why didn’t trench warfare work for World War 1?
A long ditch that is dug to house/keep soldiers safe in trench-warfare.
It was ineffective because neither side could ever take the trench of the other side. No one was willing to put that many soldiers at risk to capture the other side’s trench.
What was the League of Nations?
Who pulled out of the League of Nations in 1933?
A group formed to try to prevent future wars.
Japan, Italy and Germany.
What happened to Germany after WW2?
What is the Marshal Plan and why was it important to Europe?
What is the United Nations?
Germany was divided into Eastern and Western Germany.
A plan that was created to help Europe rebuild after WW2.
An Allied formed group that was created to prevent future wars from happening.
Who took over Russia once the Russian Revolution happened and Czar Nicholas II’s reign ended?
What was this group inspired by?
They wanted Russia to be what kind of government?
What did this group become?
Who was the leader of this new group?
After that leader died, who was the next leader?
Bolsheviks
The writings of Karl Marx
Communist
Russian Community Party
Vladmir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
How did the Black Death get to Europe and what were the consequences of it once it got there?
The Black Death came over from Asia and was spread through Europe because of the Mongolian Empire at times. The main issue was fleas on rats would then bite people and start the spread of the disease at this point. After it would spread person to person. Many people died throughout Europe and the economy crashed.
What is mustard gas?
What is a U-boat?
A lethal gas used in WW1
German submarine used during WW1
Who was the dictator of Germany during WW2?
Who was the dictator of Italy during WW2?
What countries were in the Allied Powers during WW2?
What countries were in the Axis Powers during WW2? Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Germany - Adolf Hilter
Italy - Mussolini
Allies - Britain, France, Russia, China and US.
Axis - Germany, Italy, and Japan.
How is bronze made?
Romans were known for building certain types of structures, what structures did they build in their
empire?
What group pushed Romans out of Europe?
By mixing tin and copper together.
Aqueducts, bridges, concrete roads
Huns
Who was Rasputin and why was he an important piece to the beginning of the Russian Revolution?
He was a person that was close to Nicholas the II. He was an advisor to Nicholas II. The people were not sure how to view Rasputin and therefore lost some trust in Nicholas II reign, especially when they became more and more unhappy.
What is the connection between Sins and the Black Death?
People thought that God was punishing everyone for their sins. They were so worried about God’s forgiveness they would push people out of the community or even resort to killing people in the community that they thought were the most sinful.
What was the Lusitania?
What was the Zimmerman Telegram, why was it important to the US?
The British cruise ship that was hit by a German U-boat torpedo, killing about 1800 people.
In January 1917, the British intercepted a telegram from Germany trying to convince Mexico to ally with Germany against the United States in exchange for Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
What was the blitzkrieg? Why was it important during WW2?
What happened to Jewish people during WW2?
What is Pearl Harbor and why was it important to the US during WW2?
Blitzkrieg is lightning war, which means intense attacking to create shock and disorganization.
Many were forced to endure the Holocaust.
Pearl Harbor is a naval base for the US and it was bombed by Japan causing the US to become part of WW2.
How long did the civilization of Ancient Greece last?
What is a city state?
What is the importance of the Trojan horse?
Who conquered Ancient Greece?
From 2000 BCE to 200 BCE
A community with its own customs, beliefs, and ways of doing things.
It was used to break into the city of Troy.
Rome
The Cold War was centered around which two countries? US and Russia
What is NATO?
US and Russia
North Atlantic Treaty Organization that formed among many countries that were
against communism – they stated that if one country within the group was attacked, all would come
support them.
What were the crusades?
What is the first thing you should do if you find a bog body?
What is a bog body?
They were a series of military expeditions in which Europeans tried to gain control of the Holy Land of Jerusalem from the Muslims. They were “holy wars.”
You call the police.
A body that was dumped into a bog a long time ago that has been preserved in the bog.
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
What was the Black Hand?
He was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary and he was assassinated by the Black Hand.
This was a terrorist group out of Serbia.
Why did Japan want to invade China?
What is the importance of Normandy for WW2?
They are an island that limits the land and resources they have available. By taking over pieces of China, they were expanding their country.
On June 6, 1944, the first wave of a two-part attack began with U.S. paratroopers invading Normandy, which is in France.
What is a hinterland?
Why were oracles important in Ancient Greece?
Who was Alexander the Great and why was he important?
In Ancient Rome, what did it mean to be a Senator or a Plebian?
How were women treated in Ancient Rome?
How could a slave gain their freedom in Ancient Rome?
Why would someone want to become a gladiator or charioteer in Ancient Rome?
A surrounding area that provided the city state with food.
They provided “god-given” advice for the Greeks.
He was a strong leader of Greece that put down revolts in his own country to start his reign of Greece.
To be a Senator meant you were higher class within Ancient Rome. A Plebian was a lower-class citizen than a Senator.
Women had no rights of their own.
By winning the favor of the emperor or by becoming a gladiator or charioteer.
To gain their freedom or to get famous.
What was the Warsaw Pact?
How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?
What separated West and East Germany?
This group formed as a result to NATO and was similar except it was all countries that were communist.
This group formed as a result to NATO and was similar except it was all countries that were communist.
13 days
The Berlin Wall