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World War I
World War II
Cold War
Effects of Wars/Revolutions
Mystery
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What countries were members of the Triple Entente?
Russia, France, and Britain
100
What was the name of the type of warfare Hitler preferred?
Blitzkrieg - lightning warfare
100
Why was the USSR originally fearful of the U.S.?
They were afraid of the atomic bomb.
100
What country financed most of the recovery from WW I?
The U.S., based on capitalism and American credit.
100
What was the title of the group that believed a Jewish homeland was necessary?
Zionists
200
In which country did the act that is thought to have begun WW I take place?
Serbia; The Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated while visiting Sarajevo
200
Who were the two world super powers after WW II?
The U.S. and the Soviet Union.
200
What is the iron curtain?
The iron curtain is the line between the Eastern and Western Blocs of Europe during the Cold War.
200
What is the political ideal formed that tried to destroy the will of "the individual" in favor of the nation, called?
Fascism
200
Before Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba what was the form of government called in Cuba that was even supported by the U.S.?
The Batista Dictatorship
300
What actions did President Woodrow Wilson take in the aftermath of WW I?
He created his Fourteen Points and tried to create the League of Nations (even though was opposed by many nations).
300
How did WW II finally end after Hitler's death?
The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
300
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
To establish that the U.S. would protect countries threatened by communisttakeovers.
300
What did the U.S. do in response to Cuba becoming communist under Fidel Castro?
The U.S. tried to train Cuban exiles to overthrow Castro, did not succeed.
300
What are the two ideals Mikhail Gorbachev tried to install to the economy when he came to power?
Glasnost (openness) and Perestroika (restructuring)
400
What was the Zimmerman telegram?
It was a message from Germany to Mexico offering Mexico territory it had lost to the U.S. in exchange for joining the Germans
400
What was the title of Hitler's rule in Germany?
the Third Reich
400
What is the name of the Eastern Bloc's military alliance?
The Warsaw Pact.
400
After the Iranian Revolution of 1979 what form of government did the government of Iran return to?
A theocracy led by Khomeini
400
What were two of the problems faced by Africa south of the Sahara on the quest for independence?
1. Their resources had been taken 2. They had very few professionals 3. No national unity because the boundaries had been made according to European needs, not African.
500
What was the name of the armistice the soviets signed with the Germans ceding a part of wetsern Russia to Germany
the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
500
What is the policy called in which Hitler agreed to cease expansion in 1938 in return for the Sudetenland and Czechoslovakia?
Appeasement
500
What was the Berlin Airlift?
The Berlin Airlift was a move made by the U.S. to fly food and fuel to Berlin after Berlin Blockade.
500
Leading up to the Iranian Revolution of 1979, why was Reza Shah Pavlavi removed from office?
Islamic fundamentalists were unhappy with the amount of westernization taking place.
500
How did the Vietnam War end?
A superpower (U.S.) was defeated by a very small nation, a step forward for communism