World War I
This event in June 1914 triggered the start of World War I.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This international organization was created after World War I to help maintain peace.
The League of Nations
This political system believes in rule by the people, usually through elected representatives.
Democracy
This man was the ruler of Russia before the 1917 Revolution.
Tsar Nicholas II
The Cold War was mainly a rivalry between these two superpowers.
USA and USSR
This alliance included Britain, France, and Russia during World War I.
The Allies (or Triple Entente)
The 1929 event that caused global economic hardship and mass unemployment.
the Great Depression
This ideology aims for government ownership of industry and the equal distribution of wealth.
Socialism
This political party, led by Vladimir Lenin, took control of Russia in October 1917.
What are the Bolsheviks
This 1962 event brought the world closest to nuclear war when the USSR placed missiles in a country near the U.S.
Cuban Missile Crisis
What type of warfare, characterized by soldiers fighting from deep ditches, dominated the Western Front.
Trench warfare
This leader became Chancellor of Germany in 1933 and soon established a dictatorship.
Adolf Hitler
his far-right ideology, seen in Italy and Germany during the 1930s, values nationalism, obedience to a strong leader, and control over citizens’ lives.
Fascism
This slogan — “Peace, Land, and Bread” — was used by Lenin to appeal to this group of people.
Workers and Peasants (proletariat)
This term describes the U.S. policy of trying to stop the spread of communism around the world.
Containment
This 1917 event caused Russia to withdraw from the war
The Russian Revolution
This 1938 agreement allowed Hitler to take control of the Sudetenland in an attempt to avoid war.
The Munich Agreement
This ideology seeks to eliminate private property and create a classless society where all means of production are shared.
Communism
This event in 1917 forced the Tsar to abdicate and led to the creation of a temporary government.
February Revolution
This 1989 event symbolized the end of the Cold War and the division of Europe.
Berlin Wall
This treaty officially ended the war in 1919 and placed heavy blame and reparations on Germany.
The Treaty of Versailles
This political ideology, which rose in Italy under Mussolini, emphasized nationalism, dictatorship, and suppression of opposition.
Fascism
This term describes a government that controls every aspect of public and private life, often using propaganda, censorship, and terror.
Totalitarianism
This 1918–1921 conflict was fought between the Red Army and the White Army over control of Russia.
Russian Civil War
Name one proxy war fought during the Cold War
Vietnam War
Korean War
Soviet Afghan War
Congo Crisis