Important People
Who was shot to cause the start of World War I?
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What does Nationalism mean?
What is the belief that one's own nation is superior to those of others.
What colony of Great Britain did the Amritsar Massacre take place in ?
What is India.
In 1914, military leaders thought the war would be over in this length of time.
What are a few weeks?
In the 1920's & 1930's, the rise of totalitarian governments was due to this factor.
What are severe economic and social problems (The Great Depression) that arose in Europe after WWI.
What country was Kaiser William II the leader of during World War I?
What is Germany.
What is the meaning of Militarism?
What is the building up of a nation's military for war or threat of war.
What was the competition between European countries to get as much land in Africa as possible was called?
What is the Scramble for Africa?
These are the two major alliances of WWI.
What are the Central Powers and the Allied Powers?
WWII started when Germany invaded this country.
What is Poland?
Who was the fascist leader of Italy during World War II?
Who was Benito Mussolini.
What is the meaning of Blitzkrieg?
What is the German military plan that literally translates to "lighting war"?
During imperialism, the largest colonial empire in the world belonged to this country.
What is Great Britain?
Most of the fighting on the Western Front was this type.
What is trench warfare?
Genocide is a deliberate attempt to kill an entire race of people. Genocide was attempted during this event in Germany.
What is the holocaust?
Who was the Communist leader of Russia during World War II.
Who was Joseph Stalin.
What is the meaning of Imperialism?
What is the policy of conquering and ruling other lands, forcing the people to adopt the policies of the motherland?
The fact that European countries had gone through this process, allowed them to dominate countries in Africa and Asia more easily.
What is industrialization?
These are the MAIN causes of WWI:
What are Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism.
What three countries made up the Allies at the start of World War II?
What are Great Britain, France, and Russia.
Who was the Prime Minister of Britain during WWII?
Who was Winston Churchill.
What is Appeasement?
What is the policy that Britain and France used on Hitler to avoid war?
Imperialism altered life on every continent except for this one.
What is Antarctica?
What country was given the blame for starting World War I?
What is Germany.
The USA became involved in WWII after the attack on Pearl Harbor. They dropped the atomic bomb on this nation.
What is Japan?