REGENTS VOCABULARY
WHAT are the MAIN causes of World War I?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
What event led to the start of World War II?
(1939) Germany Invasion of Poland
What event started World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What country did Adolf Hitler fail to invade in World War II?
Soviet Union
a major disagreement(s) between two or more sides
Conflict
discrimination or hatred toward Jewish People
Anti-semitism
Place these event Chronological Order
US Bombs Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Meiji Restoration
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
Meiji Restoration
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
US Bombs Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Which two Alliance formed as a result of the World War I?
Triple Entente (Allies) vs Triple Alliance (Central Powers)
What are the main countries which were part of the Allied Powers?
US-Great Britain- France and Russia
actions that a leader/nation takes to expand their influence
Desire for Power
to take advantage of someone or something
Exploit
Which historical event was a turning point for the Allies in World War II?
D-Day , June 6th,1944
What are three examples of technology developed in World War I?
Machine Guns
Barb Wire
Poisonous Gas
Tanks
U-Boats
Flame Throwers
Prior to World War I, What region is described as the "powder keg of Europe"
The Balkan Peninsula
Unfairness that results from a hierarchy
Inequality
mass killing in which people are targeted because of race, ethnicity or religion
Genocide
What are two examples of Genocides?
Holocaust, Rape of Nanking, Armenian Genocide
Name 2 empires which collapsed after WWI?
Ottoman Empire
Austrian Empire
Russian Empire
Which 2 cities had atomic bombs dropped on them?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
the interconnectedness between people, companies, places
Globalization
International document created to prevent crimes against humanity
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
What are 3 effects of World War II?
United Nations is created
Nuremberg Trials : International criminal court
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Nuclear Age (Weapons)
Cold War
United States and Soviet Union become "Super Powers"
Germany is divided
Which document forced Germany to accept war guilt?
Treaty of Versailles
In World War II, Hitler (Germany) failed to invade the country_________________.
Soviet Union ( Russia)
How ideas, religions, traditions,philosophies shape society
Impact of Ideas and Beliefs