World War II
What preceded the United Nations?
The League of Nations
How many phases were there in WWII?
Three
Who led the nationalist movement in India during decolonization?
Mahatma Gandhi
How many stages did Franco's dictatorship have?
Two
What two countries were fighting for world power during the Cold War?
The US and the USSR
Leading up to WWII, what three countries most developed their expansionist policies?
Japan, Italy, and Germany
What two countries (working together) ended the war in Africa?
The US and Great Britain
What two groups of people were fighting in Kashmir, India after decolonization? (They are still fighting in Kashmir)
Muslims and Hindus
What was different about the Spanish dictatorship compared to the German and Italian dictatorships?
Name two of the most important conflicts of the Cold War
Berlin Blockade (1948), Korean War (1950-53), Berlin Wall (1961-89), Vietnam War (1963-76), and the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
Total War
What were the names of the two largest Jewish concentration camps?
Auschwitz and Treblinka
After independence, many decolonized countries still had to rely on their former colonizing country for economic stability. What is this interdependent relationship called?
Neocolonialism
According to Franco, the Spanish Civil War was considered a crusade against communism and what?
Atheism
Name one social movement of the Western Block
"Hippie" movement, the Civil Rights Movement (the US), the Student Movement of May 1968
What were the Spanish volunteer troops sent to aid Germany called?
The Blue Division
What was the result of the Invasion of Normandy?
The Allied troops forced the Germans to retreat as far as Paris
What was the main cause of decolonization?
The active participation of the colonies in WWII
What was the name of the system for choosing members of the Cortes?
Organic Democracy
When did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
When and why did the US join WWII?
1941 due to an attack by Japan ("Pearl Harbor")
Who was the leader of the southern state of France?
Marshall Philippe Pétain
Indonesia gained independence from what country in 1949?
The Netherlands
What proposal was passed in 1959 that ended the economic autarky?
The Stabilization Plan
What major communist revolution occurred in 1959 (what country)? Who were the revolutions two leaders?
Cuba, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara