WWI
WWII
Cold War
Decolonization
Extra
100
Which M.A.I.N. cause of WWI does this drawing illustrate?
Alliances
100
Why did the the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?
They were angry over U.S. sanctions placed on Japan
100
After World War II, what two nations emerged as world superpowers with more industrial and military strength than other countries?
Soviet Union and the United States
100
Which European imperialist nation controlled India from 1858 to 1947?
Great Britain
100
Which country experienced hyperinflation due to the payment of war reparations?
Germany
200
"We had been brought up to believe that Britain was the best country in the world and we wanted to defend her. The history taught us at school showed that we were better than other people (didn't we always win the last war?) and now all the news was that Germany was the aggressor and we wanted to show the Germans what we could do." Private George Morgan, 1914.
Nationalism
200
What strategy did the U.S. use to push back the Japanese military island by island?
island hopping
200
The USSR’s political system was based on _________
Totalitarianism
200
Who was the nonviolent leader of the Indian Independence Movement?
Mahatma Gandhi
200
Communist dictator of Soviet Union during WWII. Known for his collectivization of farms and factories.
Stalin
300
Which M.A.I.N. cause of WWI does this drawing illustrate?
Imperialism
300
government system in which the state has absolute or total authority and regulates every aspect of its citizen’s life (public and private).
Totalitarianism
300
Why did the Soviet Union expanded their influence over the satellite nations of Eastern Europe after World War II as see in this map?
Stalin wanted these nations to act as a buffer between the Soviet Union and the democratic nations of the west
300
What was the main cause of the Arab-Israeli conflicts from 1948 to 1973?
Arab nationalism and Jewish nationalism
300
Why might ‘futile’ be a good description of trench warfare?
It illustrates how pointless trench warfare was because it consisted of soldiers with little or no protection attacking a well-defended enemy
400
Identify the countries that were part of the Central Powers.
Austria-Hungary, Germany
400
A share of ownership in a company that can be bought and sold is called...
Stock
400
During the Cold War, democratic nations tried to stop the spread of Communism through a policy known as
Containment
400
Which city in Israel is considered holy by both Christians, Jews, and Muslims?
Jerusalem
400
Trench Warfare
500
Identify the countries that were part of the Allied Powers (the Allies).
France, Great Britain, Russia
500
The rate at which the price of goods increases and consumer purchasing power decreases over time is called...
Inflation
500
What is the "Iron Curtain" depicted in the cartoon?
A political/ideological barrier that isolated the Eastern Bloc from the rest of Europe after WWII.
500
What changes do you notice in Africa from 1950 to 1980?
Most colonized areas had become independent.
500
What type of government did the Bolshevik party establish in Russia after the Russian Revolution?
Communism