The Great War | Pre WW2 | Cold War | People | China |
---|---|---|---|---|
What is MAIN (Industrialization also accepted)
List the four causes of WWI as discussed in class
|
Who is Hitler
Ruler of Germany and head of Nazi Party
|
Who is Stalin
Soviet premier at the start of the Cold War
|
Who is Gandhi
Led nonviolent, civil disobedience protests throughout India
|
Who is Mao Zedong
Communist leader during the civil war
|
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand
He was archduke of Austria when assassinated by a Serbian nationalist, sparking the outbreak of WWI
|
Who is Mussolini
Fascist ruler of Italy
|
What is "Iron Curtain"
Term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the territory held by the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe
|
Who is Gorbachev
Implemented glasnost and perestroika reforms in Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War
|
Who are the Nationalists
Name for the group led by Chiang Kai-shek against the Communists during the civil war
|
What is the League of Nations
This was the global organization outlined by Woodrow Wilson in his 14 Point speech
|
Who is Hirohito
Emperor of Japan
|
What is USA, Britain, France, and Soviet Union
Name the four world powers who each controlled part of post war Germany
|
Who is Chiang Kai-shek
American ally in China during WW II who had to leave the mainland after a civil war
|
What is Taiwan
Country where the Chinese nationalists fled to at the end of the civil war
|
What is the Treaty of Versailles
This was the name of the treaty at the end of WWI
|
What is "Lebensraum"
Means "living space" in German
|
What is containment
US policy to combat the spread of communism throughout the world
|
Who is Margaret Thatcher
The "Iron Lady" who led the Conservative push in England during the 1980s
|
What is New York City
DAILY DOUBLE: What city is the NFL Draft held in?
|
What is the Weimar Republic
Name for the German government after WWI
|
What is Poland
Eastern European country invaded by Hitler on September 1, 1939
|
What is the Marshall Plan
Provided financial aid to Europe at the end of WW II, named after the US Secretary of State
|
Who is Nehru
First president of an independent India after the British left
|
What is Argentina
DAILY DOUBLE: Before becoming pope, what country did Pope Francis work in?
|