WWI, WWII, and Cold War Review

Match the following vocabulary related to the Russian Revolution.

• Romanov

• The name of the Communists who took over Russia

• Bolsheviks

• The name of the country formed after the Russian Revolution: ________ Union

• Nicolas II

• The last Russian royal family

• Lenin

• Main leader on the Communist side of the Russian Revolution

• Soviet

• The last Russian Czar

The following are all reasons World War I began. Match the vocabulary with its definition.

• alliance

• when a country takes over new lands or countries and makes them subject to their rule.

• militarism

• the army and other armed forces are given a high profile by the government.

• nationalism

• an agreement made between two or more countries to give each other help if it is needed.

• imperialism

• a strong supporter of the rights and interests of one's country, especially over other countries' interests

Organize these options into the right categories for World War I

Groups:

(a) Central Powers

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(b) Allies

• Russia

• France

• Serbia

• Ottomon Empire

• Germany

• Austria-Hungary

• Great Britain

Match the names.

• Lusitania

• The U.S. president at the time of World War I.

• Wilson

• British ship that sailed from New York to Great Britain. Sunk by Germany for carrying weapons and ammunition to the allies in Europe. The ship had over 200 American travelers.

• Lenin

• The _______________________ Telegram was sent from Germany inviting Mexico to join the Central Powers and attack the U.S. from the South in exchange for Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona if the Central Powers won the war.

• Romanov

• The founder of communism in Russia

• Zimmerman

• The last reigning royal family in Russia

______________________________ entered World War I in 1917.

• The United States

• France

• Great Britain

• Russia

• Serbia

Why did Russia leave World War I?

• Russia could no longer feed its army.

• Russia became Communist in 1917.

• The Romanovs left Russia.

• The czar decided to stop fighting.

What happened to the Romanov royal family in Russia?

• They are in hiding to this day.

• They were shot and killed by the Communists.

• They escaped to America.

• They escaped to Germany.

What ended World War I?

• The death of the Romanovs

• Alien stormtroopers

• The Treaty of Versailles

• All the Germans were killed

The Treaty of Versailles did what? (More than one answer)

• Placed all the blame for the war on Germany

• Made Germany pay billions in war reparations as punishment

• Germany was forced to completely get rid of their military

• Subjected Germany to worldwide humiliation

• Angered a former German soldier named Adolph Hitler.

Woodrow Wilson firmly believed in this international organization however he did not receive support from Congress to join the league….it failed and thus twenty years later the world was to see a second world war.

This was called the __________________ __ ____________.

• Globalist Meeting of Independent Countries

• League of Nations

• United Nations

• Charter of United Countries