Which of the following was considered to be the “Jewel in the Crown” of the British Empire?

Five foreign powers had Spheres of Influence in what Asian country?

The Boxer Rebellion was a peasant uprising that tried to drive the Europeans out of:

The Suez Canal was built in what country?

Which of the following was NOT a cause of World War I?

The Western Front was characterized by what type of fighting?

The US, Germany, and Russia do not join this international organization designed to keep world peace.

Which country entered the war in 1917 following the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram?

. What document officially ends the war in 1919?

Which country dropped out of WWI in 1918 following a series of defeats and the Bolshevik Revolution?

What document was designed to convince Mexico to attack the US?

Lenin’s plan to alleviate hunger through a step back into Capitalism by allowing land ownership was called what?

WWI Events

1. Great Britain declares war on Germany

2. The United States declares war on Germany

3. Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated

4. Russia withdraws from the war.

___________________________________________________________Using the table above, place the events in the correct order which they occurred

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the 1930’s depression?

FDR’s plan for fixing the nation’s economy included Social Security, re-opening banks, and creating new jobs and was called what?

Which of the following was NOT a member of the Allied Powers?

Hitler’s term used to describe the perfect race was:

The “official” beginning of WWII was when Germany invaded what country?

The US would enter WWII in 1941 following what event?

What event in WWII involved aerial battles over England between the British RAF and the German Luftwaffe?

The Allied invasion of Europe was called what?

The US dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and:

What US president made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan?

Twelve Nazi war criminals are sentenced to death at the trials that took place in what German city?

At what meeting did the Allies decide to divide Germany and its capital city?

The US plan to give $12.5 billion in foreign aid to help rebuild Europe was called what?

What imaginary boundary divided Europe into communist and democratic halves?

The Cold War development of deadly weapons is called a what?

Vietnam is a former colony of what European country?

Communists who rebelled against President Diem in South Vietnam were called what?

Korea was – and still is – divided along what line?

A 13 Day crisis hit the US when the Soviets installed what in Cuba?

The US policy of giving aid to countries that reject Communism is called what?

In 1960, the Soviets divided part of Germany by building what structure?

The gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam was called what?

The dividing line between North and South Korea at the 38^th parallel is known as what?

What finally dissolved in 1991, officially ending the Cold War?

Which of the following genocides took place in Africa?

Mohandas Gandhi led the independence movement in what country?

When India gained its independence, the island of Ceylon became what country?

What country was created in 1948 by the United Nations specifically for the Hebrew people?

Who became South Africa’s first black president in 1994?

Who presented the 14 Points at the Treaty of Versailles Conference?

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks and the first leader of the Soviet Union?

His assassination by a Serbian terrorist started World War I

Who was the United States President during the Great Depression and World War II?

Who was the Nazi dictator of Germany and an all-around rotter?

Some historians believe this Emperor of Japan was General Tojo's puppet ruler, Who was he?

This dictator of the Soviet Union had 5-year Plans to modernize industry and increase production

This Italian leader turned the Italian government to fascism during the Interwar Period.

He was the leader of North Vietnam

Leader of the Communists during the Chinese Civil War and the first leader of Communist China

Communist leader of Cuba who got the Soviets to start building nuclear installations to protect him

Group responsible for the Armenian genocide

History holds him responsible for the Final Solution

He killed 25 million in his Great Purge which was to remove all who opposed his communist rule

He forced people who lived in the cities to move to the farms and he murdered the educated and professional people in Cambodia

She led Israel during the Yom Kippur War and created a strong alliance with the United States

This person was the first leader of India and favored Western style industrialization

This leader of India created closer ties with the Soviet Union and saw India become a nuclear power

He was the leader of the Kenyan independence movement and was accused of being a leader of the Mau Mau Rebellion

His strategies for non-violent peaceful protest became the model for the American Civil Rights movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King, jr.