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64 Cards in this Set
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What country declared war on Serbia beginning the Great War? |
Austria |
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What French Marshal led the Allied forces against Germany's last offensive? |
Foch |
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The nations represented by the "Big Four" at the Conference of Versailles were the United States, Great Britain, ______, and Italy. |
France |
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When World War I began, the Triple Alliance became known at the _____. |
Central Powers |
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_____ was the first city bombed with an atomic weapon. |
Hiroshima |
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_____ was known as the "Czar Liberator." |
Alexander II |
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_____ was the only victor of World War I that did not join the League of Nations. |
The United States |
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_____, a converted baseball player, was a famous evangelist. |
Billy Sunday |
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Germany and Italy became known as the ____ Powers during World War II. |
Axis |
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The British city of _____ was bombed mercilessly during the Battle of Britain. |
London |
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British Prime Minister _____ agreed to allow Hitler to have the Sudetenland. |
Neville Chamberlain |
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The Danish philosopher _____ formulated existentialism, which allows man to make his own meaning. |
Kierkegaard |
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Benito Mussolini organized the _____ party in Italy. |
Fascist |
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The Battle of _____ was the most important naval battle of World War I. |
Jutland |
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What World War II battle was the last great offensive in the West? |
Battle of the Bulge |
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What American general led the invasion at Normandy? |
General Eisenhower |
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What American general led troops in battles of the Pacific? |
General MacArthur |
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What British general led troops against the Afrika Corps if the Axis soldiers? |
General Montgomery |
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What country joined Germany and Italy against the Allies during World War II? |
Japan |
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What Russian czar began a dynasty that lasted for over 300 years? |
Michael Romanov |
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What Russian czar built a port city that was named after him to serve as a "window to the west"? |
Peter the Great |
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What form of socialism allows people to keep their private property but takes away their freedom? |
Fascism |
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What naval battle was the first in history in which the enemy ships never even saw each other? |
Battle of Coral Sea |
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What nation did Germany invade, beginning World War II? |
Poland |
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What was Joseph Stalin's reign of terry know as ? |
Great Purge |
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What best describes the spiritual state of Europe during the late 19th century? |
Modernism caused European theologians to deny the basic doctrines of Christianity. |
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What best defines socialism and capitalism? |
Socialism is based on state ownership of businesses; capitalism is based on private ownership of business. |
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End of World War I |
1918 |
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End of World War II |
1945 |
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Beginning of World War II |
1939 |
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United States enters World War II |
1941 |
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Bolshevik Revolution |
1917 |
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What U.S. President made the decision to drop the atomic bomb? |
Truman |
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Before World War I, what three countries joined together as the Triple Entente? |
England, France, Russia |
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Who are the proletariats? |
Working class |
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First king of Italy |
Victor Emmanuel II |
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First true leader united Russia |
Ivan III |
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Russian czar who created the Duma |
Nicholas II |
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Assassination sparked World War I |
Francis Ferdinand |
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Leader of the first Communist state |
Vladimir Lenin |
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Leader of the German government during the Third Reich |
Adolf Hitler |
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Leader of the Free French government |
Charles de Gaulle |
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Prussian chancellor who unified Germany |
Otto von Bismarck |
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Russian leader that signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact |
Joseph Stalin |
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Prussian kaiser of a united Germany |
Wilhelm I |
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What German Foreign minister sent a note promising land to Mexico if United States entered the war? |
Zimmerman |
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What best explains the necessity of using the atomic bomb on Japan in World War II? |
Japanese officials refused to surrender. |
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What best states the effect of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on the United States? |
It destroyed some military equipment but strengthened the nation. |
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What best explains European relations after the Treaty of Versailles ? |
High war debt left Germany wanting revenge on other European countries. |
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What book written by Karl Marx laid out a program for Communist revolution ? |
Communist Manifesto |
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What was the name of Lenin's centralized Communist regime? |
U.S.S.R. or Soviet Union |
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What British luxury liner was sunk by the Germans during World War I? |
Lusitania |
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Who was the British prime minister during the Battle of Britain of World War II? |
Winston Churchhill |
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What is the date for the bombing Pearl Harbor? |
December 7, 1941 |
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What new naval weapon did Germany resort to using during World War I ? |
Submarine or U-boat |
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What is the date for the invasion of Normandy during World War II ? |
June 6, 1944 |
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What is the horrible Nazi slaughter of 6 million Jews remembered? |
Holocaust |
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What was the largest amphibious assault in history? |
D-Day invasion |
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What act passed by U.S. Congress allowed where material to be given to England on credit? |
Lend-Lease Act |
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What U.S. President promised the New Deal to help the Americans recover from the great depression? |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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What was the largest amphibious assault in history? |
D-Day invasion |
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What American made the first nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927? |
Charles Lindbergh |
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What organization established Vladimir Lenin was dedicated to establishing a worldwide Communist state? |
Third International |
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ESSAY: Explain how the United States' prosperity during the 1920s and the Great Depression during the 1930s affected the rest of the world? |
The United States became the most powerful nation of world, after World War I. The world viewed the United States for leadership because of its wealth technology and international prestige. The Great Depression affected the United States and other countries creating international financial losses when the U.S. economy dropped. America became the leading industrial nation and the financial center of the world during the 1920's. |