20 th Century Europe Study Guide

What is censorship, and what government was most likely to censor its citizens in the 20th century? Restriction of Speech East Germany Before World War II, what political party came to power in Germany, and what event made it easier for them to gain power? Nazis Depression

For which war were machines first mass- produced? WW I What event ended World War II? Atomic Bomb

What war machines were created during World War I? Planes Tanks What is Communism, who created and wrote about the ideology (idea) and teaching of communism? Karl Marx

How did the Nazi party become the largest, most popular party in Germany? Social security and economic prosperity What are perestroika and glasnost, and what leader wrote about these ideas? Openness and restructuring Gorbachev

What did Germany’s reunification at the end of the Cold War mean to Europe? German people put aside their differences and have common goals What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall, and what did it represent? Keep people from fleeing to the west East Germany

What was the alliance of Germany, Japan and Italy called? Axis powers What happened to peoples’ life savings when the stock market crashed on 1929, and what was this event called? Lost Depression

Which dictator first came to power: Hitler, Mussolini, or Stalin? Mussolini Which dictator came to power at the beginning of the Great Depression? Hitler

Which two leaders signed a non-aggression pact in 1939 that divided Poland between them? Germany and Italy What is the name of the leader of Great Britain that would be equal to Franklin Roosevelt of the US during World War II? Churchill

What is meant by alliance of countries, and how does an alliance contribute to small conflicts becoming a war? Friendship agreement Support for each country What were some likely events and causes of the Russian Revolution? World War I Fuel and food shortages

Put the following events in the correct chronological order: Cold War, Russian Revolution, WWI, Great Depression, WWII. WWI, Russian Revolution, Depression, WW II, Cold War What is the term used when East and West Germany came back together as one government at the end of the Cold War? Reunification

What important document made Germany pay reparations at the end of WWI, and also forced the Germans to disassemble their military? Treaty of Versailles What is the term that is used for Hitler’s and Germany’s policies of racism towards the Jews? Nazism

What is the term for the mass murder of a people because of their ethnicity, race, religion, religion, politics, or culture? Genocide What is the name of the economic, social and political system that was practiced by the Soviet Union before the end of the Cold War? Communism

What is the term for the systematic termination of 12 million Jews in Germany during WWII? Holocaust What do workers do sometimes to protest poor condition, low wages, etc? Strike

What is the word for countries that create empires for military and trade advantages? Imperialism What is the word for maintaining military power just to discourage an attack? Militarism

Compare and contrast communism and democracy during the cold war. Competition Describe a reason why you would attempt to leave East Germany during the Cold War, and if it was worth the risk. Free speech