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Revolutions Battles The Cold War 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points “Isms”Germany
Hitler described his government as the Third ______
What is Reich?
This economic problem created distrust fo the German government after World War I
What was inflation?
He was the German ruler, or Kaiser, at the start of World War I
Who is Kaiser Wilhelm II?
Hitler signed a non- agression pact with this Soviet leader in 1938, but then broke it
Who was Joseph Stalin?
Otto von Bismark was able to unify the princely states into one nation of Germany after they fought together in this 1870 war
What was the Franco-Prussian War?
Revolution in this nation ended the rule of their “last emperor” in 1911
What is China?
He led the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, deposing Czar Nicholas II
Who was Vladimir Lenin?
This Asian nation achieved its independence from Britain in 1950, largely through non-violent methods
What is India?
In 1959 the Bautista regime was overthrown by Cuban revolutionaries led by this man
Who is Fidel Castro?
This leader drove the French out of Vietnam in 1954, and then led the fight against Americans in the Vietnam War
Who was Ho Chi Minh?
“An economic system characterized by the collective ownership of property and by the organization of labor for the common advantage of all members.”
What is communism?
“The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others”
What is racism?
“Loyalty and devotion to a nation; especially a sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others.”
What is nationalism?
“The policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political control over other nations.”
What is imperialism?
“ a form of government in which the government exercises absolute control over all aspects of life, the individual is subordinated to the state, and opposing political and cultural expression is suppressed.”
What is totalitarianism?
This World War II battle is believed to be the deadliest in human history
What is Stalingrad?
This was the name of the Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944
What was D-Day?
A U.S.-trained invasion force was defeated trying to invade Cuba in this battle
What is the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
This naval battle is considered the turning point of the Pacific war in World War II
What is the Battle of Midway?
The Israelis defeated Egypt, Syria, and Jordan in this 1967 war
What was the Six Days War?
This was the imaginary barrier between Soviet- dominated Eastern Europe and the West
What was the Iron Curtain?
This concept can be shortened to an appropriate acronym: MAD
What is Mutually Assured Destruction?
“The Chocolate Bomber” dropped candy on this city during the Cold War
What is Berlin?
The destruction of this structure is often viewed as the end of the Cold War
What was the Berlin Wall?
This conflict in the Caribbean is the closest the world has come to nuclear war
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Make your wager
He led China’s communist revolution that ended in 1949
Who was Mao Zedong?