European History REVIEW GAME WINNING TEAM RECEIVES +5 points on TOMORROW’S TEST and CANDY!

RULES of PLAY  2 teams equally split by DNM, M, and E standards.  1 player from each team goes to the front of the room and sits in the HOT seat to answer the question.  The team whose player answers the question correctly earns points for their team.  Sportsmanship points are awarded and taken away (no whispering answers if it’s not your turn, no arguing with the teacher, and no arguing with teammates or opponents).

HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED  1 person from each team comes up to the front.  The question will be projected on the screen  The first team member to hit the easy button is allowed first chance to answer the question.  If they answer the question correctly they are awarded points  If they answer the question incorrectly they lose points and the other team has a chance to steal for DOUBLE the points!  At the end of the game the team that has the most points WINS the bonus points on the test and the candy.

President Ronald Reagan addresses the Soviet leader Gorbachev

Question 1 In 1492 Columbus sailed the Ocean blue. In which century did this take place?

Answer 15 th Century

Question 2 Nations from this continent wanted to find ocean routes to reach places in Africa and Asia.

Answer Europe

Question 3 During the age of _________ many European nations wanted to find ocean routes to reach places in Africa and Asia. Places like India and China had valuable natural resources. Europeans wanted to trade with them. Europeans eventually discovered the Americas too.

Answer Exploration

Question 4 This nation began the age of European exploration.

Answer Portugal

Question 5 I am a Portuguese prince and I began the age of European exploration. Who am I?

Answer Prince Henry the Navigator

Question 6 The most interesting thing about Henry the Navigator is that he never…

Answer He never went on any of his voyages. He funded (paid for) them.

Question 7 The main reason for European exploration by explorers such as: Henry the Navigator, Columbus, Magellan, DeGama, Cabot, and Champlain was _________________.

Answer Finding a shorter passage to Asia.

Question 8 A group of people who settle far from home but keep ties with their home country is known as a __________.

Answer Colony

Question 9 How did religion play a role in European exploration?

Answer Europeans wanted to spread Christianity to the new regions. European explorers and settlers often saw themselves as doing the will of God as well as serving their king or queen.

Question 10 What is wrong with this picture and what Columbus was NOT doing on his voyages of exploration?

Answer Columbus was NOT trying to prove that the earth was flat. Educated people of his time knew that the earth was NOT flat. Their voyages had other purposes.

Question 11 World War I lasted from _____ - _____.

Answer

Question 12 ____________ is described as pride in one’s country and was one of the four main causes of World War I.

Answer Nationalism

Question 13 This picture shows the British empire. A strategy when a country tries to put other countries/territories under its political control was one of the main causes of World War I. It is known as ________________.

Answer Imperialism

Question 14 What can be described in this image is known as _____. Give a brief description.

Answer Trench warfare was a form of warfare during World War I when soldiers on both sides dug ditches or trenches to protect themselves from the enemy.

Question 15 The Russian Revolution was caused by a difference in economic and social classes, which was seen by people freezing and starving in Russia. The Russian Revolution also led to ______________.

Answer Russia pulling out of World War I due to the Russian Revolution and an agreement with Germany to withdraw in return for Germany’s financial support.

Question16 Although Portugal began the age of European exploration. This empire was the most powerful in Europe during the Industrial Revolution at the end of the 18 th Century?

Answer British Empire

Question 17 Look at the two pictures below. What do you think they are illustrating

Answer End of World War I and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles

Question 18 As a result of Germany losing World War I this political party rose to power and Adolf Hitler was it’s leader.

Answer Nazi party (National Socialist German Workers Party)

Question 19 When World War I ended Germany was in ruins and the US eventually would enter into the Great ___________, which triggered a downturn of economies of countries all over the world.

Answer Depression

Question 20 This symbol is called the ______ ___ _______. Which group of people were forced to wear them while the Nazis were in control?

Answer Star of David, Jews

Question 21 This movie illustrated how much 6 million people are who died in the ___________.

Answer Holocaust

Question 22 This video shows the people of Germany able to move freely from East to West when this wall came crashing down. What is the name of the wall that fell in 1989, symbolizing an end to Communism in Europe.

Answer The Berlin Wall

Question 23 What kind of government was established when the Russian Revolution occurred in Eastern Europe?

Answer Communist government

Question 24 Which country was forced to take full responsibility for World War I and sign the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer Germany

Question 25 Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) that many believed would lead to war was known as the ________ ________.

Answer The Cold War

Question 26 The two countries that would emerge as Superpowers from World War II were ___ and ___ because they both had nuclear weapons.

Answer United States and the Soviet Union (USSR)

Question 27: These two pictures show an invisible barrier between Eastern and Western Europe that divided Communist countries from Democratic ones. What was the barrier called?

Answer The Iron Curtain

Question 28 What are the four countries in Europe that created empires due to exploration starting in the 15 th Century and continuing into the 18 th Century?

Answer Portugal, Spain, France, and the Great Britain(UK)