1. SOL Test on Wednesday-Lab B
Monday, May 13
SOL Test on Wednesday-Lab B
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2. From who did this country fight for its independence in the 1960s?
France
What is the name of the country?
Algeria

3. What country is this?
Israel
What two groups are in conflict in this country today?
Arab Muslims and Jews

4. What group was killed in large numbers here by the Ottomans during World War I?
Armenians
What term is used to describe that act?
genocide

5. What took place at the point marked by the arrow in 1914 that had a major impact on world history?
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
What did that event lead to?
Beginning of World War I

6. What country’s aggressive actions in these two areas led to concern for world peace in that time period?
Germany
What are the two countries that are shaded?
Austria and Czechoslovakia
Who was the leader of German at the time?
Adolf Hitler

7. What Native American empire was located at the letter A?
Aztecs
Which European explorer defeated them?
Cortes
What is the name of that country today?
Mexico

8. What is the name of this geographic area?
Balkan Peninsula

9. What city is marked by the letter A?
Berlin, Germany
What happened there in 1961?
The Berlin Wall was built
What was its purpose?
Keep people from communist East Germany from escaping to the west

10. Who was responsible for liberating countries in the shaded area from a European empire in the 1820s?
Simon Bolivar
From what empire were they liberated?
Spain

11. In area D, what was the name of the situation where nationalist Chinese began attacking Europeans to drive them out in the 1800s?
Boxer Rebellion
What organization was formed in area A in the 1800s to fight for independence?
Indian Nationalist Party
From what country did they want independence?
Great Britain

12. Which of the world religions in dominant in the shaded region?
Buddhism
Who was responsible for spreading Buddhism into that area?
Missionaries of Asoka

13. Who was the leader who carried out a genocide against the educated, affluent, business leaders, and former government officials in this country in the 1970s?
Pol Pot
What was the name of his group?
The Khmer Rouge

14. Which explorer was responsible for the French claims that are shown on the map?
Jacques Cartier

15. What military alliance is shown on the map?
Central powers
What are their names?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire
What happened to them?
They were defeated in World War I

16. Which religion dominates both areas indicated on the map?
Christianity
What specific type of Christianity dominates the yellow region?
Roman Catholic
What European empire was responsible for spreading Roman Catholicism in this area?
Spain

17. What leader who allied himself with communism took control of the circled country in the 1950s?
Fidel Castro
What situation occurred here in 1962 that brought the world close to nuclear war?
Cuban Missile Crisis

18. What was the name of the invasion that took place here on June 6, 1944?
D-day
What happened in that invasion?
Allies invaded German-occupied France at Normandy
Why was it important?
Allies established a 2nd Front that helped them to defeat Germany in World War II

19. Why did the United States fight a war at C from 1950 to 1953?
To stop communism from spreading into South Korea
Who helped the North Koreans in their fight against the US in that war?
China

20. What happened at D in 1949?
Mao Zedong’s communist forces took over the government
Who did Mao defeat in that war?
Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi)

21. What European country attacked the shaded country in 1935?
Italy
Who was the leader of Italy at the time?
Benito Mussolini
What is the name of the country?
Ethiopia
How did other European nations respond?
There was no significant response

22. At what diplomatic meeting was this map of Europe created?
Congress of Vienna
What was their goal in creating the map like this?
Maintain a “balance of power” in Europe to prevent major wars

23. Of what group were the shaded nations a part in 1914?
The Allies
What are their names?
Great Britain, France, and Russia

24. What diplomatic agreement created this map of Europe?
Treaty of Versailles

25. What type of political system dominated the shaded countries in the 1930s?
Fascism
What are the two countries?
Germany and Italy

26. What dynasty ruled these two areas in the late 1500s?
Habsburg Family
To what religion was that family dedicated?
Roman Catholicism

27. In the country marked with A, who led a slave revolt in the early 1800s?
Toussaint L’ouverture
Against which country were they revolting?
France

28. What political party came to power in the shaded area in the 1930s?
Nazis (National Socialists)
Who was the leader of that party?
Adolf Hitler

29. What Native America empire was located at letter A in the 1500s?
Incans
Who defeated them?
Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro

30. Who led a violent revolution against the British to achieve independence for letter B?
Kenyetta
What is the name of the country?
Kenya

31. What did Winston Churchill call this line that seemed to divide Europe during the Cold War?
The “iron curtain”
What kind of countries existed to the east of the line?
Communist

32. Who occupied the country marked with the letter A in 1945?
The United States
Who was put in charge of turning that country into a democracy?
Douglas MacArthur

33. Prior to the arrival of Europeans, which Native American empire was located in the region marked by letter A?
Mayans

34. What two important religious cities are shown by the arrow on the map?
Mecca and Medina
To what religion are these cities important?
Islam

35. What religion dominates the green shaded area in the modern age?
Islam

36. What empire controlled the shaded region in the 1500s?
Mughals
What religion was that empire?
Islam

37. What type of government took over the shaded country in the 1920s?
Fascist
Who was the leader of it?
Benito Mussolini
What was his goal for his country?
“restore the glory of the Roman empire”

38. What military alliance from the Cold War is shown by the shaded areas on the map?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO’s purpose was to guard against aggression from who?
The Soviet Union

39. In the 1500s, the shaded regions were controlled by which empire?
Ottomans
What religion were they?
Islam
What were their two main trade goods?
Coffee and ceramics

40. What event is depicted by the shaded regions on the map?
The Protestant Reformation

41. What happened in the country marked the letter A in 1994?
Genocide
What is the country?
Rwanda

42. What happened in the area marked by letter A in the late 1990s?
Genocide
Who was responsible for it?
Serbia

43. What empire was located in the shaded region in the 1500s?
Songhai
What trade route did they use to trade with Europe?
Trans-Saharan

44. What is the name of the country, marked by the letter A, that became independent when India achieved its independence?
Sri Lanka
What was its former name?
Ceylon

45. What man-made waterway is depicted on the map by A?
The Suez Canal
Which European empire took control of it in the 1800s because it gave them easier access to their Asian Empire?
Great Britain

46. Who fled to letter C in 1949 after losing the Chinese Civil War?
Chiang Kai-Shek
What is the name of the country
Taiwan

47. What happened to the shaded areas in the late 1800s?
They became unified
What are the two countries?
Germany and Italy

48. Which explorer’s route is shown on the map?
Vasco da Gama
For which country did he sail?
Portugal
What was the significance of his discovery?
It opened up a sea route for trade with the East

49. What European imperial power lost control of the shaded region in the 1950s?
France
What leader took over the north and began to install communism there?
Ho Chi Minh
Why did the US fight a war in the shaded area?
Stop the spread of communism?
What was the ultimate result?
The north overran the south and turned the whole country into a communist state

50. What Cold War military alliance is shown by the shaded region on the map?
The Warsaw Pact
Which country was in control of the Warsaw Pact?
The Soviet Union
Against what alliance was the Warsaw Pact set up?
NATO

51. Which religion is dominant in letter A?
Christianity
Which religion is dominant in letter B?
Islam