2. Major Wars of the World Click here

3. What are the three major wars that took place around the world? Who took part in them? When did they happen? Where did they happen? Why did they happen? Click here

4. Main Menu: World War 1 World War 2 Civil War Test

5. World War 1 Who and What? When and Where? Why? Main Menu

6. Who and What? The war started out between Germany and Russia Germany eventually declared war on France and Belgium Soon after, Great Britain and Italy joined and declared war on Germany (they were allies with Russia) American’s wanted to stay neutral in order to keep peace and insure trade WW1 Menu Extra- Click on the picture for more information about who /what countries took part in WW1.

7. When and Where? The war started in 1914 in Europe America entered the war on April 6, 1917 The major battles took place in Germany The war ended on June 28, 1918 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles WW1 Menu

8. Why? There are many factors of why the war started The German’s were using trench warfare and eventually introduced unrestricted submarine warfare The German’s sunk a United States neutral ship- This is why the U.S. entered the war WW1 Menu

9. World War 2 Who and What? When and Where? Why? Main Menu

10. Who and What? World War 2 started when Nazi Germany invaded Poland The U.S. was forced into the war by Japan The U.S. most important allies were Great Britain and the Soviet Union Japan’s allies were Germany and Italy A major world event that occurred during World War 2 was The Holocaust- where thousands of Jews were killed because of their race in Germany WW2 Menu

11. When and Where? World War 2 began in 1939 with the Nazi invasion War was declared on the United States on December 7, 1941 Most of the major battles took place in Europe The war ended in 1945 WW2 Menu

12. Why? Germany unexpectedly invaded Poland Other European countries felt like they had to act and joined the war The United States joined the war because Japan attacked and bombed us at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii WW2 Menu Click on the Picture above and find how many people died in World War 2 *On the test* Extra- If you want to know more about Germany and how WW2 started, click on the picture above

13. Civil War Who and What? When and Where? Why? Main Menu

14. Who and What? The Civil War was fought between the United States and the Confederate States of America 11 states seceded from the Union and they called themselves “The Confederate States of America” Civil War Menu Click on the picture of the Confederate flag and write on a piece of paper the 11 seceded states for bonus points

15. When and Where? The Civil War took place in the United States between the slave states (Confederates) and free states (Union) It started on April 12,1861 in Charleston, South Carolina with the Battle of Fort Sumter General Lee (Confederates) surrendered to General Grant on April 9, 1865 at the Appomattox courthouse Civil War Menu

16. Why? Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860 and the southern slave states were outraged because he had anti-slavery views Suddenly slave states were seceding from the union The U.S. kept their troops stationed at Fort Sumter, which was within confederate territory When the U.S. refused to remove their troops, the confederates opened fire– starting the war Civil War Menu

17. Question 1: World War 1 started in ___________ and the United States joined in ___________. A. 1892 and 1905 B. 1914 and 1917 C. 1923 and 1924

18. Question 2: Why did the United States join World War 1? A.Because they like to fightBecause they like to fight B. Because they didn’t want trade to stop C. Because Germany sunk a neutral U.S. ship

19. Question 3: A major world event that took place during World War 2 was ______________? A. The Holocaust B. The U.S. joined the war C. Mass destruction in Europe

20. Question 4: Around how many people died during World War 2? A. 4 million (4,000,000) B. 60 million (60,000,000) C. 90 thousand (90,000)

21. Question 5: How many states seceded from the union to form the Confederate States of America? A. 8 B. 12 C. 11

22. Question 6: Why did the Civil War start and where? A. The U.S. refused to remove their troops from Fort Sumter B. The U.S. invaded the confederates at Fort Hood C. The confederates decided to rebel and opened fire on the people of South Carolina

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