Final Exam Review

What was the name of the planned attack by the Japanese where they attempted to bomb the west coast of the US?

This man, known as the Angel of Death, was known for his gruesome experiments in Auschwitz.

This event was when Adolf Hitler failed to overthrow the government, which led to him writing Mein Kampf while in prison

This was the area between opposing trenches that were often blanketed in barbed wire and mines (underground bombs)

President Roosevelt allowed his allies to buy American equipment in cash, as long as they took it home themselves.

Which future black sports star was a member of the 761st Tank Battalion in World War II?

Name a reason why people don't support border walls.

This dictator was killed by his own citizens. Some of them even cut off skin from his head to keep it as a souvenir.

In this conflict, slaves would behead their masters and put their heads on sticks to use as battle flags

What country was invited, but also ignored and alienated during the Versailles peace talks?

This is when immigrants are removed from the country they are currently living in.

This is having pride in your country.

After a revolt on this island, all the white people that remainded there were executed.

During this President's time in office, almost 12.5 million immigrants were deported.

This document imposed punishments on Germany for “starting the war”.

This was the deadliest conflict since World War 2

Originally, Adolf Hitler didn’t want to build concentration camps. He preferred to deport Jews to this island.

These two states have been at war since 1948

A lot of Americans blamed this person, or this group, for the Great Depression happening.

This was President Wilson’s idea for a worldwide organization that would help maintain world peace.

Guernica, a painting by Pablo Picasso, depicted the civil war in this country

What was NOT a resource found in the Congo Free State?

This amendment granted women the right to vote in the United States

He was the man responsible for creating the Congo Free State.

This group of military personnel in the Imperial Japanese Army was known for their gruesome experiments on prisoners

Soldiers who played these two sports were given grenades first due to the belief that they could throw them farther

Soldiers fought in deep pits dug into the Earth known as this

Which country did NOT have a revolution in 1989

This infection, caused by fungus spreading due to constant exposure to water, often resulted in limbs being amputated.

After WW2, European countries started using immigrants from this continent to replace African workers in their colonies.

Immigrants coming to the United States are most-likely to live in these three states

This was the nickname for the decade before the Great Depression

During World War 1, this animal would eat soldiers alive while they slept.

Money in Germany was useless during the Great Depression. What did Germans use it for?

The Arab Spring (2010-2012) saw mass protests and uprisings in what parts of the world? (Two correct answers!)

This insurance now protects your money at banks

This colony was notoriously known for cutting limbs off of slaves that weren't "working hard enough".

This bill increased the taxes on items imported to the United States

Name the skirmish where black and white soldiers were able to fight together for the first time.

This WW2-era bill allowed American women to get paid to study nursing, as long as they became nurses for the military

This was when Polish Jews revolted against the Nazis

The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 stated that this group could no longer be citizens of Germany

These two poisonous gases were used during the war

September 1, 1939 ... What happened?

The Reign of Terror, where 330,000 people were arrested or killed in 10 months, started after a civil war here:

These two men led the Manhattan Project

This was Hitler’s plan to eradicate all the Jews in Europe

This is when stocks for a business become more valuable than the company itself

This was the day that the stock market crashed

I was put in the gulags after escaping prison; twice. Afterwards I overthrew the government and led Russia for 40 years

This is when you produce too much of an item.

Gavrilo Princip, the man who assassinated the Archduke of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was a member of this gang.