9th Grade Final Study Guide Quiz Part 1

What Chinese city did England take control of during the First Opium War?

What body was established in 1945 to provide humanitarian aid & to reach dipolmatic agreements (Now in NY City.)

Which group took over the Russian government in the October Revolution of 1917?

The decolonization of which nation served as model for many nations in Asia and Africa?

By the 1800s, the sun never set on which empire?

The reunification of Germany, in 1989, was symbolized by what event

What method did Germany devise to fight a war on 2 fronts in WWI?

What term describes the interconnectedness of the world's economies, politics, and cultures?

Most nations seeking decolonization had been colonized by people from which area of the world?

This battle was the turning point on the Eastern Front of WWII, but resulted in a million Russian deaths

Many decolonization movements began after which major conflict?

What new weapon led to the largest death toll in WWI?

The systematic genocide of the Jewish people was called?

What was the name of the German airforce?

Hilter promised Chamberlin that he would not to make any more land claims if he was given what territory?

When military leaders revolt against the current government it is called.

Which nation controlled 25% of the world by 1900?

Which nation was embarrassed by their defeat in the Crimean and Russo-Japanses Wars?

What was the condition of WWI prior to the U.S. joining the war?

The Opium Wars gave England and advantage in trading for which high-demand item?

What ended the stalemate of WWI?

A devotion to one's country, culture, & race is called...

What was known as the powder keg of Europe prior to WWI?

Japanese attack, planned by Yamamoto and brought the U.S. into WWII

What type of new warfare was developed during WWI?

The Middle East is central to which 3 major world religions?

What was the final reason for the U.S.'s entrance into WWI?

What did Japan do in the 1920-1930s in a attempt to gain natural resources?

By what year did Spain give up control of mainland Latin America?

MacArthur took back the Philippines in this battle

What ideal led to the fighting for control overseas before WWI?

What was used to increase support for the war effort and to vilify Germany?

The name for the German "lightning war" was...

The establishment of this nation, in 1948, by the United Nations, led to a great deal of turmoil in the middle east

Muhammad Ali used which commodity to bring Egypt into the international market?

The Taliban rose to power in this country after their victory over the Soviet Union

What type of governments were established by Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini?

Giving concession to an aggressor in order to preserve the peace is called...

What was the basis of Wilson's 14 points?

Which group of people were not invited to the Versailles Peace Conference?

A form of complete socialism, where the govenment owns all land and means of production is called

The invention of which technology , in the 1400s, helped with the spread of Chritianity?

Which event ended China's isolation and opened it up to trade?

Why did Great Britain declare war on Germany during WWI?

Which Latin American nation gained independence in the 1800s but remained a monarchy?

Which people living in Turkey during WWI were victims of genocide?

What was the name of the operation that funded, and developed the Atomic bomb for the U.S.

In the 20th century, in which part of the world did much of the decolonization take place?

The battle was the Royal Air Force against the Luftwaffe over London and it lasted for two months.

Who were the superpowers after WWII

What ended Russia's involvement in WWI?

Which of these leaders was NOT a communist?

The first defeat of the Japanese in the Pacific and it stopped the Japanses advance southward

The political ideology that was eventually brought down in the USSR was?

Otto von Bismarck unified which nation and broke the balance of power in Europe before WWI?

The British wanted to maintain control of Egypt because of which important waterway?

The consideration of the stratigic locations or products of other lands are important to...

What was the name of Hitler's book, which outlined his plans to take over Europe?

During the Cold War, what was established by the Soviet Union to stop people from fleeing East Germany?

The U.S. received intellengence which a victory of the Japanse, where Japan lost 4 carriers and 100 ships

Which part of the world is Churchill say was divided by an "iron curtain"?

Which Indian leader gave everything, including his life to create and independent India?

What was the 1st independent nation in Latin America & revolted because of the influence of the French Revolution?

A policy of openness & transparency used by Mikhail Gorbachev in the Soviet Union

Which Latin American country reamains a communist nation.

The operation that saved tens of thousands of British and French forces by transporting them from Dunkirk to England

What was the goal of the U.S. policy of containment, the Truman Doctrine, & the Marshal Plan

Taking this Island gave the US control of strategic position in the Pacific

What resulted in millions of deaths to those who opposed Stalin?

A period of extreme tension between nations without armed conflict is called?

What was the name of the U.S. operation that responded to the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Who marched on Rome in 1922 & forced Victor Emmanuel III to make him Prime Minister of Italy?

Which nation ended apartheid and established universal sufferage by 1994?

The purpose of NATO was to do what?

The Cold War involved which 2 superpowers?

Which ideology justified the United States expanding contol of America from the Atlantic to the Pacific

The goal of the Marshall Plan was to do what?

The Zimmerman Telegram called for which country to join Germany in an alliance against the United States

What was the name of the operation when allied forces attempted to remove Axis powers from North Africa?

Mao Zedong's plan for the Republic of China to increase industry & Agricultrue was called

This was the largest land-sea operation in history and it was conducted by Allied forces off the coast of Normady France

By 1900, which nation had become the most powerful of East Asia

How many miles did Gandhi travel during the Great Salt March

Which leader ran the French government while in exile in England

Who is known for opening Japan to trade with the United States?

Gandhi led the decolonization movement for which country?

Which nation had indirect control of Southeast Asia since the 1600s?

After gaining independence, which nation became the world's largest democracy?

Which Allied commander in the Pacific said "I shall return" regarding returning to the Philippines?

Who replaced Stalin after his death?

To which country did the Treaty of Versailles assign blame for WWI?

Which area of Africa was cruely controlled by Belgium during the Age of Imperialism?

The U.S. policy to stop the spread of communism through the use of political, economic & military means is called...

What was Hitler trying to establish by taking over lands in Europe?

What were German u-boats?

What movement caused ethnic poeple to demand new countries along national lines in the 19th and 20th century?

When a government treats citzens as children and provides for their needs rather than protecting their rights it is...

The failed attempt by the U.S. CIA to remove the communist government from Cuba was called what?

What event pushed the U.S. into the space race?

The Central Powers were which of the following nations?