World Final Review

What was Dwight D. Eisenhower's role in WWII?

The primary goal of the Truman Doctrine was to contain communism where it already was

In what nation was Fascism created?

What was the name of the group that were Hitler's personal bodyguards and considered to be "racially pure" by the Nazis?

Who was considered a citizen in Rome?

Th Industrial Revolution was the main cause of Imperialism

What war saw Israel defeat multiple major Arab nations in and change the borders of the Middle East?

The ______ Trials were where Nazis responsible for the Holocaust were tried and found guilty of crimes against humanity

Which military alliance did the western nations belong to during the Cold War?

Robespierre was eventually executed by his own government

In Africa and the Middle East, what caused most of the issues after decolonization?

What event marked the start of the French Revolution?

In what nation was democracy created?

Which system uses a Free Market Economy?

What happened to Napoleon after his defeat?

Which event saw pro-democracy protestors in China being fired on by the military?

Who set forward the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

What Greek city-state was the most powerful?

What form of government believes that the people had the right to govern themselves?

What ideology favored free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional values?

What estate did the Nobility belong to in France?

The dividing line between the East and West during the Cold War was known as the Great Divide

Simon Bolivar was the leader of the Venezuelan Revolution

Rome started out as a monarchy before becoming a republic

The primary goal of the Treaty of Versailles was to punish Germany. 

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare was one of the main reasons the US joined the WWI

Roman Law was very similar to the current system of law used in the United States

What estate did the Clergy belong to in France?

Which nation invaded Kuwait to secure its oil fields?

After the Gulf War, Saddam Hussein remained in power as the Dictator of Iraq

What battle finally defeated Napoleon for good and ended the Napoleonic Wars?

Which nation launched an invasion of Manchuria before WWII?

The Enlightenment was a period of political, philosophical, and scientific advancement in Europe

What government is run by elected nobles?

Who was the leader of the Bolshevik revolutionaries?

What were the final battles in each theater of the WWII?

Franz Ferdinand survived both assassination attempts against him while in Sarajevo. 

What religion was created in opposition to the Roman Catholic Church?

Medically, what was an application for lasers?

What Allied nation fought in the Eastern Front in WWI?

What was the first constitution set forward by the new French Revolutionary government?

What was the period of time that saw pro-democracy protests sweep the Middle East?

The USSR was the first nation to put a man on the moon

In the post Cold War world, what nation became the economic powerhouse of Europe?

What absolute monarchy did the American colonies fight against in their revolution?

Under Mao Zedong, what was the policy to purge China of any anti-revolutionary ideas?

What was the belief that a nuclear war would wipe out all life on Earth?

What was the process of permanently leaving a colony known as?

Which dictator led the Chinese Revolution and eventually became China's leader?

What is it when a nation spends more money on military technology than their enemy?

In what African country was there a segregation policy known as Apartheid?

What major European War was fought over a conflict between Catholics and Protestants across the continent?

What group made up most of the revolutionaries during the Russian Revolution?

Glasnost, or "openness" was the policy adopted by Mikhail Gorbachev 

What nation was ruled by the concept of Old Rule or "Ancien Regime" that eventually led to a revolution?

What was the belief that power in the government was complete and unrestricted?

In what Eastern European country split into multiple waring countries after the fall of the USSR?

What ideology believed in a government based on constitutions and separation of powers?

After decolonization, some African nations grew in power due to their access to natural resources

The concept of interdependence caused the world to become more interconnected

What was the name of the movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in India against British colonialism?

What estate paid majority of the taxes in France?

Iraq was the first nation the US invaded after the 9/11 attacks

Under the Russian _________ the nation resisted any kind of social change

The invasion of which country was the official start of WWII?

What ideology strongly identifies with its own nation, favoring its interests and often excludes outsiders

Who wrote the American Declaration of Independence?

Who was considered a Greek citizen?

During the Korean and Vietnam Wars, what side did the Soviet Union support?

What was the goal of the Soviet Policy of Glasnost?

The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the New Worlds between the Spanish and Portuguese

What is the oldest form of government in human history?

What two ideologies fought for influence during the Cold War?

Which of these was NOT a charge levied against the Pope during the Reformation

The Zimmerman Telegram asked a nation to attack the US. What nation was the telegram sent to?

Which of these is defined as a foreign power being given exclusive rights in a nation?

The ideas of Natural Rights came from the Enlightenment philosopher Thomas Hobbes

What word is used to describe the Renaissance?

What event brought the US into WWII?

Which nation was part of the Central Powers in WWI?

By the end of the WWI who was the last Central Power still standing?

Which leader oversaw changes that saw some minor liberties come to Communist China in the late 20th Century?

What political group followed Robespierre?

What country did the Industrial Revolution begin in?

During the Scramble for Africa, what African nation successfully resisted European Imperialism?

The Portuguese Empire was created mostly through conquest

Direct Democracy encourages all citizens to participate in decision making.

Which operation was the invasion of the Soviet Union by the German Army?

What group led the __________ Reformation?

What nations were on the side of the Protestants during the Thirty Years War? Mark all that apply

After the fall of the USSR what nation remained Communist?

What was the first industry to use factories?

How did the Directory lose its power?

Who was the leader of the Civil Rights movement in South Africa who eventually became the nation's president?

Who was responsible for choosing the leader of the Hapsburg Empire?

What was the period of time where Maximilien Robespierre controlled the French government called?

Who crowned Napoleon emperor of France?

__________ Warfare was primarily used the the Western Front that saw the two sides dig in resulting in a stalemate

Fidel Castro was the leader of which country?

What was the name of the Nazi plan to exterminate the Jewish population?

Which of these was a direct cause of the French Revolution? Mark all that apply

What was the name of the strategy the Germans used during their invasion of Poland?

What nation grew to be a military power and primary empire in Asia in the early 20th Century?

In Germany, Otto Von Bismarck encouraged absolute loyalty to the ____________