World History 10 Sem II Final Review - Proctor

Which group opposed the formation of the Jewish Israeli State in 1948

Document that made Germany accept blame for starting WWI, considered a major cause for WWII.

Japanese cities the Atomic Bombs were dropped on Aug, 6 and Aug 9. 1945

Title of military leader who ruled Japan from the 1600's - the late 1800's.

Leader of Al Qaeda who planned the terrorist attack on 9-11-2001

Worst Nazi Concentration Camp/Extermination Center located in Poland.

Whose assassination is considered the spark that started WWI

Rwanda Tribe that massacred over 800,000 Tutsi during a genocide in 1994.

Spanish Conquistador who defeated the Aztec by killing Montezuma.

German monk who criticized the Catholic Church in his 95 Thesis.

Despised French monarchs that eventually lost their heads to the guillotine during the Fr. Rev.

Anti-Semitism refers to the discrimination of what group

Allied Supreme Commander responsible for planning the invasion of Normandy, FR on D-Day.

Thomas Jefferson wrote which document?

German Jewish scientist that fled Germany and helped split the atom, making the atomic bomb.

The two battles considered the turning points for the Allies in WWII.

Term that means "an end to fighting." Veteran's Day used to be called ____________ Day.

Renaissance artist how painted the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper.

Why did the Aztec perform human sacrifices?

Ritual of a samurai preserving his honor by cutting his belly open.

Samurai means to ____________

French philosopher that said a government should be broken into 3 Separate but Equal branches

U.S. Army General that had to flee the Philippines but vowed to return

Leader of Great Britain during the majority of WWII.

Which Native American language was used by the U.S. military in Pacific?

What country was created after WWII that was to be a permanent home for Jewish people.

Terrorist organization responsible for planning the attacks on the U.S. on 9-11-2001.

Code name for the atomic bomb building project at Los Alamos, NM.

Most powerful tribe in modern day Mexico when the Spaniards arrived in the 1500's.

U.S. President responsible for the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan to end WWII.

Racist practices in South Africa until 1990 that discriminated against the non-white majority.

What is the name of the extreme fundamentalist Islamic group that controlled Afghanistan?

Leader of Soviet Union during WWII.

Term that means "the way of the warrior" that the samurai had to follow

WWI Term refers to "an end to fighting". Veteran's Day in the U.S. used to be called this.

French General at the end the revolution and tried to conquer all of Europe.

The Aztec revered blood to be the liquid form of what metal?

French revolutionary leader, called the "Incorruptible" but lead the Reign of Terror.

Which of the following was NOT a factor for the U.S. entering WWI?

Term means rebirth of the classics of art, sculpture and literature in Europe in the 1500's

Title of the Japanese military leader who controlled Japan before the Meiji Restoration.

U.S. President during much of WWII who suffered from Polio and died before the war ended.

Renaissance artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and sculpted David.

Spanish Explorer who was the 1st to curcumnavigate the globe but was killed in the Phillipines

Leader of Nazi Germany from 1934-1945, know to his people as Der Fuher.

Territory between the opposing trenches during WWI.

Enlightened English philosopher stated all people were entitled to all the following EXCEPT.

Storming of what French Prison on 8-14-1789 is considered France's Independence Day.

Ethnic cleansing of Muslims occurred in which area of former Yugoslavia in the Bosnia War?

Steve Biko taught what term that meant that blacks must free their minds from oppression?

Prison that Nelson Mandela spent the majority of his 27 years behind bars.

Assembly in France that was made up of all 3 estates that demanded rights from King Louis XVI.

Member of the ANC who spent 27 years in prison for his opposition to Apartheid