WH Unit 4- WW I to Present Day

When did Gorbachev take power in the Soviet Union and begin to lead the country in a direction?

Which of these are the CORRECT political parties rose to global power in between WW I & WW II?

China fell under Communist control in 1949 when Mao Zedong took power.

What did the UN propose be divided into separate Jewish & Arab states after WW II(didn't work)?

What role did Indira Gandhi play in India from 1966 to 1984 until she was assassinated?

How many new nations were formed when the Soviet Union dissolved on December 24, 1991?

What was the name of the 3 year proxy war that took place from 1950-1953 during the Cold War?

Chechnya finally broke free from Russia rule and claimed independence on November 5,1987.

What caused the U.S. to declare war on Japan and enter WW II?

So far in human history it is obvious....history ______________ itself.

Six nations(Slovenia & Croatia to name a few) were formed when what country slowly collapsed?

When did Germany violate the Treaty of Versailles by creating an army for war?

What term describe many of the more than 90 new nations formed after WW II?

What region of Africa did mass killings of civilians & burning of homes happen in during 2004?

The Cuban Missile Crisis was probably the closest the U.S & Soviets came to nuclear war.

Where were many European powers forced to give up colonies in after WW II(couldn't afford them)

Which African nation became the first sub-Saharan(south of Sahara) to gain independence in 1957

What "trap" are many developing countries stuck in and just can't get out of?

About how many new nations have emerged in Africa alone since WW II?

What 2 groups took power in Afghanistan when the Soviets left & began an era of terrorism?

What 2 countries were created on August 13,1947 when a partition was set to divide Hindu/Muslim

Improved health care & greater food supplies led to population booms in developing countries.

Who has been the most important investor & trading partner for Latin America since WW II?

Which war cost the U.S. to lose some its prestige in the eyes of the world?

The Treaty of Versailles(ended WWI) was signed exactly 5 years after Ferdinand was assassinated

Jordan,Syria,&Egypt started the Yom Kippur War to try & regain lands Israel had taken from them

How many were killed in the brutal genocide that took place in Rwanda in the mid 1990's?

About how many children in India work for pay? (In case you haven't heard...crazy)

Why did the U.S. get involved in the Persian Gulf War in 1991 and try to stop Iraq in Kuwait?

Japan surrender first in WW II on May 7, 1945, followed soon after by Germany on Sept. 2, 1945

What country's government killed thousands @ Tienanmen Square protesting for democracy in 1989?

Who took power in many Latin American nations in the mid 20th century and sought total power?

What has always been extremely unevenly distributed in Latin America&has always caused problems

Kristallnacht means the"Night of Beaten Jews"cuz the Germans killed hundreds of them that night

Name of the democracy movement that swept across Middle East in 2011.

Terrorism has changed drastically in past few decades & is a key part of the history we live in

What 2 countries make up 2/5 of the world population and dominate Asian trade & politics?

During what time period after WW I did the rich get richer and the poor get poorer?

Why was the Space Race considered so important?

Who was Germany trying to get to enter WW I with the Zimmerman Telegram?

Which of these have NOT been an obstacle to peace between Israel & Palestine?

The ________ goal during the Cold War was to spread Communism, the _______ goal was to stop it

When oil was discovered in Nigeria in 1961 it helped bring the country together and end wars.

What name are the nations working towards development in Africa,Asia,& Latin American known as?

Which of these was NOT 1 of the 5 new Middle Eastern nations granted independence in the 1950s?

How many nations were added to the UN from 1945 to 2009?

Women receive about___%of the world's income,showing the continuing struggle for women's rights

What term did Churchill use to describe the sharp divide between the eastern & western worlds?

Which battle was the last large scale attack that sealed the fate of Germany in WW II?

The sinking of this ship was a cause for the U.S. becoming involved in WW I...

Which of the following were NOT one of the 4 key points in the Universal Declaration of Rights?

Which of the following is NOT true about the Battle of Somme?

What did more than half of new nation formed in African in the 20th century suffer from?

What was created in 1995 to ensure trade flows as "freely & smoothly" as possible in the world?

What country,home to worlds largest Muslim population,is challenged by its geography &diversity

Which of these names is NOT famous in the space race?

What was the ONLY Eastern European country that was NOT under the Soviet's Communist control?

Process by which national economies, cultures, & societies become integrated around the world

Who declared war on Serbia to begin WW I?

What country was Osama Bin Laden hiding in when he was killed by U.S. forces in 2011?