MWS Final Exam Review

The leader of the non-violent independence movement in India

At the end of the Chinese Civil War, ___________

Due to US support for Israel, what group of countries cut oil supplies to the US in the 1970s?

Which neighboring country to Vietnam experienced a genocide against intellectuals?

Immediately after World War Two, Germany ________________

Vietnam gained its independence from which imperialist power?

What American general led all Allied troops in Europe and planned the D-Day invasion?

Who was the dictator of Iraq at the time of the Gulf War in 1990-91?

The USA entered World War One on the Allied side primarily because of _________

What terrorist group, based in Afghanistan, carried out the September 11 attacks on the US?

Which country was invaded by Japan in the 1930s?

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In Russia, Lenin and Bolsheviks won support for their revolution by

Which best describes Japan in 1905?

Which of these problems is still faced by many African countries in the post-Cold War world?

Gavrilo Princip and the Black Hand were associated with the

Which of these technologies was not used in World War One?

Who was the US president when the Berlin Wall was built and the Cuban Missile Crisis occurred?

A stalemate developed on the Western Front in WWI because

Which war of 1950-1953 ended with a ceasefire but never a permanent peace treaty?

Which groups fought against each other in the Russian Civil War?

The NATO military alliance included _________

What is the largest religion in Pakistan?

The Manhattan Project led to the end of the war in the Pacific by

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The Camp David Accords made peace between Israel and what Arab neighbor?

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Which country experienced an Islamic Revolution against the Shah in 1979?

What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?

Which of these was not a major cause of World War One?

What were the 2 largest European countries to emerge from the Soviet Union's collapse?

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Soviet-style Communism promoted all of the following EXCEPT _____

Which of these technologies was not used in World War One?

Which term--from a speech by Churchill--referred to the divide between East & West Europe?

Serbs carried out a genocide in Bosnia when what country broke apart in the 1990s?

After the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the US built up what space agency?

Total war is a concept in which

Which US president was in office at the time the Berlin Wall collapsed and the Gulf War?

The US invaded Mexico in 1916 to hunt down which bandit?

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The Berlin Airlift was ____________

Which Nazi concentration camp had the highest number of deaths?

After the collapse of the Ottomans, who unified his people to create the country of Turkey?

Which of these leaders was not a Fascist?

What American event spread worldwide and contributed to instability in Europe & Hitler's rise?

With the help of Nazi Germany, who won the Spanish Civil War and became dictator?

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Which leader survived to the end of WWII and was still in power after its conclusion?

Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union?

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President Wilson did not support the Treaty of Versailles because

The modern country of Israel was created by the United Nations after what war?

What was the name of the secret police force in East Germany?

Mussolini took Italy into war against ____________ in 1935, to try to demonstrate his power.

During the Cold War, the two world superpowers were _________

Which of these actions by Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles?

Which of these is a chief goal of the European Union?

The Cold War ended __________

The Truman Doctrine stated that the United States would __________

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After WW2, which country did NOT gain a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council?

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"Island Hopping" refers to the strategy in which Allied troops ____________

What critical role did American women play in WW2?

In 2015, the US ended an embargo against which country that lasted over 50 years?

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The Treaty of Versailles ___________

The Nuremberg Laws ____________

Who was Franz Ferdinand?

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In 1990-91, the Gulf War was initiated by Iraq's invasion of what small Arab neighbor?

British PM Neville Chamberlain used what strategy in dealing with Hitler?

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Which event featured widespread destruction of Jewish property by the Nazis?

Who replaced Neville Chamberlain as British PM and led them through the war?

Which country was not a Soviet satellite state in the Eastern Bloc?

The United States won a "miracle" victory against the Soviets in 1980 in what sport?

What is the largest religion in India?

Lech Walesa won the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to bring democracy to what country?

Which country was invaded on September 1, 1939 to officially start World War Two?

What was the significance of Yuri Gagarin?

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Who was the leader of North Vietnam?

Which Russian term refers to a forced labor camp in the Stalinist system?

Which battle served as the turning point on the Eastern Front in Europe during World War 2?

Which group was targeted in a genocide by the Ottoman Turks?

A major problem faced by Russian troops on the Eastern front in WWI was

Who was removed from power by the Russian Revolution in 1917?

Which country fought a two-front war in both World Wars?

The Bolsheviks followed which economic policy?

The Soviet Union invaded what Central Asian country in 1979 -- prompting a US Olympic boycott?

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What two countries divided up the Ottoman Empire's Middle East territories after World War One?

The Marshall Plan provided

What was the end result of the Vietnam War?

Which imperialist general became prime minister of Japan and allied it with Germany?

Much of the fighting in World War One took place in what neutral country?

The first leader of Communist China was _____________

The policy of apartheid in South Africa called for __________

The Soviet military alliance with its client states in Eastern Europe was called __________

Which empire was not ended by World War One?

The South African leader who was jailed for 27 years for speaking out against apartheid was ___

Mother Teresa and her order of Catholic nuns worked among the poor in __________

The effort of the Communist government of China to outproduce the UK in steel was called ______

What German philosopher was the creator of Communism?

November 11, 1918 was known as

Which countries made up the Central Powers?

Which of these was the most direct cause of Franz Ferdinand's death?

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