9th Grade Final Study Guide Quiz Part 1

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

Gandhi led the decolonization movement for which country?

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

What ended the stalemate of WWI?

MacArthur took back the Philippines in this battle

What was the name of the German airforce?

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

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

Which Latin American country reamains a communist nation.

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

What were German u-boats?

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

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

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

Who replaced Stalin after his death?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Many decolonization movements began after which major conflict?

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

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

What type of new warfare was developed during WWI?

Which of these leaders was NOT a communist?

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

Which nation ended apartheid and established universal sufferage by 1994?

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

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

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

What was the basis of Wilson's 14 points?

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

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

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

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

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

Who were the superpowers after WWII

The Central Powers were which of the following nations?

The systematic genocide of the Jewish people was called?

Which leader ran the French government while in exile in England

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

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

What ended Russia's involvement in WWI?

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

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

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

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?

Why did Great Britain declare war on Germany during WWI?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The purpose of NATO was to do what?

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

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

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

Which nation controlled 25% of the world by 1900?

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

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

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

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

The Cold War involved which 2 superpowers?

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

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

The goal of the Marshall Plan was to do what?

How many miles did Gandhi travel during the Great Salt March

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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