European History- 20th Century and the World Wars

Question 1

What year did the Soviet Union collapse?

Accepted Answer

1991

Question 2

When did World War 2 start and end?

Accepted Answer

1939-1945

Question 3

What alliance did the US create to oppose the spread of communism, and in particular, the USSR?

Accepted Answer

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Question 4

What caused the divide between West and East Germany and Berlin?

Accepted Answer

Allied occupation of Germany and Berlin

Question 5

Before Hitler became a dictator, what political position was he appointed?

Accepted Answer

Chancellor

Question 6

What was Hitler's most famous military strategy in WW2?

Accepted Answer

Blitzkrieg

Question 7

The United States dropped the Atomic Bomb on two Japanese cities. Name one.

Accepted Answer

Hiroshima, Nagasaki

Question 8

Which of these countries was NOT part of the Allied Forces?

Accepted Answer

Ottomans

Question 9

What year did the Japanese Empire bomb Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

1941

Question 10

In the Korean War, the USSR backed North Korea, while the US backed South Korea. Who won?

Accepted Answer

Neither, it was a stalemate that exists today

Question 11

What year was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Accepted Answer

1962

Question 12

How did World War I start?

Accepted Answer

Assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 13

When did World War I start and end?

Accepted Answer

1914-1918

Question 14

Which of these countries was NOT a part of former Yugoslavia?

Accepted Answer

Czechia

Question 15

What alliance did the USSR create to spread communism and oppose democracy in the West?

Accepted Answer

Warsaw Pact

Question 16

Which war was NOT a major war between democracy and communism during/right after the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

Six-Day War

Question 17

Which one of these European nations was NOT a major empire at the time of World War 1?

Accepted Answer

Portugal

Question 18

Which continent did the European Powers primarily colonize in the 19th and 20th centuries?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 19

When Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, what was his main target of invasion?

Accepted Answer

Caucasus Mountains

Question 20

When was D-Day?

Accepted Answer

6 June, 1944

Question 21

Before its dissolution, which country was NOT in the Warsaw Pact?

Accepted Answer

Greece

Question 22

Which of these was not a punishment for Germany at the Treaty of Versailles?

Accepted Answer

Couldn't have a navy

Question 23

Which country was NOT a major global superpower following the events of World War Two?

Accepted Answer

Argentine Confederation

Question 24

What was the ideology of the USSR (Soviet Union?)

Accepted Answer

Communism

Question 25

True or False: Poland, Finland, and the Baltic states were all countries created after WWI.

Accepted Answer

Yes, all of them

Question 26

Did Germany unite or divide even further after the collapse of the USSR?

Accepted Answer

Unite

Question 27

Not all communist countries were allied with the USSR. Name one that was.

Accepted Answer

Mongolia

Question 28

[FINAL QUESTION] During the breakup of Yugoslavia, which country left the union peacefully?

Accepted Answer

Macedonia

Question 29

Which of these was NOT a republic within the USSR?

Accepted Answer

Yugoslavia

Question 30

Before Mussolini was a fascist, what political party was he affiliated with?

Accepted Answer

Socialism

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