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Test your knowledge with this comprehensive final review game covering World War I, the Mexican Revolution, and other major historical events.
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9. __________ warfare caused a stalemate to develop on the Western Front during WWI • Trench
What does MAIN stand for? • Militarism • Alliances • Imperialism • Nationalism
Who ruled Mexico as a dictator prior to the start of the revolution? • Porfirio Diaz
Describe the Manchurian Incident • Japanese blew up their own railroad, but blamed it on the Chinese • Gave them a reason to declare war
Define totalitarian state. • Government in which a one party dictatorship regulates every aspect of citizens’ lives.
Who was the leader of the Chinese nationalists? • Chiang Kai-shek or Jiang Jieshi
True/False: During the Holocaust, it was easy for Jews to emigrate/immigrate out of the German Empire. • False
33. What was important about the Battle of the Bulge? • Delayed the Allied advance from the West
4. What event caused WWI to begin? • The assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary.
True/False: After the Rape of Nanking, no Japanese officials were punished/held accountable. • False
19. Which group was the most likely to fall victim to Stalin’s purges? • The elite
17. Who was president of Mexico when the Constitution of 1917 was signed? • Venustiano Carranza
3. What are the two main events that brought the U.S. into the war? • Sinking of the Lusitania • Zimmerman Note
13. How did Indians resist British rule? • Non-violent protest • Boycotts • Marches
5. Who were the “Big Three” at the Paris Peace Conference? • Wilson, Clemenceau, George • U.S., France, Britain
6. Which two groups fought in Russia’s Civil War? • Reds (communists) • Whites (counter revolutionaries)
16. What is the Balfour Declaration? • British declaration that established a homeland for Jews in Palestine.
Who was the last Tsar of Russia? • Nicholas II
7. Who took over as leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin died? • Stalin
8. Why did the Allies welcome the overthrow of Russia’s tsar in 1917? • They hoped Russia would become more democratic and a stronger ally
25. What countries are in the original Axis powers? • Germany, Italy, Japan
10. What was the main political party in Mexico from the 1930s- 2000s? • PRI • Institutional Revolutionary Party
12. What event convinced Indians that India needed to govern itself? • Amritsar Massacre
1. What event caused Britain to join the war? • Germans marching through neutral Belgium. • Britain had an agreement with Belgium that they would help them to keep their independence and stay neutral.
14. What is the Salt March • Peaceful protest led by Gandhi against the British salt monopoly
15. What is the Good Neighbor Policy? • Promise by U.S. to stay out of Latin American affairs.
2. The Schlieffen Plan failed because… • Russia’s army mobilized more quickly than anticipated. • Belgium put up more of a fight than expected. • France was not easily defeated.
11. What are the Twenty One Demands? • Wanted to make China a Japanese protectorate
18. Japan’s attack on this country led to the 2nd Sino-Japanese War. • Manchuria
41. Describe the Tet Offensive. Why is it significant? • A surprise attack by North Vietnam on the Vietnamese holiday of Tet. • Changed American public opinion of the war
44. What type of economy does the US have? Describe it. • Market • Based on competition; government not very involved
22. What was the name of FDR’s program to help the US recover from the depression? • New Deal
32. What war was considered a “dress rehearsal” for WWII? • Spanish Civil War
29. Which two Japanese cities were bombed by the U.S. during WWII? • Hiroshima and Nagasaki
48. Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.? What was his goal? • Civil rights leader in US • Fought for equality for African-Americans
21. When was it repealed? • 1933
26. How did the League of Nations respond to aggression by Japan, Italy and Germany before the start of WWII? • They followed a policy of appeasement
34. What was Stalin’s main goal in Eastern Europe after WWII? • To create a defensive buffer zone of friendly governments
27. What was the strategy of the Big Three? • To finish the war in Europe before ending the war in Asia
28. What event caused WWII to start? • Hitler’s invasion of Poland
31. What was the date of the D-Day invasion? • June 6, 1944
35. What did Hitler get out of the Munich Conference in 1938? • Sudetenland
What type of economy did the Soviet Union have? Describe it. • Command • Government makes all economic decisions
47. What do the following acronyms stand for? • SALT- Strategic Arms Limitation Talks • START- Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty • NATO- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
23. Name of the agreement made in 1924 that helped reduce German reparations. • Dawes Plan
40. Who are the Viet Cong? • Pro-communist group in North Vietnam • Led by Ho Chi Minh
50. Where did the defeated Chinese nationalists go? • Taiwan
36. What is the Warsaw Pact? • Alliance dedicated to the security of communist nations • Made in response to NATO