Final Exam Flashcards
members of the triple alliance
austria-hungary, italy, germany
members of the triple entente
great britain, france, russia
who is archduke francis ferdinand?
heir to the imperial throne of the Austro-Hungarian empire. His assassination on June 28, 1914, provided the spark that ignited the Great War.
what year did america enter into world war one?
1917
who was the last czar of russia?
nicolas II
who led the bolsheviks?
vladimir lenin
who won the russian revolution?
bolsheviks
when did WWI end?
November 11, 1918
what was the peace treaty that ended WWI called?
Treaty of Versailles
International body that made treaty of versailles
League of Nations
scientist that created special relativity
Albert Einstein
agreement to outlaw war
Kellogg Brian Pact
author of Mein Kampf
Adolph Hitler
Year and nation when/where the Great Depression occurred
1929 in the United States
plan to fight Great Depression
new deal
European countries led by dictators
Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union
leader after Vladimir Linen
Joseph Stalin
leader of fascist Italy
Benito Mussolini
what Spanish military general led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing Spain during the Spanish Civil War?
General Francisco Franco
Date World War Two began
June 22, 1941
what happened that started WWII?
Nazi germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939
who won Battle of Britain?
british
who was the British prime minister during WWII?
Winston Churchill
members of the axis powers
Japan, italy, germany
members of allied powers
united states, soviet union, great britain
Date of D-Day (Normandy invasion)
June 6, 1944
who won WWII?
allied powers
who was in the Cold War?
the united states and its allies, and the soviet union
Date for the end of the Soviet Union
December 25, 1991
United States president that created the containment policy
Harry S. Truman
what was NATO and its purpose?
north atlantic treaty organization, anti-soviet and safety of allies
soviet leader to help tension between united states and soviet union
Mikhail Gorbachev
years of Berlin Wall
1961-1989
Date of German reunification
October 3, 1990
