Regimes and the wars that brought their downfall Flashcards
What regime was overthrown during World War I?
The German Empire
Which war led to the downfall of the Romanov dynasty in Russia?
World War I
Which regime fell as a result of the Vietnam War?
The South Vietnamese Government
True or False: The Ottoman Empire was dismantled after World War II.
False
What conflict resulted in the collapse of the French colonial regime in Indochina?
The First Indochina War
Fill in the blank: The ______ regime in Iraq was toppled during the Iraq War.
Saddam Hussein’s
What was the primary cause of the downfall of the Weimar Republic?
The rise of the Nazi Party and World War II
Which revolution led to the fall of the monarchy in Iran?
The Iranian Revolution
Which regime was established in Germany after the fall of the Nazi regime?
The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
What war led to the establishment of the Communist regime in China?
The Chinese Civil War
True or False: The apartheid regime in South Africa was ended as a result of the Gulf War.
False
Which regime was overthrown during the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001?
The Taliban regime
What regime fell in Libya during the Arab Spring?
Muammar Gaddafi’s regime
What event marked the downfall of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia?
The Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia
Fill in the blank: The ______ regime in Spain was overthrown during the Spanish Civil War.
Francoist
Which war led to the collapse of the Soviet Union’s control over Eastern Europe?
The Cold War
Which regime in Nicaragua was overthrown in the 1979 Sandinista Revolution?
The Somoza regime
What was the outcome of the Gulf War for Iraq’s regime?
The weakening of Saddam Hussein’s regime
Which regime was established in Egypt after the 2011 revolution?
The interim military government
True or False: The American Civil War resulted in the end of slavery in the United States.
True
Which regime was responsible for the Rwandan Genocide?
The Hutu-led government
What was a significant result of the Spanish-American War?
The end of Spanish colonial rule in the Americas
Fill in the blank: The ______ regime in Chile was overthrown in 1990.
Pinochet
Which war led to the dissolution of Yugoslavia?
The Yugoslav Wars
Which regime was established in Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union?
The Russian Federation
