Social unit test Flashcards
What year did World War I begin?
1914
What was the main cause of World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Which countries were part of the Allies in World War I?
France, Britain, Russia, Italy, and the United States
What treaty ended World War I?
The Treaty of Versailles
What year did World War II begin?
1939
Which event triggered the start of World War II?
The invasion of Poland by Germany
Name one major Axis power in World War II.
Germany, Italy, or Japan
What was the Holocaust?
The genocide of six million Jews and others by the Nazi regime
What year did World War II end?
1945
What was the primary goal of the Cold War?
To contain the spread of communism
True or False: The Cold War was a direct military conflict.
False
What was the name of the political and military alliance formed by the Soviet Union?
The Warsaw Pact
Fill in the blank: The arms race during the Cold War primarily involved ________.
Nuclear weapons
What was the Iron Curtain?
The division between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War
What was the significance of the Berlin Wall?
It symbolized the division between East and West Berlin and the Cold War.
What major event occurred in Russia in 1917?
The Russian Revolution
Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution?
Vladimir Lenin
True or False: The Russian Revolution led to the establishment of a communist government.
True
What were the two main factions in the Russian Civil War?
The Red Army (Bolsheviks) and the White Army (anti-Bolsheviks)
What was the New Economic Policy (NEP)?
A temporary economic policy introduced by Lenin to revive the economy.
What was the primary ideological conflict during the Cold War?
Capitalism versus communism
What event symbolized the end of the Cold War?
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989
Which two superpowers were involved in the Cold War?
The United States and the Soviet Union
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
To provide economic aid to Western European countries after WWII.
Fill in the blank: The space race was a competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to achieve ________.
Space exploration and technological superiority
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A 13-day confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over missile deployment in Cuba.
What was the primary outcome of the Yalta Conference?
The division of post-war Europe into spheres of influence.
What was the main purpose of NATO?
To provide collective defense against aggression.
True or False: The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.
True
What was the Red Scare in the United States?
A period of intense fear of communism and its influence in America.
What major event in 1963 symbolized the tensions of the Cold War?
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy
