Timeline Unit 9

Question 1

______ The ______ was put down following a military intervention by ______ of troops.

Answer 1

1901 - Boxer Rebellion - International Coalition

Question 2

______ ______ defeated Russia in the Russo-Japanese War forcing Russia to cede its claims in Korea and ______.

Answer 2

1905 - Japan - Manchuria

Question 3

______ The ______ between France, Russia, and Britain was formed to counterbalance the ______ in Europe.

Answer 3

1907 - Triple Entente - Triple Alliance

Question 4

______ The ______ of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of ______ was the catalyst for the start of World War I.

Answer 4

1914 - Assassination - Austria-Hungary

Question 5

______ The ______ began an eight year campaign of genocide against its ______ minority population.

Answer 5

1915 - Ottoman Empire - Armenian

Question 6

______ The ______ entered World War I as a result of the ______ Telegram and Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare.

Answer 6

1917 - US - Zimmerman

Question 7

______ The Bolsheviks, led by ______, seized power in ______ and established the world’s first communist state.

Answer 7

1917 - Lenin - Russia

Question 8

______ The ______ flu pandemic, sometimes referred to as the “Spanish flu,” began and killed an estimated ______ people worldwide.

Answer 8

1918 - H1N1 - 50 million

Question 9

______ The Treaty of ______ was signed, officially ending World War I, and imposing heavy reparations on ______.

Answer 9

1919 - Versailles - Germany

Question 10

______ The ______ Pact was signed, renouncing ______ as a means of resolving conflicts.

Answer 10

1928 - Kellogg-Briand - War

Question 11

______ The ______ crash of 1929 triggered the start of the ______, which lasted for over a decade.

Answer 11

1929 - Stock Market - Great Depression

Question 12

______ ______ invaded Manchuria leading to the creation of a puppet state called ______.

Answer 12

1931 - Japan - Manchukuo

Question 13

______ Adolf Hitler was appointed ______ of Germany and began implementing ______ policies.

Answer 13

1933 - Chancellor - Nazi

Question 14

______ ______ launched a full-scale invasion of ______ annexing it into its African colonies.

Answer 14

1935 - Italy - Ethiopia

Question 15

______ ______ launched a full-scale invasion of ______ with the goal of expanding its territorial control over China.

Answer 15

1937 - Japan - China

Question 16

______ The ______ Agreement was signed between Germany, Britain, France, and Italy allowing Germany to annex parts of ______.

Answer 16

1938 - Munich - Czechoslovakia

Question 17

______ Germany and the Soviet Union signed a ______, which led to the invasion of ______ and the start of World War II.

Answer 17

1939 - Non-aggression pact - Poland

Question 18

______ The Battle of ______ was a major air campaign fought between Britain and ______ during World War II.

Answer 18

1940 - Britain - Germany

Question 19

______ ______ launched a surprise attack on the US naval base at ______, which led to the United States’ entry into World War II.

Answer 19

1941 - Japan - Pearl Harbor

Question 20

______ The Battle of ______ was a major victory by the Soviet Union against ______, and considered a turning point in World War II.

Answer 20

1942 - Stalingrad - Germany

Question 21

______ Allied forces landed in ______, France, in a massive invasion that led to the liberation of western Europe from ______ control.

Answer 21

1944 - Normandy - Nazi

Question 22

______ ______ troops liberated ______, the largest Nazi killing center and concentration camp complex.

Answer 22

1945 - Soviet - Auschwitz

Question 23

______ The leaders of the Allied powers met at ______ to discuss the post-war reorganization of Europe including ______.

Answer 23

1945 - Yalta - Germany

Question 24

______ The US dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and ______, leading to Japan’s surrender in World War II.

Answer 24

1945 - Atomic - Nagasaki

Question 25

______ The ______ was formed to promote international ______ and prevent future wars.

Answer 25

1945 - United Nations - Cooperation

Question 26

______ India and ______ gained independence from ______ as part of the Indian Independence Act passed by parliament.

Answer 26

1945 - Pakistan - Britain

Question 27

______ ______ declared independence from Britain, following a UN plan to partition ______ into separate Arab and Jewish states.

Answer 27

1947 - Israel - Palestine

Question 28

______ The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the ______, establishing a common standard of ______ for all.

Answer 28

1948 - UN - Human rights

Question 29

______ The Chinese Communist Party, led by ______, defeated the Nationalist Party and established the ______.

Answer 29

1949 - Mao Zedong - People’s Republic of China

Question 30

______ The Korean War began when ______ Korea invaded ______ Korea with the aim of unifying the country under communist rule.

Answer 30

1950 - North - South

Question 31

______ The ______ defeated France in the First Indochina War and led to the ______ of the country into North and South Vietnam.

Answer 31

1954 - Viet Minh - Division

Question 32

______ Asian and African leaders met to discuss post-colonial economic and political cooperation at the ______ Conference in ______.

Answer 32

1955 - Bandung - Indonesia

Question 33

______ ______ nationalized the ______ and in response Britain, France, and Israel invaded in the event known as the Suez Crisis.

Answer 33

1956 - Egypt - Suez Canal

Question 34

______ ______ gained independence from ______, marking the start of decolonization in Africa.

Answer 34

1957 - Ghana - Britain

Question 35

______ The Treaty of ______ was signed between six countries to establish the European ______ Community.

Answer 35

1957 - Rome - Economic

Question 36

______ ______ was founded by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela to ______ the policies of their oil industries.

Answer 36

1960 - OPEC - Coordinate

Question 37

______ The Communist government of ______ constructs a wall separating East and West ______.

Answer 37

1961 - East Germany - Berlin

Question 38

______ The United States and Soviet Union came to the brink of ______ war over the placement of Soviet missiles in ______.

Answer 38

1962 - Nuclear - Cuba

Question 39

______ Arab members of OPEC imposed an ______ against the US in retaliation for the US. decision to support the ______ military.

Answer 39

1973 - Embargo - Israeli

Question 40

______ North Vietnam defeats ______ and reunites the country under ______ rule ending the Vietnam War.

Answer 40

1975 - South Vietnam - Communist

Question 41

______ ______ fundamentalists overthrew the US-backed ______ of Iran in an event known as the Iranian Revolution.

Answer 41

1979 - Islamic - Shah

Question 42

______ The Soviet Union invaded ______ to subdue the Afghan civil war and maintain a ______ government on its border.

Answer 42

1980 - Afghanistan - Socialist

Question 43

______ An explosion at the ______ nuclear power plant in ______ caused the world’s worst nuclear disaster.

Answer 43

1986 -Chernobyl - Ukraine

Question 44

______ The ______ was torn down, a barrier that for almost ______ years had symbolized the Cold War division of Europe.

Answer 44

1989 - Berlin Wall - 30

Question 45

______ Germany was officially ______ when ______ Germany formally joined the Federal Republic of Germany.

Answer 45

1990 - Reunified - East

Question 46

______ A US led coalition invaded ______ in response to its invasion of ______.

Answer 46

1990 - Iraq - Kuwait

Question 47

______ The ______ collapsed due to economic stagnation, political unrest, and independence movements in its republics.

Answer 47

1991 - Soviet Union

Question 48

______ Ethnic tensions between Hutus and ______ lead to the killing of over ______ in the Rwandan Genocide.

Answer 48

1994 - Tutsis - 800,000 People

Question 49

______ ______, a former British colony, was returned to ______ sovereignty ending 156 years of British rule.

Answer 49

1997 - Hong Kong - Chinese

Question 50

______ Terrorists affiliated with ______ hijacked four planes and carried out suicide attacks on the US, killing nearly ______ people.

Answer 50

2001 - Al-Qaeda - 3,000

Question 51

______ A US led coalition invaded ______ to wage a war against the ______ who had given al-Qaeda terrorists safe haven.

Answer 51

2001 - Afghanistan - Taliban

Question 52

______ A US led coalition in a second invasion of _______ overthrew the government of ______

Answer 52

2003 - Iraq - Saddam Hussein

Question 53

______ A wave of protests and uprisings swept across the ______ and North Africa, collectively known as the ______

Answer 53

2010 - Middle East - Arab Spring

Question 54

______ A ______ broke out in ______, pitting government forces against opposition groups and leading to a humanitarian crisis.

Answer 54

2011 - Civil War - Syria

Question 55

______ ______ invaded Ukraine and annexed ______, leading to ongoing conflict between Ukrainian and Russian forces.

Answer 55

2014 - Russia - Crimea

Question 56

______ An outbreak of ______ virus in West Africa killed over ______ people and highlighted the importance of global health security.

Answer 56

2014 - Ebola - 11,000

Question 57

______ 196 countries signed the ______ Agreement, committing to reduce ______ emissions in an effort to combat climate change.

Answer 57

2015 - Paris - Greenhouse gas

Question 58

______ The ______ referendum is passed and the United Kingdom votes to leave the ______.

Answer 58

2016 - Brexit - European Union

Question 59

______ A novel coronavirus, ______, emerged in ______, and quickly became a global pandemic, resulting in millions of deaths.

Answer 59

2019 - SARS-CoV-2 - China

Question 60

______ ______ launched a large-scale military invasion of ______, citing the need to protect the Russian-speaking population.

Answer 60

2022 - Russia - Ukraine