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| Name the leader of the Bolsheviks who overthrew the provisional government after Tsar Nicolas II was stepped down. | Lenin |
| Identify the countries that Japan invaded betwwen World War I and World War II. | Koreas, Manchuria, and China |
| What event brought the United States into WWII in 1941? | Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor |
| What was the "Final Solution"? | Gernmany's decision to exterminate all Jews |
| What provides a code of conduct for the treatment of people under the protection of their government? | Universal Declaration of Juman Rights |
| What countries lost colonies in Africa after World War II? | France, Great Britain, Portugal and Belgium |
| In what country did civil disobedience and passive resistance play a major role in winning its independence? | India |
| Name the two former British mandates in the Middle East. | Palestine and Jordan |
| What was Mussolini's ambition during the Interwar Period? | To restore Italy to the glory of Rome |
| What country ruled India until independence was gained after World War II? | Great Britain |
| Which religion did Asoka's missionaries spread from India to China and other parts of Asia? | Buddhism |
| Who was the leader of Germany during WWI? | Kaiser Wilhelm II |
| Identify the two sides of the Chinese Civil War, their leaders, and location. | The Nationalists led by Chiang Kaishek (Jiang Jieshi) on island of Taiwan versus the Communists led by Mao Tsetung (Moo Zedong) on mainland |
| What do the acronyms NAFTA and WTO stand for? | North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) |
| What did the Treaty of Versailles require of Germany? | Germany was required to accept guilt for the war/give up territory/pay reparations/limit th esize of their military |
| Mecca and Medina are important | Islam |
| What country bombed Great Britain in the Battle of Britian? In what war did this occur? | Germany/World War II |
| The Torah is the written records and beliefs for this religion. | Judaism |
| What international organization guaranteed colonial populations the right to self-determination? | United Nations |
| What country ruled Vietnam as a colony before WWII? | France |
| Russia's defeat in a war with _____ in 1905 and military defeats with high causalities in WWI are two reasons why the Russian Revolution began. | Japan |
| What country did Germany invade in 1941 in violation of a non-aggression pact they had signed with this country? | Soviet Union |
| Whose death triggered the start of WWI? | Austria's Archduke Ferdinand |
| Name two former enemies of the Allies in World War II who later emerged as economics powers in post World Was II? | Germany (West) and Japan |
| What were Stalin's policies toimprove industrial production called? | Five Year Plan |
| This country's defeat in 1940 left Germany in control of central and Western Europe during World War II | France |
| Name the treaty from World War I that is cited as one of the cuases of World War II. | Japan |
| What did Japan need that explains some of their aggressive actions in the Interware Period? | Natural resources due to industrialization |
| List some of the social challenges of our rapidly developing world. | Poverty/poor health/illiteracy/famine/migration |
| What did the Bolsheviks rename Russia? | Union of Soviet Socialists Republics (USSR) or Soviet Union |
| During World War I Britain and France agreed to divide large portionsn of what Middle Eastern empire between themselves? | Ottoman Empire |
| What group was the victim of genocides in Rwanda? | Tutsi |
| Identify the two major powers that emerged as a result of WWII. | United States and the Soviet Union |
| Who was the Indian leader who fostered a closer relationship with the Soviet Union during the Cold War? | Indira Gandhi |
| Who was the last president of the Soviet Union? | Mikhail Gorbachev |
| This ruler reformed China's economy which experienced rapid economic growth - but Communist control of the government continued. | Deng Xiaoping |
| What is the name of the world's largest democracy | India |
| Mandates in the Middle East were established by the _____ after World War I and were granted independence after _____. | League of Nations/World War II |
| Who was the Prime Minister of Israel during the Yom Kippur War? | Golda Meir |
| What religion is concentrated in East and Southeast Asia? | Buddhism |
| What did the Indian Constitution of 1950 seek to prohibit? | Caste discrimination |
| Who was the President of Egupt who nationalized the Suez Canal and built the Aswan High Dam? | Gamal Abdul Nasser |
| What does the acronym IMF stand for? | International Monetary Fund |
| Name the terrorist leader associated with the 9/11/2001 attacks on the United States. | Osama bin Laden |
| What is the name of the group that Mohandas Gandhi led? | Indian National Congress (INC) |
| What does reincarnation mean? | Rebirth based on karma |
| Which religion believes that Jesus is the son of God? | Christianity |
| T/F: West AFrica experienced a long violent transition to independence after World War II. | False |
| Name the leader of India who was an associate of Gandhi, supported western style industrialization, and saw the passage of a new Constitution for India. | Jawaharial Nehru |
| Which religion's sacred text is the Qur'an/Koran? | Islam |
| Name the Vritish Prime Minister who supported free trade and less governemnt regulation of business and had a close relationship with the United States. | Margaret Thatcher |
| Who became the first black President of the Republic of South Africa? | Nelson Mandela |
| Name two social conditions that are used to determine developed v. developing countries. | Literacy/access to health care |
| Which religion is associated with Five Pillars of Faith? | Islam |
| Which happened first? The collapse of the Soviet Union or th etearing down of the Berline Wall? | Tearing down the Berlin Wall |
| Which religion follows an Eightfold Path to Enlightenment? | Buddhism |
| Which United States President is associated with the development of the containment policy? | Truman |
| List places in the contemporary world where there are ethnic and religious conflicts. | Middle East/Northern Ireland/Balkans/Horn of Africa/South Asis |
| What is karma? | Knowledge that all thoughts and actions result in furture consequences |
| List three environmental challenges facin gthe world today. | Pollution/loss of habitat/global climate change |
