World War I Russian Revolution Nationalism WWII Postwar Period 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism $100 WWI $100 Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

What are the causes of World War I? WWI $100 What are the causes of World War I?

Created by France to protect from the expected German invasion. $200 WW1 $200 Created by France to protect from the expected German invasion.

What is the Maginot Line? WWI $200 What is the Maginot Line?

$300 WW1 $300 Perpetrated by the Ottoman Turks in order to rid their empire of a minority group

What is the Armenian Genocide? WWI $300 What is the Armenian Genocide?

$400 WW1 $400 The result of trench warfare and the machine gun, which existed for the first year of the war on the western front.

WWI $400 What is a stalemate?

$500 Cat 1 $500 At first a neutral nation, this country later joined and turned the tide of the war in favor of the Allies.

WWI $500 What is the U.S.?

The ideological basis of the Russian Revolution. $100 Russian Rev. $100 The ideological basis of the Russian Revolution.

Russian Rev. $100 What is Marxism?

$200 Russian Rev. $200 Overthrew the czar and set up a new Russian Republic, including the beginnings of a constitution.

What is the March Revolution? Russian Rev. $200 What is the March Revolution?

$300 Russian Rev. $300 Resulted from the continued loss of lives in WWI, food shortages, more military deaths, and the return of Lenin.

What is the November Revolution? Russian Rev. $300 What is the November Revolution?

$400 Russian Rev. $400 In an effort to reform the economy and create a classless society with production in the hands of the people, Lenin set up this program, which actually allowed some private businesses and property.

What is the New Economic Policy? Russian Rev. $400 What is the New Economic Policy?

$500 Russian Revolution $500 This Soviet leader made the U.S.S.R. into a modern industrial power by creating a command economy and forcing collectivization.

Russian Rev. $500 Who is Stalin?

$100 Nationalism $100 The international organization aimed at preserving world peace- it was rejected by the U.S. Senate.

What is the League of Nations? Nationalism $100 What is the League of Nations?

$200 Nationalism $200 Created by Britain following WWI, this document promised Zionists a homeland in Palestine.

What is the Balfour Declaration? Nationalism $200 What is the Balfour Declaration?

$300 Nationalism $300 This group rose to power in Japan following the Great Depression- they sought to expand Japanese influence worldwide.

Who are the ultra-nationalists? Nationalism $300 Who are the ultra-nationalists?

He sought to modernize Turkey to keep it independent. $400 Nationalism $400 He sought to modernize Turkey to keep it independent.

Nationalism $400 Who was Ataturk?

$500 Nationalism $500 His promises appealed to farmers in rural areas. He led the Long March. He eventually won control of China.

Nationalism $500 Who is Mao Zedong?

$100 WWII $100 This political ideology glorified the state, allowed private property, and used secret police to ensure loyalty.

WWII $100 What is fascism?

$200 WWII $200 Signed between the U.S.S.R. and Germany, it allowed for the joint invasion of Poland.

What is the Nonaggression Pact? WWII $200 What is the Nonaggression Pact?

$300 WWII $300 Hitler invaded these two northern European nations because of their strategic location- they had access to the sea and helped him isolate Russia.

What are Norway and Denmark? WWII $300 What are Norway and Denmark?

$400 WWII $400 This nation was accused of the massacre of civilians in Nanjing in the 1930s.

WWII $400 What is Japan?

$500 WWII $500 This nation’s civil war was considered a “dress rehearsal” for new WWII technology.

What is the Spanish Civil War? WWII $500 What is the Spanish Civil War?

$100 Postwar World $100 Disagreements between these two groups led to the establishment of India and Pakistan following a long era of British colonialism.

Who are Hindus and Muslims? Postwar World $100 Who are Hindus and Muslims?

$200 Postwar World $200 Winston Churchill claimed that THIS was the new dividing line between communist and democratic nations in postwar Europe.

What is the iron curtain? Postwar World $200 What is the iron curtain?

$300 Postwar World $300 This postwar military alliance was created to resist Soviet aggression.

Postwar World $300 What is NATO?

$400 Postwar World $400 Mao Zedong’s plan to renew people’s loyalty to communism and establish a more equitable society.

What is the Cultural Revolution? Postwar World $400 What is the Cultural Revolution?

$500 Postwar World $500 The United Nations drafted THIS document to try to prevent future crimes against humanity after WWII.

What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? Postwar World $500 What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

Final Jeopardy The category is….. Write your wager down on a piece of paper- you may wager $200 over what you now have. The answer is….. Write your question down on the piece of paper. When called on, announce your question, then your wager. Leading team goes first.

Category: Military Strategy

This German general in WWI developed a cunning plan to outsmart the French border defenses and invade towards Paris.

Who is General Schlieffen?