1. OGT Scavenger Hunt Part II Mr. Westfall’s World Studies

2. 1. In what ways did the Treaty of Versailles establish conditions that led to the outbreak of World War II? Germany – Accept war guilt, pay war reparations, give up colonies and disarm Led to the rise of dictators such as Hitler

3. 2. What was the Bolshevik revolution? A Marxist Communist Revolution in Russia to overthrow the Autocratic Czar Led by VI Lenin Великая Октябрьская социалистическая революция

4. 3. Explain the reasons for the division of Palestine by the U.N. resolution in 1947. Palestine was divided for a Jewish homeland after WWII Was a plan to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict

5. 4. What were the names of the two opposing Chinese leaders in the Chinese Communist Revolution? Mao Zedong Leader of the Communist forces Chiang Kia-Shek Leader of the Nationalist forces

6. 5. The United States, Canada and western European allies formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1949 to aid any member nation at a time of war. What was the communist answer to this treaty and who was involved? Warsaw Pact – Soviet Union, Poland, Germany, Czech and Hungary

7. 6. Name three of the six new technologies and practices of warfare used in World War I. Trench warfare, gas, machine gun, tanks, airplane, long range artillery

9. 7. What impact did the Russian Revolution have on World War I? Weakened the Allies due to the Russian withdraw Two front to a One Front war

10. 8. What country was carved up after World War I into the countries of Yugoslavia, Austria, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia? Austria-Hungary

12. 9. The death of Vladimir Lenin led to the rule of Joseph Stalin (Иосиф Сталин) in the U.S.S.R., what were some of the tactics used by Stalin to maintain his control over the Soviet Union? Famine, purges and secret police

13. 10. Define and explain the global impact of disarmament, worldwide depression, and the rise of totalitarian states after World War I. WWII

14. 11. Which presidents were in office during World War I and World War II? WWI Woodrow Wilson WWII FDR & Truman

15. 12. What was the relationship between the Vietnam War and the Cold War? Containment

16. 13. What event finally pushed the allies to declare war on Hitler and the Nazi’s, to prevent their conquest of Europe? Invasion of Poland Violated Appeasement

17. 14. Other than the use of atomic weapons, name and explain two of the other five consequences of World War II. Cold War United Nations Marshall Plan Partition of Israel

18. 15. Give an example of the conflict between security and democracy that the U.S. faced after 1945. Red Scare Counter-Culture

19. 16. At the end of World War II the Soviet Union liberated the countries of Eastern Europe from Nazi Germany. How did the occupation of these countries contribute the development of the Cold War? Iron Curtain fed into the fear of the spread of communism

20. 17. Other than militarism name two of the other three causes of World War I. M ilitarism A lliances I mperialism N ationalism

21. 18. Explain the importance of the Marshall Plan with relation to the Cold War. Provided aide to war torn European nations to prevent the spread of communism

22. 19. Define détente and describe the treaty that resulted from this policy. Improved relations between the US and the Soviet Union SALT – Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

23. 20. What was Neville Chamberlain’s policy toward Hitler and his desire for the expansion of Germany? British Prime Minister believed the policy of Appeasement. –is a policy of accepting the imposed conditions of an aggressor in lieu of armed resistance, usually at the sacrifice of principles “My good friends, for the second time in our history, a British Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace with honor. I believe it is peace for our time.” Neville Chamberlain, 1938

24. 21. What factors led to the rise of dictatorships in former colonies? Former military occupation was what they were used to.

25. 22. What were the major reasons for the fall of the Soviet Union? Glasnost = openness Churches opened Political prisoners released Banned authors allowed to publish books Ok for reporters to criticize officials Perestroika = economic Managers of farms and factories could make more decisions on their own People could open small private businesses Tried to preserve communism Democratization Gradual opening of the political system Election of a new group of lawmakers Communist Party no longer chose all candidates Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev

26. 23. What incident in Cuba was embarrassing to the U.S. and resulted in the Soviets placing missiles 90 miles off the coast of Florida? Bay of Pigs

27. 24. Name two ethnic conflicts in the Post-Cold War era? Rwanda Bosnia Iraq

28. 25. Identify two causes of the Great Depression. Bank failure Easy credit Buying stocks on margin Stock market crash