Final Exam Review 1
Across
- 2. Soviet Union leader who began democratic reforms in the 1980s
- 12. country was created after World War II as a homeland for the Jewish people
- 14. of the Soviet Union whose Five-Year Plan demonstrated a command economy where the government made all of the decisions
- 15. Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela spoke out against the practice of this in South Africa
- 17. the separation of races is better known as segregation in America; it is known as Apartheid in this country
- 18. the most common use for satellites
- 20. competition between European countries for colonies in Africa is called this
- 22. event occurred in 1941 causing the United States to enter World War II
- 25. this U.S. policy sought to stop communism from reaching Korea and Vietnam
- 26. this country has been invaded twice since 1990, once by President Bush (41) and again by President Bush (43)
- 27. to be a bad policy where European leaders gave in to Hitler’s demands at the Munich Conference
- 29. this revolution limited the power of the monarchs in England
- 30. this rebellion was led by Chinese over the British involvement in China; their name means “fists of righteous harmony”
- 31. these were the last two countries in Europe to unite in the 1870s
- 32. this war was fought in South Africa over gold and diamonds
- 33. that if one country fell to communism, then others would follow too
- 34. President Woodrow Wilson brought 14 points to the Treaty of Versailles; this was the most important idea of his
Down
- 1. this effect is caused by the warming of the earth’s surface; also referred to as global warming
- 3. this revolutionary leader used non-violent resistance as a way to get the British out of India in the 1960s
- 4. Lenin was brought the Communist Revolution to this country
- 5. this crisis resulted in the United States using a blockade to prevent Soviet ships from delivering supplies
- 6. the Congress of Vienna met in 1815 to balance the power in Europe after this leader’s fall
- 7. was forced to accept the blame for starting World War I in this treaty
- 8. this class made up of 98% of pre-revolutionary France and consisted of mostly peasants, merchants and bourgeoisie
- 9. policy to solve the Jewish “problem” was known as this
- 10. The United States is the only country to ever have used these in actual war
- 11. Industrial Revolution began here because of its good harbors
- 13. Chinese and British fought a war over this product in 1839
- 16. became the dominant power in this region; also known as the Ring of Fire
- 19. crop failure led to the large migration of Irish to America
- 21. between the US and USSR during the Cold War was played out this way
- 23. this policy was used by the Russians to defeat Napoleon; burning of everything to prevent the enemy from gaining food, supplies, or shelter
- 24. refers to the non-fighting war between the US and USSR during the mid-twentieth century
- 28. known as the George Washington of South America; first name Simon