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