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- 4. I made myself the dictator of Italy in the 1920's.
- 5. This concentration camp was located in Poland and is listed as the deadliest.
- 8. The USA and Russia were considered ____________ after WWII.
- 9. What economic event led to the cause of WWII? (Two words with no space)
- 11. The treaty of Versailles ended what war?
- 15. What caused the split of Czechoslovakia (Hint two words and no space between)
- 18. I was the dictator that spied on my own citizens with the secret police.
- 21. What was the competition between countries for superior weapons known as?
- 23. Italy, Germany, and Austria-Hungary formed this alliance.
- 24. The name of the country that was created after the split of Yugolavia in the 1990's.
- 25. I was the leader of the Soviet Union in the 1990's. Many disliked me.
- 27. The term meaning a devotion or loyalty to one's country.
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- 1. Which country dropped out of WWI after suffering huge losses?
- 2. This new style of warefare slowed WWI to a grinding halt.
- 3. What European country was not controlled by the Axis or Allied powers during WWI or WWII?
- 6. What organization or union promotes political and economic cooperation in Europe?
- 7. The assassination of this person was the spark of WWI.
- 10. Which side of Germany fell to communism?
- 12. What was the deadliest conflict in military history?
- 13. What country was Germany's main ally during WWI and WWII?
- 14. How many millions of people were killed during WWII?
- 15. Great Britain, France, and Russia created the Triple _________ during WWI.
- 16. What was the ethnic cleansing called that occurred in Europe during WWII?
- 17. What alliance was formed among Western countries where they agreed to protect each other if attacked?
- 19. Which country was split into five separate countries following years of civil war fighting?
- 20. Which Allied Power was the first to fall to the power of Germany in WWII?
- 22. What British leader spoke of an "Iron Curtain" dividing Europe?
- 26. What event after WWII divided Europe into Communist and non-Communist countries? (HINT: Two words and no space)
