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STUDY GUIDE 2-3, 2-4, 2-5
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What country was the
leader of the Warsaw Pact?
Soviet Union
2 . When was the Cold War?
After World War II
3 . The Treaty of Versailles
was signed at the end of
World War I. One part of the
Treaty required Germany to
pay for all war damages.
Having to make these
payments was a factor that
caused the rise of Hitler and
eventually led to the start of
World War II. What BEST
explains the connection
between making damage
payments and the rise of
Hitler? Having to make these
payments angered the
Germans and ruined the
economy, which made it
easier for Hitler to come to
power.
1.
4. From the end of World
War II until the late 1980’s,
what region did the Soviet
Union control?
Eastern Europe or Eastern
Bloc
5. In Europe, World War II
officially began in September
1939. Which event caused
France and Great Britain to
enter the war? Germany
attacked Poland.
6. Russia, France, Great
Britain and Germany all
fought in World War I and
World War II. Which of
these nations was NOT
victorious in either war?
Germany
7. What is Communism? The
belief in common work and
common benefits
8. The Nazi party was not
connected to communism.
How do we know? German
was not concerned about
communism or rich and poor.
Their goal was the make
Germany powerful again.
11. What was the metaphor
used to describe the division
between Eastern Europe and
the West? iron curtain
12. Put the following events in
the order in which they
happened. 3, 1, 2, 4
1. Hitler was named
chancellor of Germany
9. What was the Holocaust?
The genocide of six million
Jews in Europe during WWII
10. After World War II,
which two countries became
known as “superpowers”?
United States and Soviet
Union
2. Germany invaded Poland
3. Germans were unhappy
because of high
unemployment and poverty.
4. France and Great Britain
declared war on Germany
13. What marked the end of the
Cold War? The Berlin Wall was
torn down
14. What country’s unification
led to the collapse of the Soviet
Union? Germany
15. During the Cold War, the
United States joined which
alliance in order to protect
Western Europe? NATO
16 . What is genocide? The
systematic destruction of a race of
people.
18. Put these events in order. 4,
2, 1, 3
1. D-Day invasion of Germanheld France
2. Germany conquers France.
3. Germany attacks the Soviet
Union.
4. Germany marches into
Austria.
19. What was Winston Churchill
describing in 1946 when he used
the metaphor, “iron curtain”?
Europe is divided in half with
communist east and
noncommunist west
17. What BEST explains the
sentences below?
Hitler promised to rebuild
Germany’s military
The Treaty of Versailles angered
Germans
Hitler said he would get back
Germany’s lost land
Reasons why Hitler and the Nazis
came to power in Germany
20. What happened the spring of
1945 during WWII? The Soviet
army from the east met with the
US army from the west in the
middle of Germany.
21. What is the most important
reason for Hitler’s rise to power?
The rise of Hitler was made
possible by rising unemployment
22. Describe the actions of
Hungary in spring of 1989?
Hungary decided to open its
border to Austria
23. From 1945 to 1990, the US
and the Soviet Union never
fought a war. Why not? Both
sides had such huge weapons that
they were each afraid of starting a
war with the other.