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World War I, World War II, Cold War
CCA Review
1. Define dictator.
2. Give examples of dictators during WWII and in more modern times.
3. Who controls military, personal, and economic (business-related) decisions in a
totalitarian regime?
4. Who was Anne Frank?
5. How does World War II finally and completely end? Which side wins?
6. List the Axis Powers during World War II:
7. List the Allied Powers during World War II:
8. Why is it important for European nations to cooperate? (Hint: think of a map)
9. Why is it important to study the Holocaust?
10. How did the Industrial Revolution affect World War I?
11. Define communism.
12. Who controls the economy and factors of production in a communist regime?
13. Which major European power during and after World War II was a communist
country?
14. Between the end of World War I and the beginning of World War II, there was a
worldwide economic depression that resulted in poverty, joblessness, and
desperation. Why did this depression affect Germany especially hard?
15. The United States was determined to stay out of World War II. Which event forced
the US to enter the war? When did this event occur?
16. Are people under the rule of a communist dictatorship allowed to vote?
17. Which type of government allows voting? Give an example of a country that allows
voting.
18. Reread the article about Adolf Hitler that we discussed in class. Be sure to know
some of his ideas and goals in life.
19. After World War II, what became of Germany?
20. Define airlift.
21. Define blockade.
22. Define Cold War.
23. Define glasnost.
24. By what names was World War I known during the time it was fought? (many
things, just not WWI)
25. What is propaganda? How is it used in wartime?