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WWI Inter-war Years WWII Cold War Vocab 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 Final Jeopardy

100 The “M” of the M.A.I.N. causes of WWI Answer

100 Militarism

200 This country/empire fought alongside Germany and Austria-Hungary Answer

200 Ottoman Empire

300 France, Britain, and Russia formed the “Triple ________” Answer

300 Triple Entente

400 This Serbian assassin killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary Answer

400 Gavrilo Princip

500 This weapon made trench warfare necessary, as it could hit a target accurately from 25 miles away Answer

500 Heavy artillery

100 This country was forced to accept full blame for WWI Answer

100 Germany

200 This term refers to an extreme form of nationalism, often led by a dictator, that became popular after WW1 Answer

200 Fascism

300 The initial leader of the Russian Revolution, his death gave way to the rise of Stalin Answer

300 Vladimir Lenin

400 This Italian newspaper editor and military man is credited as the “father” of fascism Answer

400 Benito Mussolini

500 This term refers to a style of leadership that controls every aspect of public and private life Answer

500 Totalitarianism

100 The Allies chose to follow this policy, as opposed to fighting Hitler prior to WWII Answer

100 Appeasement policy

200 We watched a video clip about this battle, and it is considered one of the most glorious – and costly – victories in American history Answer

200 Battle of Normandy

300 This German style of warfare was known as “lightning war,” and it involved fast-moving tanks, followed by air support and infantry Answer

300 blitzkrieg

400 Atomic bombs were dropped over these 2 Japanese cities Answer

400 Hiroshima & Nagasaki

500 This U.S. President ordered the dropping of the atomic bomb Answer

500 Harry Truman

100 The Cold War focused primarily on these two countries Answer

100 US and USSR

200 This policy became an official agenda for the US against the USSR, in an effort to stop the spread of communism Answer

200 Containment policy

300 This term refers to the fear surrounding many Americans during the Cold War Answer

300 The Red Scare

400 T/F: The first Iraq War was part of the Cold War Answer

400 False

500 This term refers to the willingness to go to the edge of nuclear war in order to make the other side back down Answer

500 brinkmanship

100 US president when WWII began Answer

100 Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)

200 This document effectively ended WWI Answer

200 Treaty of Versailles

300 - Daily Double Daily Double

400 Translates to “My Struggle,” this war Hitler’s personal memoir written in prison Answer

400 Mein Kempf

500 This term refers to when neither side can gain any ground during a battle – as often happened in WWI Answer

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