European History

1. European History REVIEW GAME WINNINGTEAMRECEIVES +5 points onTOMORROW’STESTandCANDY!

2. RULES of PLAY • 2 teams equally split by DNM, M, and E standards. • 1 player from each team goes to the front of the room and sits in the HOT seat to answer the question. • The team whose player answers the question correctly earns points for their team. • Sportsmanship points are awarded and taken away (no whispering answers if it’s not your turn, no arguing with the teacher, and no arguing with teammates or opponents).

3. HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED • 1 person from each team comes up to the front. • The question will be projected on the screen • The first team member to hit the easy button is allowed first chance to answer the question. • If they answer the question correctly they are awarded points • If they answer the question incorrectly they lose points and the other team has a chance to steal for DOUBLE the points! • At the end of the game the team that has the most points WINS the bonus points on the test and the candy.

5. President Ronald Reagan addresses the Soviet leader Gorbachev

6. Question 1 In 1492 Columbus sailed the Ocean blue. In which century did this take place?

7. Answer 15th Century

8. Question 2 Nations from this continent wanted to find ocean routes to reach places in Africa and Asia.

9. Answer Europe

10. Question 3 During the age of _____ many European nations wanted to find ocean routes to reach places in Africa and Asia. Places like India and China had valuable natural resources. Europeans wanted to trade with them. Europeans eventually discovered the Americas too.

11. Answer Exploration

12. Question 4 This nation began the age of European exploration.

13. Answer Portugal

14. Question 5 I am a Portuguese prince and I began the age of European exploration. Who am I?

15. Answer Prince Henry the Navigator

16. Question 6 The most interesting thing about Henry the Navigator is that he never…

17. Answer Never went on any of his voyages. He funded (paid for) them.

18. Question 7 The main reason for European exploration by explorers such as: Henry the Navigator, Columbus, Magellan, DeGama, Cabot, and Champlain.

19. Answer Finding a shorter passage to Asia.

20. Question 8 A group of people who settle far from home but keep ties with their home country is known as a _____.

21. Answer Colony

22. Question 9 How did religion play a role in European exploration?

23. Answer Europeans wanted to spread Christianity to the new regions. European explorers and settlers often saw themselves as doing the will of God as well as serving their king or queen.

24. Question 10 What is wrong with this picture and what Columbus was NOT doing on his voyages of exploration?

25. Answer Columbus was NOT trying to prove that the earth was flat. Educated people of his time knew that the earth was NOT flat. Their voyages had other purposes.

26. Question 11 World War I lasted from _____-_____.

27. Answer 1914-1918

28. Question 12 _____ is described as pride in one’s country and was one of the four main causes of World War I.

29. Answer Nationalism

30. Question 13 This picture shows the British empire. A strategy when a country tries to put other countries/territories under its political control was one of the main causes of World War I. It is known as _____.

31. Answer Imperialism

32. Question 14 What can be described in this image is known as _____. Give a brief description.

33. Answer Trench warfare was a form of warfare during World War I when soldiers on both sides dug ditches or trenches to protect themselves from the enemy.

34. Question 15 The Russian Revolution was caused by a difference in economic and social classes, which was seen by people freezing and starving in Russia. The Russian Revolution also led to _____.

35. Answer Russia pulling out of World War I due to the Russian Revolution and an agreement with Germany to withdraw in return for Germany’s financial support.

36. Question16 Although Portugal began the age of European exploration. This empire was the most powerful in Europe during the Industrial Revolution at the end of the 18th Century?

37. Answer British Empire

38. Question 17Look at the two pictures below. What do you think they are illustrating

39. Answer End of World War I and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles

40. Question 18 As a result of Germany losing World War I this political party rose to power and Adolf Hitler was it’s leader.

41. Answer Nazi party (National Socialist German Workers Party)

42. Question 19 When World War I ended Germany was in ruins and the US eventually would enter into the Great _____, which triggered a downturn of economies of countries all over the world.

43. Answer Depression

44. Question 20 This symbol is called the _____ __ _____. Which group of people were forced to wear them while the Nazis were in control?

45. Answer Star of David, Jews

46. Question 21 This movie illustrated how much 6 million people are who died in the _____.

47. Answer Holocaust

48. Question 22 This video shows the people of Germany able to move freely from East to West when this wall came crashing down. What is the name of the wall that fell in 1989, symbolizing an end to Communism in Europe.

49. Answer The Berlin Wall

50. Question 23 What kind of government was established when the Russian Revolution occurred in Eastern Europe?