Global Conflict - WWI and WWII | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Name one way in which countries around the world reacted to the Great Depression.

Setting high tariffs on imports, creating closed economic loops with colonies, devaluing currency (inflation), implementing welfare programs, rise of populism..

Name two effects that the Treaty of Versailles had on Germany.

Lost territory and colonies, had to disarm and reduce army and navy, heavy war reparations, took the blame for the war, caused resentment and economic downfall

The signing of an armistice on November 11th, 1918 marked the end of which war?

WWI

Name two types of technology that were developed and used during WWI.

Planes, tanks, trenches, poison gas, submarines, machine guns, flamethrowers, etc.

An -ism that stems from patriotism and pride in one's own nation and culture and leads to a desire for independence is...

Nationalism

An -ism that involves nations taking over and exploiting other nations' resources and people in order to create an "empire" is...

Imperialism

An -ism that glorifies military strength and promotes the buildup of military and naval power is...

Militarism

Name two of the M.A.I.N. causes of WWI.

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

Name the "trigger cause" that caused Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia and start WWI.

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie

Name one effect of the Russian Revolution.

Russia left WWI and lost territory to Germany, Lenin's Bolsheviks took over the government and redistributed land and wealth, Civil war broke out, etc.

What was the name of the leader of Italy during WWII?

Benito Mussolini

Name one of the Japanese cities where the atomic bomb was dropped.

Hiroshima / Nagasaki

In which order did the Axis countries surrender?

Italy first, then Germany, and lastly Japan

Hitler's invasion of which country was a trigger cause for WWII?

Poland

Name 5 Allied Powers from WWII.

The USSR, the U.S., Great Britain, France, China

Name 3 Axis Powers from WWII.

Germany, Italy, Japan

Name one cause of the Russian Revolution.

Discontent with Tsar Nicholas II's leadership, Russian losses in WWI, terrible working and living conditions due to industrialization, food and fuel shortages..

Name one propaganda technique used in the following image.

scapegoating, scare tactics, appealing to emotions, use of symbols, etc.

Name one propaganda technique used in the following image.

scare tactics, appealing to emotions, use of symbols, etc.

A type of communication that often shares biased or misleading information in order to influence people's opinions/perspectives is called...

propaganda

Describe one effect of WWII.

Loss of lives, loss of homes/infrastructure, disruption of agricultural economies, famine, U.S. occupation of Japan, creation of the U. N., etc.

Name one tactic that Hitler employed as a "solution" to "cleanse" Germany of Jews.

emigration, forced them into ghettos, killing squads, labor camps, death camps, etc.

What is the term for "killing, harming, or sterilizing a group of people with the intent of wiping them out", literally "race murder"?

genocide

An -ism focused on creating a strong nationalist and military state, where the needs of the state come before the needs of the individual. These types of states claimed to fight against communism.

fascism

Name one cause of WWII.

Discontent with the outcome of the Treaty of Versailles, the Great Depression/global economic hardship/hyperinflation, rise of fascism and dictatorships, etc.