World History Trivia: Wars, Leaders, and Agreements

1. Period 6

3. Question 1 - 10 Who were the main countries of the Triple Alliance

4. Answer 1 – 10 • Germany • Austria-Hungray • Ottoman Empire

5. Question 1 - 20 What where the major causes of the First World War

6. Answer 1 – 20 • Militarism • Alliance • Imperialism • Nationalism

7. Question 1 - 30 What was Germany’s plan to win the World War 1?

8. Answer 1 – 30 The Schlieffen Plan

9. Question 1 - 40 Who was the leader of Italy at the start of World War 2

10. Answer 1 – 40 Benito Mussolini

11. Question 1 - 50 What drew America into World War 2

12. Answer 1 – 50 The surprise attack at Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan

13. Question 2 - 10 Who were the two main actors of the Cold War?

14. Answer 2 – 10 • The United States • The U.S.S.R

15. Question 2 - 20 What where the two major crises the Kennedy faced?

16. Answer 2 – 20 • The building of the Berlin Wall • Cuban Missile Crisis

17. Question 2 - 30 • What were the two alliance systems them were created during the Cold War?

18. Answer 2 – 30 NATO Warsaw Pact

19. Question 2 - 40 How did the US bypass the Berlin Wall to continue to help the West Berliners?

20. Answer 2 – 40 The Berlin Airlift

21. Question 2 - 50 Name two of the three proxy wars, discussed in class, fought between the US and the U.S.S.R during the Cold War.

22. Answer 2 – 50 • Korean War (UN vs N. Korea) • Vietnam War (US/S. Vietnam vs N. Vietnam) • Afghanistan (U.S.S.R vs Talaban)

23. Question 3 - 10 What is NAFTA ?

24. Answer 3 – 10 North American Free Trade Agreement

25. Question 3 - 20 Define Neocolonialism

26. Answer 3 – 20 • Economic dependency that “third world” experienced after decolonization

27. Question 3 - 30 Nelson Mandela and Steven Biko are associated with the struggle against what?

28. Answer 3 – 30 South African aparheid

29. Question 3 - 40 What is the role of the IMF

30. Answer 3 – 40 The IMF promotes global growth and economic stability through a variety of programs, specifically loans.

31. Question 3 - 50 Which event saw the creation of Israel in 1947?

32. Answer 3 – 50 The Belfour Declaration

33. Question 4 - 10 Who led the Bolshevik Revolution?

34. Answer 4 – 10 Lenin

35. Question 4 - 20 • What was the name of Fidel Castro’s movement?

36. Answer 4 – 20 26th of July Movement

37. Question 4 - 30 Name two of the three major reforms of Mao Zedong

38. Answer 4 – 30 • First five year plan • The Great Leap Forward • The Cultural Revolution

39. Question 4 - 40 Who helped Castro overthrow Batista?

40. Answer 4 – 40 • Ernesto “Che” Guevara

41. Question 4 - 50 Who was the single most influential writer that inspired Lenin to pursue Communism and what did he write?

42. Answer 4 – 50 Karl Marx wrote the Communist Manifesto

43. Question 5 - 10 How many days are there in a year?

44. Answer 5 – 10 365.25

45. Question 5 - 20 Who wrote the American National Anthem?

46. Answer 5 – 20 Francis Scott Key

47. Question 5 - 30 What percent of the average human brain is fat?

48. Answer 5 – 30 60%

49. Question 5 - 40 What is the only mammal that can’t jump?

50. Answer 5 – 40 An Elephant….