World History: Spring Final BINGO A
Directions: Read a definition, students call out the correct term and mark with a shield on their sheets…keep a record of each term used in a game…students win by getting BINGO across, down, or diagonal.
After the opening of this in 1869, Britain took an active interest in Egypt. Suez Canal
In 1876, Queen Victoria assumed the title of… Empress of India
The economy of Latin America in the nineteenth century was dominated by… Britain
Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire became known as the… Central Powers
This was the treaty signed with Germany that many Germans felt was a harsh peace. Treaty of Versailles
World War I involved a complete mobilization of resources and people…it was a total war
This is the aggressive preparation for war, was growing along with nations’ armies. Militarism
Germany’s plan for a two-front war with Russia and France is called…. The Schlieffen Plan
By attacking Austria in May 1915, this country betrayed Germany and Austria Italy
This resulted in new territories for the U.S. Spanish-American War
A colony was run by this brought in a new set of officials from the mother country. Direct Rule
He set up a nonviolent movement to aid the poor and grant independence to India. Mohandas Gandhi
In Latin American Colonies- they were the largest group; worked as servants and laborers Mestizos
He joined José de San Martín’s forces to complete the liberation of Peru. Simón Bolívar
This was the belief that Europeans had a moral responsibility to civilize primitive peoples “White man’s burden”
He seized power in Egypt in 1805 and established a separate Egyptian state. Muhammad Ali
They were descendants of the original Dutch settlers of Cape Town, South Africa. Boers
In 1857, a growing Indian distrust of the British led to the Sepoy Mutiny
Their goal was a share in the governing process of India Indian National Congress
The United States to join the Allies in fighting World War I because of Germans sub attacks
This government aims to control the every aspect of the lives of its citizens. totalitarian
This allowed Hitler to establish a totalitarian state by ignoring the constitution for four years Enabling Act
To deal with runaway German inflation, this reduced Germany’s reparations debt. Dawes Plan
This is a period of low economic activity and rising unemployment. Economic depression
This glorifies a strong central government led by a dictatorial ruler. Fascism
He led the Spanish military in a revolt against the democratic government Franco
The belief that he ended Germany’s economic depression leading many accept Nazis Hitler
These excluded Jews from citizenship and forbade marriages between Jews and Germans. “Nuremberg laws”
Hitler demanded, and was given, what area in northwestern Czechoslovakia? Sudetenland
Two days after Hitler’s invasion of ____, Britain and France declared war on Germany. Poland
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
The ____ was the period of political tension following World War II. Cold War
The slaughter of European civilians, particularly Jews, by the Nazis became known as what? Holocaust
The turning point of WWII in Asia was the battle at… Midway
Hitler planned to conquer them in order to secure land and Slavic slaves to strengthen the Reich. Soviet Union
This is a “lightning war” that utilized tanks supported by airplanes blitzkrieg
This policy initially kept the U. S. from becoming involved in the war against Germany isolationism
This is history’s greatest naval invasion D-Day
Nazi plan for the extermination of the Jews Final Solution
Japanese pilots who flew suicide missions against U.S. warships kamikaze
Under his leadership, the Bolsheviks became a party dedicated to violent revolution. Lenin
To end Russia’s involvement in WWI, Lenin signed this giving up Russian land Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
He’s the spokesperson for a new world based on democracy and international cooperation. Woodrow Wilson
After the war, Britain ruled this place by mandates for the League of Nations Iraq
World History: Spring Final BINGO A
His assassination started World War I Francis Ferdinand
This is assembling troops and supplies for war mobilization
This is the wearing down of other side down with constant attacks war of attrition
Siberian peasant who influenced Czarina Alexandra Grigori Rasputin
World organization created at the Paris Peace Conference League of Nations
World History: Spring Final BINGO B
Directions: Read a definition, students call out the correct term and mark with a shield on their sheets…keep a record of each term used in a game…students win by getting BINGO across, down, or diagonal.
U.S. feared communism was spreading when this became a Communist nation in 1949. China
This was a U.S. attempt to overthrow the Cuban government “Bay of Pigs”
The U.S. senator responsible for the anti-Communist movement known as the “Red Scare” was Joseph McCarthy
This stated that the U.S. would provide money to nations threatened by Communist expansion. Truman Doctrine
This created a military alliance between the Soviet Union and various Eastern European nations. Warsaw Pact
This was built to prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany. Berlin Wall
Which nation declined economically after World War II? Great Britain
Which U.S. president signed into law the Civil Rights Act? Lyndon Johnson
The hotline between the White House and Kremlin was established because of… Cuban Missile Crisis
Postwar birthrates rose in the late 1940s and 1950s, creating a “baby boom.”
Country with both military powers and political influence superpower
U.S. effort to rebuild war-torn Europe Marshall Plan
Tactic used to overcome a Soviet blockade Berlin Air Lift
The Polish national trade union Solidarity was founded by Lech Walesa
The Soviet policy to intervene if communism in another nation was threatened was Brezhnev Doctrine
The Russian word perestroika, the reform movement led by Mikhail Gorbachev, means Restructuring
Russian President Vladimir Putin used military force to suppress a rebellion in the state of Chechnya
In the 1960-70s, the British struggled to stop fighting between Catholics and Protestants in… Northern Ireland
U.S. president that was forced to resign to avoid impeachment for the Watergate scandal. Richard Nixon
U.S. president Jimmy Carter faced an international crisis when 52 Americans were held hostage in.. Iran
President Carter protested Soviet invasion of Afghanistan by canceling U.S. participation in the.. Olympic Games
The United States signed a nuclear weapons treaty in 1990 because it needed to reduce military spending
Walesa’s trade union movement was supported by workers and the… Catholic Church
Challenged by President Kennedy in 1961, U.S. landed astronauts on the moon in 1969
World’s largest single trading bloc by 1992 EEC
Common currency established by the EU Euro
British government economic policy in the 1980s Thatcherism
Government spending in excess of revenues Budget deficit
Formal charges of misconduct Impeachment
Many Latin American nations suffered economic difficulties because of
overdependence on foreign nations and dramatic increase in… Population.
Who overthrew Cuba’s government on January 1, 1959? Castro
The military conflict over the Falkland Islands in 1982 involved Argentina and Great Britain
This government has been heavily influenced by drug cartels and cocaine production. Colombia
This is a farm owned and operated by a group of peasant workers “cooperative”
The book Silent Spring gave rise to a new field of science called Ecology
Tropical rain forests support ____ of the world’s plant and animal species. 50 percent
According to estimates by the UN, the world’s population could reach ____ by the year 2050. 9 billion
This refers to development of new strains of grains that have higher yields. “Green Revolution”
In 1986, a nuclear explosion at ____ released radiation that killed hundreds of people. Chernobyl
The release of chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere may impact ozone layer
Some scientists have been concerned this may create new strains of deadly bacteria Genetic engineering
These are characterized by a farming economy and little modern technology Developing countries
The Exxon Valdez was involved in oil spill
United Nations Security Council includes China, Russia, France, Great Britain and US
For many years, the effectiveness of the United Nations was limited by US and Soviet…. domination