Relier Pairs European History Matching PairsVersion en ligne Test your knowledge of European history with this fun matching pairs game! par Jennifer Fazio 1 Cold War 2 Holocaust 3 Worldwide depression 4 Propaganda 5 Communism 6 German Reunification 7 Nazism 8 Treaty of Versailles Ended WWI, forced Germany to accept the blame for the war. Process in which East and West Germany were united and Berlin was reunited into a single city. After WWI, economic crisis struck around the globe, inflation of money, stock and banks crashed, severe drought on farms. Government type where there are no classes, everyone shares the work & rewards. Biased media used by the Nazis to influence Germans way of thinking (war, Jews, etc.) Extreme principles of Hitler's, political party, used propaganda to turn Germans against Jews, led to Holocaust. Systematic, state-supported killing of millions of Jewish people time period of political instability between US and Soviet Union, no direct warfare but came close 1 What role did Vladimir Lenin play in the Russian Revolution? 2 What was the world's first communist country? 3 Why did communism appeal to so many Russians? Promise to end classes, promise to make everyone share equal work and rewards Overthrew the monarch and brought communism to Russia Soviet Union 1 How did Hitler rise to power in Germany? 2 Why was the League of Nations established during this time? 3 What was life like in Germany after World War I? 4 Who was the leader of the Nazi party in Germany? 5 What did the Treaty of Versailles do? 6 How was Germany's economy impacted by the treaty? 7 What were some reasons why there was a worldwide economic depression after World War I? 8 What were the terms of the treaty? 9 Why did the US NOT sign the treaty? 10 Why did France want the treaty to be harsh? Hitler promised German people he would rebuild military, take back German lands, and make Germany a strong and proud nation Adlof Hilter Since Germany was forced to pay reparations, its economy suffered. Inflation an economic depression ensured. People & economy suffered, many were unemployed and lived in poverty, unhappy with government because it wasn't doing enough to help To keep world peace Germany had to accept blame, pay $33 billon, get rid of military, and lose colonies and land. The US thought it was a bad idea to punish Germany with such high reparation payments Put and end to World War I Germany needed to pay for starting the war & to keep Germany from invading France again Great loss of life and property damage, inflation, countries had to pay war debts, stock market and banks crashed. 1 The Holocaust occurred during which war? 2 What happened to people who spoke out against Hitler? 3 What did Hitler plan to do to all races he considered inferior (not "Aryan")? 4 How did Hitler use propaganda to sway the German public's opinion of the Jewish people? 5 Describe the Holocaust: 6 What is anti-Semitism? Imprisoned or killed Exterminate them It placed the blame for all of German's problems stemming from WWI on the Jewish people. World War II Prejudice against the Jewish people Jew were taken to concentration camps where they were forced to do hard labor, starved, separated from family, executed in gas chambers, etc. 1 Which two superpowers engage in the Cold War? 2 What was the imaginary line that divided the democratic countries and the communist countries in Europe know as? 3 What was the Cold War about? 4 Name some ways that the United States and the Soviet Union competed with one another during the cold war? 5 What happened to East & West Germany once the Soviet Union started allowing more person and economic freedoms? 6 After WWII, countries in which part of Europe fell under the influence of the Communist Soviet Union? 7 How did this competition impact the Soviet Union's economy? 8 What type of government did West Germany and West Berlin have? 9 What are the dates of the Cold War? 10 What type of government did East Germany and East Berlin have? 11 What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall? Defense, weapons build up, and space race cost the country a lot of money; not enough food or goods for the people. Communist Easter Europe Spreading government & economic system to other countries, nuclear weapons (arms race), putting a man in space and landing on the moon (space race) The Iron Curtain Democratice United States & Soviet Union Reunified into one country with Berlin as its capital To keep Communist East Berlin separated from Democratic West Berlin US and USSR were both worried the other would become too powerful and spread its government & economic system to other countries.\ 1945-1991 1 Came second 2 Came last 3 Came first 4 Came third Treaty of Versailles German Reunification Holocaust End of the Cold War