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