| Question |
Answer |
| Machines designed for war were mass produced for the first time for | World War I |
| Groups formed to bargain with factory owners for workers rights are | Unions |
| Main goal of the Marshall Plan | help rebuild Europe after WWII |
| Leader responsible for the Holocaust | Adolf Hitler |
| World War II ended when | the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan |
| The Truman Doctrine | plan to support countries fighting communism |
| The euro is | a currenct of the European Union |
| policy that discouraged attack by threatening nuclear war | deterrence |
| country once split into democratic and communist parts but now reunited | Germany |
| Four regions of the United Kingdom | England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland |
| 80% of France's energy comes from | nuclear power plants |
| In Belgium, tensions arise | between Walloons and Flemings |
| drained lands that have rich farming soil | polders |
| Poland's farmers grow more of this than any other country in Europe | potatoes and rye |
| Bulgarians vacation at resorts on the | Black Sea |
| Russia is the | largest country in the world |
| under communist rule | the government controls the economy |
| Who was the Czar-Liberator that freed the serfs in 1861 | Alexander II |
| dictator of the Soviet Union from the late 1920's until after WW II | Joseph Stalin |
| Ivan III made Muscovy stronger by driving out the | Mongols |
| first Russian civilization | Kievan Rus |
| Communist leaders control the economy using | five year plans |
| The Cold War | was between the Soviet Union and the United States |
| "Venice of the North" | St. Petersburg |
| Russian stories passed down orally through generations | skazki |
| Only ice free Russian port | Kaliningrad |
| Russian troops fought rebellious ethnic groups called | Chechens |
| Judiasm was first practiced by | Israelites |
| Mesopotamian civilization developed in | the Fertile Crescent |
| Christians celebrate the day Jesus rose from the dead | Easter |
| Muslims call God | Allah |
| Holiest Jewish day | Yom Kippur |
| Muslims must fulfill | five pillars of faith |
| Christians believe the Messiah is | Jesus |
| Yom Kippur is the | "Day of Atonement" |
| The Nile River begins in east Africa and flows to | the Mediterranean Sea |
| Egypt's main economic activity | agriculture |
| 1990's, Libya's pipelines carried water | from the desert to the coast |
| First known people of North Africa | Berbers |
| Algeria has large deposits of | Oil and natural gas |
| What nation of Southwest Asia has land in both Asia and Europe? | Turkey |
| The largest desert in Saudi Arabia | Rub' al Khali |
| Most industrialized country of Southwest Asia | Israel |
| Law of Return | increased Jewish population in Israel |
| Istanbul once called | Constantinople |
| Most of West Africa's farmers grow crops on | their own small plots of land |
| Nigeria's major mineral resource and largest export | oil |
| short grasses of the Sahel used for | grazing animals |
| first country of West Africa to gain independence in 1957 | Ghana |
| Nigeria village markets run by | women |
| tropical tree with roots above the water | mangrove |
| First African Nobel Prize for Literature | Wole Soyinka |
| Gorillas live in the dense rain forests of | Rwanda and Burundi |
| one of the world's largest wild animal populations is in | Tanzania |
| Fossils of early human ancestors found in | Great Rift Valley |
| Ethiopa suffered famines from | lack of rainfall |
| Thought to be world's origianl home to coffee | Ethiopia |
| White Nile and Blue Nile join in | Khartoum |
| 50% of Angola's people practice | Roman Catholic religion |
| South Africa's three largest ethnic groups | Sotho, Zulu, Xhosa |
| Island country of southern Africa with plants and animals found nowhere else in the world | Madagascar |
| South Africa language created and spoken by European groups | Afrikaans |
| British settlers went to South Africa in the 1800's because of | gold discovered |
| African National Conference founded in 1912 to | gain power for black South Africans |
| main economic activity of the Maldives | tourism |
| Bangladesh gained independence from | Pakistan |
| Sri Lanka famous for | rubies and other gemstones |
| India second largest producer of | rice |
| Pakistan and Bangaladesh are mainly | Muslim |
| Once called "Hidden Holy Land" | Bhutan |
| Language for business and government in India | English |
| China's communist leader that made China a more open country | Deng Xiaoping |
| China's "one country, two system" is | communism and capitalism |
| 1200s, Mongols joined together under | Genghis Khan |
| Great Wall of China was built | to keep out northern invaders |
| Chinese thinker whose beliefs attracted writers and artists | Laozi |
| China's society and government influenced by | Kongfuzi |
| 1989 protest in China was led by workers and | students wanting political reforms |
| Japan has earthquakes because | it lies on the Ring of Fire |
| Japan modeled their way of life after | China |
| Japan has few | raw materials |
| Korean War started when | North Korea attacked South Korea |
| North Korean government owns | and runs farms and factories |
| Korean War ended in 1953 | with no victory or peace treaty |
| One of the world's most densely populated nations | Indonesia |
| Indonesia was once a colony of the | Dutch |
| Philippines once ruled by | Spain |
| Country once called Burma | Myanmar |
| Australia is called the "Land Down Under" | lies in the Southern Hemisphere |
| New Zealand's most important agricultural resource | sheep |
| 75% of New Zealanders live | on North Island |
| Aboriginies came from | Asia |
| Great Barrier Reef lies | off the northeast coast of Australia |
| New Zealand sits on molten rock so it is rich in | geothermal energy |
| Under Antarctica's huge ice cap is | highlands, valleys, and mountains |
| The United States and Japan fought many battles during WW II on | the islands of Micronesia |
| Geographers study three major island groups in the Pacific Ocean called | Oceania |
| Northern Mariana Islands and Guam are | territories of the United States |
| Antartica's huge ice cap contains | nearly 70% of earth's freshwater |
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