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Social Studies Ch12
Central Grade School social Studies Ch. 12 study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In which Political system does a King or queen Rule over two countries? | A dual Monarchy |
| Under what system does a country take a raw material from lands it controls and sell finished goods to those lands? | Colonialism |
| In 1900 what was the largest empire in Eastern Europe? | Austria-Hungary |
| What conflict began with a struggle between Austria-Hungary and Serbia? | World War I |
| What EVENT started WWI? | The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
| Name the Allies in WWI? | Russia, France, United Kingdom, USA |
| Name the Central Powers in WWI. | Austria-Hungary, Germany, Turkey, Bulgaria |
| What country changed sides after WWI started? | Italy |
| What Treaty ended WWI? | Treaty of Versailles |
| What alliance was formed by Eastern European countries under the control of the Soviet Union? | Warsaw Pact |
| What political philosophy supports a strong central government controlled by a dictator? | Facism |
| What conflict began when Germany invaded Poland? | World War II |
| Who controlled the Soviet Union during WWII? | Joseph Stalin |
| Who led the Nazi Party? | Adolph Hitler |
| Name the Allies in WWII. | France, USSR, United Kingdom, USA |
| Name the Axis Powers in WWII. | Germany, Japan, Italy |
| What government has a king and queen, but also has an elected assembly that helps to make laws? | Constitutional Monarchy |
| What do members of a puppet government do? | What they are told to do by another country’s government |
| Who makes decisions about production on a collective farm? | The government |
| What term refers to the long period of tense relations between the Soviet Union and the United States? | Cold War |
| What was the Iron Curtain? | An imaginary divide that separated the Soviet Union from the rest of Europe and the world and restricted people from leaving Soviet control |
| What was the alliance formed among Western countries after WWII? | NATO |
| What do the letters in NATO stand for? | North Atlantic treaty Organization |