Review your notes and be able to answer these questions:
Who were the Bolsheviks? What kind of government did they establish in Russia?
What was Stalin’s role in the Russian Revolution?
What did Stalin do in order to stay in power?
Why did Japan invade China in the 30’s?
What was the impact of the harsh conditions of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany?
What is fascism?
Who was Hitler? How did he come to power?
What is appeasement?
What leads Britain and France to declare war on Germany?
Why did Germany attack the Soviet Union in 1941?
How did Hitler deal with those he considered to be “racially inferior”?
What is the significance of D-Day?
Why did Japan ask for peace on August 10th, 1945?
Who emerged as the world superpowers after WWII?
What factors led up to the Cold War?
What is mutually assured destruction?
What was the primary goal of the US during the Cold War?
What territory did the Soviet Union control after WWII?
What were proxy wars?
What happened in Korea, Vietnam, and Afghanistan after WWII?
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