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1 Review ROUND 1 4th Nine Weeks Review

2 ROUND ONE 1. Leader of Germany in World War II.

3 ROUND ONE 2. Leader of Italy in World War II.

4 ROUND ONE 3. The strategy of giving something to avoid conflict.

5 ROUND ONE 4. The country that carried out a surprise attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor.

6 ROUND ONE 5. The war crimes are sometimes too horrible to be excused because a person is following orders. These were held in Germany after the war.

7 ROUND ONE 6. A military alliance between the Soviet controlled nations of Eastern Europe.

8 ROUND ONE 7. A U.S. government agency formed after the Soviets launched Sputnik. This agency also funded math and science education.

9 ROUND ONE 8. A military alliance between the United States and 10 other nations for mutual defense after WWII.

10 ROUND ONE 9. In what decade did the September 11th terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center occur?

11 ROUND ONE 10. In what decade did Neil Armstrong become the first man to walk on the moon?

12 ROUND ONE Let s Check your answers!

13 ROUND ONE 1. Leader of Germany in World War II. Adolf Hitler

14 ROUND ONE 2. Leader of Italy in World War II. Benito Mussolini

15 ROUND ONE 3. The strategy of giving something to avoid conflict. Appeasement

16 ROUND ONE 4. The country that carried out a surprise attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor. Japan

17 ROUND ONE 5. The war crimes are sometimes too horrible to be excused because a person is following orders. These were held in Germany after the war. Nuremberg Trials

18 ROUND ONE 6. A military alliance between the Soviet controlled nations of Eastern Europe. Warsaw Pact

19 ROUND ONE 7. A U.S. government agency formed after the Soviets launched Sputnik. This agency also funded math and science education. NASA

20 ROUND ONE 8. A military alliance between the United States and 10 other nations for mutual defense after WWII. NATO

21 ROUND ONE 9. In what decade did the September 11th terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center occur? 2000s

22 ROUND ONE 10. In what decade did Neil Armstrong become the first man to walk on the moon? 1960s

23 ROUND ONE What s your score? / 10

24 ROUND TWO 4th Nine Weeks Review

25 ROUND TWO 1. Date of Pearl Harbor attack 2. Date of D-day invasion

26 ROUND TWO 3. What does NATO stand for?

27 ROUND TWO 4. What does NASA stand for?

28 ROUND TWO 5. Date of V-E Day? 6. Date of V-J Day?

29 ROUND TWO 7. What President made the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan?

30 ROUND TWO 8. First Communist leader of Cuba? 9. First Communist leader of China?

31 ROUND TWO 10.What region of the US is the Sun Belt?

32 Round TWO Check and correct!

33 ROUND TWO 1. Date of Pearl Harbor attack December 7, Date of D-day invasion June 6, 1944

34 ROUND TWO 3. What does NATO stand for? North Atlantic Treaty Organization

35 ROUND TWO 4. What does NASA stand for? National Aeronautics and Space Administration

36 ROUND TWO 5. Date of V-E Day? May Date of V-J Day? August 1945

37 ROUND TWO 7. What President made the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan? President Harry S. Truman

38 ROUND TWO 8. First Communist leader of Cuba? Fidel Castro 9. First Communist leader of China? Mao Zedong

39 ROUND TWO 10.What region of the U.S. is called the Sun Belt? Southern U.S.

40 ROUND TWO What s your score? / 10

41 ROUND THREE 4th Nine Weeks Review

42 ROUND THREE 1. The President during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

43 ROUND THREE 2. What did the government do in an effort at Urban Renewal?

44 ROUND THREE 3. Winston Churchill led this country in World War II.

45 ROUND THREE 4. President of the United States through most of World War II.

46 ROUND THREE 5. Where was Pearl Harbor?

47 ROUND THREE 6. Largest naval battle in history was a part of the Pacific theater in WWII. 7. A German reaction to the D-day invasion, this was the battle that was the last German offensive.

48 ROUND THREE 8. A program to stop the spread of communism by giving money, food, and economic aid to rebuild countries damaged by war.

49 ROUND THREE 9. The arms race led nations to try to produce more of these than the other country had.

50 ROUND THREE 10. What caused Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany in 1939?

51 ROUND THREE Let s see how you did!

52 ROUND THREE 1. The President during the Cuban Missile Crisis. President John F. Kennedy

53 ROUND THREE 2. What did the government do in an effort at Urban renewal? Build new housing in slums.

54 ROUND THREE 3. Winston Churchill led this country in World War II. Great Britain

55 ROUND THREE 4. President of the United States through most of World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt

56 ROUND THREE 5. Where was Pearl Harbor? Hawaii

57 ROUND THREE 6. Largest naval battle in history was a part of the Pacific theater in WWII. Battle of Leyte Gulf 7. A German reaction to the D-day invasion, this was the battle that was the last German offensive. Battle of the Bulge

58 ROUND THREE 8. A program to stop the spread of communism by giving money, food, and economic aid to rebuild countries damaged by war. Marshall Plan

59 ROUND THREE 9. The arms race led nations to try to produce more of these than the other country had. Weapons

60 ROUND THREE 10. What caused Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany in 1939? The blitzkrieg attack of Poland

61 ROUND THREE What s your score? / 10

62 ROUND FOUR 4th Nine Weeks Review

63 ROUND FOUR 1. What was Sputnik?

64 ROUND FOUR 2. Who was the Congressional leader who searched for communists and led the HUAC committee hearings?

65 ROUND FOUR 3. Which AXIS country is missing from the list? Germany, Italy

66 ROUND FOUR 4. Which ALLIED country of the big three is missing? Great Britain, United States,

67 ROUND FOUR 5. The Sudetenland of German speaking colonists was in which country?

68 ROUND FOUR 6. German military strategy called lightning war

69 ROUND FOUR 7. Decade with President Ronald Reagan serving 2 terms 8. Decade with President William J. Clinton serving 2 terms

70 ROUND FOUR 9. Decade with President George W. Bush serving 2 terms

71 ROUND FOUR 10. Decade when the Berlin Wall was built.

72 ROUND FOUR Let s check your answers!

73 ROUND FOUR 1. What was Sputnik? A satellite

74 ROUND FOUR 2. Who was the Congressional leader who searched for communists and led the HUAC committee hearings? Sen. Joseph McCarthy

75 ROUND FOUR 3. Which AXIS country is missing from the list? Germany, Italy JAPAN

76 ROUND FOUR 4. Which ALLIED country of the big three is missing? Great Britain, United States, Soviet Union

77 ROUND FOUR 5. The Sudetenland of German speaking colonists was in which country? Czechoslovakia

78 ROUND FOUR 6. German military strategy called lightning war blitzkrieg

79 ROUND FOUR 7. Decade with President Ronald Reagan serving 2 terms 1980s 8. Decade with President William J. Clinton serving 2 terms 1990s

80 ROUND FOUR 9. Decade with President George W. Bush serving 2 terms 2000s

81 ROUND FOUR 10. Decade when the Berlin Wall was built. 1960s

82 ROUND FOUR What s your score? / 10

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