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  • Countries that participated in the COLD WAR.
    USA and The Soviet Union
  • TRUE / FALSE: The Soviet Union led by Nikita Khrushchev built a concrete wall that separated the Communist East Berlin and the Democratic West Berlin (The Berlin Wall).
    TRUE
  • Crusades are also known as...
    HOLY WARS
  • Describe how USA got their independence.
    Answer may vary.
  • The Great Depression is a crucial event that happened after...
    The WWI
  • TRUE / FALSE: Malintzin was a maya woman who helped Hernan Cortez to find allies or helpers to defeat the Native Americans.
    TRUE
  • Began in 1945 and ended in 1990.
    The Cold War.
  • Began civil and military reforms that helped expand Russia's territories.
    Peter and Catherine the Great.
  • ORGANIZE THE FEUDAL PYRAMID OF POWER (MIDDLE AGES) ---> lords, peasants, vassals and knights, king
    KING, LORD, NIGHTS AND VASSALS, PEASANTS.
  • Ancient Greek instrument that was used to find latitude.
    Astrolabe
  • TRUE / FALSE : The early Koreans believed that shamans served as links between humans and the spirit world.
    TRUE
  • Why Germany was divided in 4 parts?
    Answers may vary
  • TRUE / FALSE: The Enlightenment uncovered the need for equal rights and influenced the women's movement.
    TRUE
  • Characters (people) who invaded most of Early Japan, China and Southeast Asian countries.
    Mongols.
  • TRUE / FALSE: The United Nations began after the WWII with the main object to maintain peace.
    TRUE
  • Empire that disappear completely after the WWI?
    Austria-Hungary
  • Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
    Answers may vary.
  • In 1492 sailed from Spain with 3 ships in order to reach Asia.
    Colombus
  • TRUE / FALSE: The new interest in culture, arts and learning was called a "rebirth," or Renaissance.
    TRUE
  • Why did the WWI began?
    A young serb killed the Austria-Hungarian Archduke and his wife.
  • Describe the Pearl Harbor Attack
    Answer may vary.
  • What means the Russian word "czar"?
    Emperor
  • Why did the WWII began?
    Germany didn't agree with the Treaty of Versailles, made a revolt and invaded Poland.
  • Conquered the Aztec empire defeating Montezuma.
    Hernan Cortez
  • What is the Great Depression?
    A severe worldwide economic decrease that led people to became homeless and jobless
  • TRUE / FALSE: In the WWI Britain remained neutral but once Germany invaded Belgium (in order to honor their promise) Britain declared war against Germany.
    TRUE
  • Why did the COLD WAR began?
    Borns as a result of the leadership competition between the USA and the Soviet Union.
  • Place where Renaissance began.
    Italy
  • Describe what the HOLOCAUST was.
    Answer may vary.
  • Countries that participated in the WWII.
    Germany, Italy, Japan, USA, China, Britain, France, Soviet Union
  • TRUE / FALSE: Baron Montesquieu created a separation of powers government system, influencing the U.S Constitution .
    TRUE
  • Began in 1939 and ended in 1945.
    WWII
  • TRUE / FALSE: Hangul is the Korean name for Chinese writing.
    FALSE
  • With this improvement, sailors learnt and studied the ocean.
    Maps
  • Limited royal power and solidified the right of citizens.
    The Magna Carta
  • Mention the 13 first American Colonies which later became 13 states.
    Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Massachussets, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina
  • TRUE / FALSE: The Age of Enlightenment viewed reason as a way of discovering truths; during this time, political thinkers tried to use reason to improve government.
    TRUE
  • Korea is a mountainous _____ in East Asia.
    peninsula
  • How many World Wars there are?
    2
  • Countries that participated in WWI.
    Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Britain, France.
  • Began in 1914 and ended in 1918.
    WWI