European History

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European History

• REVIEW GAME
• WINNING TEAM RECEIVES 5 points on TOMORROWS
  TEST and CANDY!

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RULES of PLAY

• 2 teams equally split by DNM, M, and E standards.
• 1 player from each team goes to the front of the
  room and sits in the HOT seat to answer the
  question.
• The team whose player answers the question
  correctly earns points for their team.
• Sportsmanship points are awarded and taken away
  (no whispering answers if its not your turn, no
  arguing with the teacher, and no arguing with
  teammates or opponents).

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HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED

• 1 person from each team comes up to the front.
• The question will be projected on the screen
• The first team member to hit the easy button is
  allowed first chance to answer the question.
• If they answer the question correctly they are
  awarded points
• If they answer the question incorrectly they lose
  points and the other team has a chance to steal
  for DOUBLE the points!
• At the end of the game the team that has the most
  points WINS the bonus points on the test and the
  candy.

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President Ronald Reagan addresses the Soviet
leader Gorbachev
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Question 1

• In 1492 Columbus sailed the Ocean blue. In which
  century did this take place?

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Answer

• 15th Century

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Question 2

• Nations from this continent wanted to find ocean
  routes to reach places in Africa and Asia.

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Answer

• Europe

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Question 3

• During the age of _____ many European nations
  wanted to find ocean routes to reach places in
  Africa and Asia. Places like India and China had
  valuable natural resources. Europeans wanted to
  trade with them. Europeans eventually discovered
  the Americas too.

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Answer

• Exploration

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Question 4

• This nation began the age of European
  exploration.

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Answer

• Portugal

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Question 5

• I am a Portuguese prince and I began the age of
  European exploration. Who am I?

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Answer

• Prince Henry the Navigator

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Question 6

• The most interesting thing about Henry the
  Navigator is that he never

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Answer

• Never went on any of his voyages. He funded
  (paid for) them.

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Question 7

• The main reason for European exploration by
  explorers such as Henry the Navigator,
  Columbus, Magellan, DeGama, Cabot, and Champlain.

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Answer

• Finding a shorter passage to Asia.

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Question 8

• A group of people who settle far from home but
  keep ties with their home country is known as a
  _____.

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Answer

• Colony

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Question 9

• How did religion play a role in European
  exploration?

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Answer

• Europeans wanted to spread Christianity to the
  new regions. European explorers and settlers
  often saw themselves as doing the will of God as
  well as serving their king or queen.

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Question 10

• What is wrong with this picture and what Columbus
  was NOT doing on his voyages of exploration?

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Answer

• Columbus was NOT trying to prove that the earth
  was flat. Educated people of his time knew that
  the earth was NOT flat. Their voyages had other
  purposes.

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Question 11

• World War I lasted from _____-_____.

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Answer

• 1914-1918

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Question 12

• _____ is described as pride in ones country and
  was one of the four main causes of World War I.

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Answer

• Nationalism

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Question 13

• This picture shows the British empire. A
  strategy when a country tries to put other
  countries/territories under its political control
  was one of the main causes of World War I. It is
  known as _____.

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Answer

• Imperialism

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Question 14

• What can be described in this image is known as
  _____. Give a brief description.

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Answer

• Trench warfare was a form of warfare during World
  War I when soldiers on both sides dug ditches or
  trenches to protect themselves from the enemy.

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Question 15

• The Russian Revolution was caused by a difference
  in economic and social classes, which was seen by
  people freezing and starving in Russia. The
  Russian Revolution also led to _____.

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Answer

• Russia pulling out of World War I due to the
  Russian Revolution and an agreement with Germany
  to withdraw in return for Germanys financial
  support.

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Question16

• Although Portugal began the age of European
  exploration. This empire was the most powerful
  in Europe during the Industrial Revolution at the
  end of the 18th Century?

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Answer

• British Empire

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Question 17Look at the two pictures below. What
do you think they are illustrating
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Answer

• End of World War I and the signing of the Treaty
  of Versailles

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Question 18

• As a result of Germany losing World War I this
  political party rose to power and Adolf Hitler
  was its leader.

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Answer

• Nazi party (National Socialist German Workers
  Party)

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Question 19

• When World War I ended Germany was in ruins and
  the US eventually would enter into the Great
  _____, which triggered a downturn of economies of
  countries all over the world.

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Answer

• Depression

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Question 20

• This symbol is called the _____ __ _____.
  Which group of people were forced to wear them
  while the Nazis were in control?

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Answer

• Star of David, Jews

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Question 21

• This movie illustrated how much 6 million people
  are who died in the _____.

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Answer

• Holocaust

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Question 22

• This video shows the people of Germany able to
  move freely from East to West when this wall came
  crashing down. What is the name of the wall that
  fell in 1989, symbolizing an end to Communism in
  Europe.

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Answer

• The Berlin Wall

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Question 23

• What kind of government was established when the
  Russian Revolution occurred in Eastern Europe?

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Answer

• Communist government

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Question 24

• Which country was forced to take full
  responsibility for World War I and sign the
  Treaty of Versailles?

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Answer

• Germany

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Question 25

• Tensions between the United States and the Soviet
  Union (USSR) that many believed would lead to war
  was known as the _____ _____.

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Answer

• The Cold War

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Question 26

• The two countries that would emerge as
  Superpowers from World War II were ___ and ___
  because they both had nuclear weapons.

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Answer

• United States and the Soviet Union (USSR)

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Question 27 These two pictures show an
invisible barrier between Eastern and Western
Europe that divided Communist countries from
Democratic ones. What was the barrier called?
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Answer

• The Iron Curtain

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Question 28

• What are the four countries in Europe that
  created empires due to exploration starting in
  the 15th Century and continuing into the 18th
  Century?

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Answer

• Portugal, Spain, France, and the Great Britain(UK)