SOL Review
20th Century
Key Names
Who Am I
World War I Era: 1914-1921
1. President of US…Declared war on Germany… Proposed 14 Points of Peace
and the League of Nations so that war would never happen again
________________________
2. Archduke of Austria…My wife and I were assassinated in Sarajevo…. My
death directly led to outbreak of WW1________________
3. I was King of Germany. I wanted my country to be considered a great
power so we went to war. My country’s loss resulted in the abdication of my
throne_________________
4. I led the Bolshevik revolution in Russia. Once victorious I created the
New Economic Policy based on communism_____________
Inter War Period: 1921-1939
5. I succeeded in Lenin as ruler of Russia. Created a dictatorship.
Industrialized my country through 5 year plans _____________
6. I became dictator of Germany because my country experienced economic
problems. I blamed the Jews (anti-Semitism) for most of our
problems_______________
7. I became dictator of Italy. I created the first Fascist dictatorship. I
invaded Ethiopia in order to revive the glory of Italy_______________
8. I was emperor of Japan. Created a militaristic state. I authorized my
army to invade Manchuria for valuable natural
resources_________________
World War II: 1939-1945
9. I was president of the US through most of the War_______________
10. I replaced the man identified in number 9. I ordered the dropping of the
A-Bomb on Japan in order to force an unconditional surrender
________________
11. I was a top US General and in charge of the European theatre
____________________
12. I was also a US General and in charge of the Pacific theatre
____________________
13. I was British Prime Minister and helped to rally the country when it was
threatened by Germany__________________
14. I was the top General of the Japanese Army_____________
Cold War: 1945-1989
1. I was the first president of the US during the Cold War. Under my rule,
the policy of containment (keep Soviet Communism from spreading) was
introduced_______________
2. I led one side of the Chinese Civil War. I fought against the communists
and lost. I was forced to retreat to nearby Taiwan
__________________
3. I was on the other side of the Chinese Civil War. I was a communist. I
won and led the People’s Republic of China (Mainland
China)______________________
4. As a communist supporter I led an independence movement in
Vietnam…first against the French, then the US______________
5. I was a top US General, later served as Sec. Of State. Introduced a plan
that would rebuild Europe___________________
6. I led a revolution in Cuba and won. I created a Communist state, forged an
alliance with the USSR and allowed Soviet missiles to be stationed in my
country__________________
Independence Movements: 1945-1991
1. I led a non-violent protest based on the idea of civil disobedience in India
against British rule_____________
2. Under my leadership was a violent struggle to remove the British from
Kenya______________
3. Although imprisoned early in the 1960s, I returned to help end Apartheid
and become the first black president of South Africa__________
Word Bank
World War I:
VI Lenin
Woodrow Wilson
Kaiser Wilhelm
Ferdinand
Interwar
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Hirohito
Josef Stalin
World War II
Harry S. Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Hideki Tojo
Dwight Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Cold War
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Tse Tung
Harry S. Truman
Fidel Castro
George Marshall
Chiang Khai Shek
Independence Movements
Nelson Mandela
Jomo Kenyatta
Mohandas Gandhi