•From who did this country
fight for its independence
in the 1960s?
•France
•What is the name of the
country?
•Algeria
• What country is
this?
• Israel
• What two groups
are in conflict in
this country
today?
• Arab Muslims and
Jews
• What group was killed in
large numbers here by the
Ottomans during World War
I?
• Armenians
• What term is used to
describe that act?
• genocide
• What took place at the point marked by
the arrow in 1914 that had a major
impact on world history?
• Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
• What did that event lead to?
• Beginning of World War I
• What country’s aggressive actions in these
two areas led to concern for world peace in
that time period?
• Germany
• What are the two countries that are shaded?
• Austria and Czechoslovakia
• Who was the leader of German at the time?
• Adolf Hitler
• What Native
American empire was
located at the letter
A?
• Aztecs
• Which European
explorer defeated
them?
• Cortes
• What is the name of
that country today?
• Mexico
• What is the name of this geographic area?
• Balkan Peninsula
• What city is marked
by the letter A?
• Berlin, Germany
• What happened
there in 1961?
• The Berlin Wall
was built
• What was its
purpose?
• Keep people from
communist East
Germany from
escaping to the
west
• Who was
responsible for
liberating countries
in the shaded area
from a European
empire in the
1820s?
• Simon Bolivar
• From what empire
were they
liberated?
• Spain
• In area D, what was the name of the situation where
nationalist Chinese began attacking Europeans to drive
them out in the 1800s?
• Boxer Rebellion
• What organization was formed in area A in the 1800s to
fight for independence?
• Indian Nationalist Party
• From what country did they want independence?
• Great Britain
• Which of the world
religions in dominant
in the shaded region?
• Buddhism
• Who was responsible
for spreading
Buddhism into that
area?
• Missionaries of Asoka
• Who was the leader
who carried out a
genocide against the
educated, affluent,
business leaders, and
former government
officials in this country
in the 1970s?
• Pol Pot
• What was the name
of his group?
• The Khmer Rouge
• Which religion
dominates both areas
indicated on the map?
• Christianity
• What specific type of
Christianity dominates
the yellow region?
• Roman Catholic
• What European
empire was
responsible for
spreading Roman
Catholicism in this
area?
• Spain
• Which explorer was responsible
for the French claims that are
shown on the map?
• Jacques Cartier
• What military alliance is
shown on the map?
• Central powers
• What are their names?
• Germany, AustriaHungary, and Ottoman
Empire
• What happened to them?
• They were defeated in
World War I
• What leader who
allied himself with
communism took
control of the circled
country in the 1950s?
• Fidel Castro
• What situation
occurred here in 1962
that brought the world
close to nuclear war?
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• What was the name of
the invasion that took
place here on June 6,
1944?
• D-day
• What happened in that
invasion?
• Allies invaded Germanoccupied France at
Normandy
• Why was it important?
• Allies established a 2nd
Front that helped them
to defeat Germany in
World War II
• Why did the United States fight a war at C from 1950
to 1953?
• To stop communism from spreading into South Korea
• Who helped the North Koreans in their fight against
the US in that war?
• China
• What happened at D in 1949?
• Mao Zedong’s communist forces took over the
government
• Who did Mao defeat in that war?
• Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi)
• What European
country attacked the
shaded country in
1935?
• Italy
• Who was the leader
of Italy at the time?
• Benito Mussolini
• What is the name of
the country?
• Ethiopia
• How did other
European nations
respond?
• There was no
significant response
• At what diplomatic
meeting was this map of
Europe created?
• Congress of Vienna
• What was their goal in
creating the map like
this?
• Maintain a “balance of
power” in Europe to
prevent major wars
• Of what group were the shaded nations a part in
1914?
• The Allies
• What are their names?
• Great Britain, France, and Russia
• What diplomatic agreement created this map of
Europe?
• Treaty of Versailles
• What type of political
system dominated the
shaded countries in
the 1930s?
• Fascism
• What are the two
countries?
• Germany and Italy
• What dynasty ruled
these two areas in the
late 1500s?
• Habsburg Family
• To what religion was
that family dedicated?
• Roman Catholicism
• In the country marked
with A, who led a
slave revolt in the
early 1800s?
• Toussaint L’ouverture
• Against which country
were they revolting?
• France
• What political party
came to power in the
shaded area in the
1930s?
• Nazis (National
Socialists)
• Who was the leader
of that party?
• Adolf Hitler
• What Native America
empire was located at
letter A in the 1500s?
• Incans
• Who defeated them?
• Spanish explorer
Francisco Pizarro
• Who led a violent
revolution against the
British to achieve
independence for
letter B?
• Kenyetta
• What is the name of
the country?
• Kenya
• What did Winston
Churchill call this line
that seemed to divide
Europe during the
Cold War?
• The “iron curtain”
• What kind of
countries existed to
the east of the line?
• Communist
• Who occupied the country marked with
the letter A in 1945?
• The United States
• Who was put in charge of turning that
country into a democracy?
• Douglas MacArthur
• Prior to the arrival of
Europeans, which
Native American
empire was located in
the region marked by
letter A?
• Mayans
• What two important religious cities are shown by
the arrow on the map?
• Mecca and Medina
• To what religion are these cities important?
• Islam
• What religion dominates the green shaded area in
the modern age?
• Islam
• What empire controlled the
shaded region in the 1500s?
• Mughals
• What religion was that
empire?
• Islam
• What type of
government took over
the shaded country in
the 1920s?
• Fascist
• Who was the leader
of it?
• Benito Mussolini
• What was his goal for
his country?
• “restore the glory of
the Roman empire”
• What military
alliance from the
Cold War is shown
by the shaded
areas on the map?
• North Atlantic
Treaty Organization
• NATO’s purpose
was to guard
against aggression
from who?
• The Soviet Union
• In the 1500s, the shaded regions were controlled by which
empire?
• Ottomans
• What religion were they?
• Islam
• What were their two main trade goods?
• Coffee and ceramics
• What event is
depicted by the
shaded regions on
the map?
• The Protestant
Reformation
• What happened in the
country marked the
letter A in 1994?
• Genocide
• What is the country?
• Rwanda
• What happened in the
area marked by letter
A in the late 1990s?
• Genocide
• Who was responsible
for it?
• Serbia
• What empire was
located in the shaded
region in the 1500s?
• Songhai
• What trade route did
they use to trade with
Europe?
• Trans-Saharan
• What is the name of
the country, marked
by the letter A, that
became independent
when India achieved
its independence?
• Sri Lanka
• What was its former
name?
• Ceylon
• What man-made
waterway is depicted
on the map by A?
• The Suez Canal
• Which European
empire took control of it
in the 1800s because it
gave them easier
access to their Asian
Empire?
• Great Britain
• Who fled to letter C in 1949 after losing the Chinese
Civil War?
• Chiang Kai-Shek
• What is the name of the country
• Taiwan
• What happened to the
shaded areas in the
late 1800s?
• They became unified
• What are the two
countries?
• Germany and Italy
• Which explorer’s route
is shown on the map?
• Vasco da Gama
• For which country did he
sail?
• Portugal
• What was the
significance of his
discovery?
• It opened up a sea route
for trade with the East
• What European imperial power
lost control of the shaded
region in the 1950s?
• France
• What leader took over the
north and began to install
communism there?
• Ho Chi Minh
• Why did the US fight a war in
the shaded area?
• Stop the spread of
communism?
• What was the ultimate result?
• The north overran the south
and turned the whole country
into a communist state
• What Cold War
military alliance is
shown by the shaded
region on the map?
• The Warsaw Pact
• Which country was in
control of the Warsaw
Pact?
• The Soviet Union
• Against what alliance
was the Warsaw Pact
set up?
• NATO
•
•
•
•
Which religion is dominant in letter A?
Christianity
Which religion is dominant in letter B?
Islam