T5L8 Guided Notes*

Place the important events that took place from the beginning of World War I to the end of World War II in order from earliest to most recent.

1. U.S. stock market crashes.
2. Germany, Austria & Hungary experience rampant hyperinflation.
3. World War I begins and ends.
4. Germany invades Poland, marking the beginning of World War II.
5. Fascist dictators take power in Spain, Austria, Italy & Germany.
6. The Allies defeat Germany & Japan, marking the end of World War II.

What was the Holocaust?

According to the text, what was the total number of civilians murdered by the Germans during the Holocaust?

The countries of the Warsaw Pact had democratic governments.

Western Europe received aid from the United States after World War II.

Germany was divided during the Cold War.

West Berlin was under communist rule during the Cold War.

The United States and Soviet Union led the two sides in the Cold War.

What is the acronym for the alliance formed by the United States and Western European countries formed in 1949?

Which side of the Berlin Wall became a communist country?

What are two things that led to the collapse of communism in Europe?

Which country unified as a result of the end of communism? Which one broke apart?