History of Europe

Study Guide

EXPLORATION
1. Prince Henry the Navigator is from which European country?
2. Which 4 European countries had huge empires around the world?
3. Which 4 European countries had colonies in the Americas?
4. What religion did the early European explorers hope to spread?
5. Where did Christopher Columbus land in 1492?
6. Why was Prince Henry nicknamed the Navigator?
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
7. What type of government did Czar Nicholas II have in Russia?
8. What was one cause of the Russian Revolution?
9. Who is Lenin?
10. What year did Lenin bring communism to Russia (Soviet Union)?
TREATY OF VERSAILLES
11. What were some of the terms of the treaty?
12. Which country was treated unfairly by the Treaty of Versailles?
WORLD WAR II
13. Who was the leader of the Nazi party in Germany?
14. What happened to people who spoke out against Hitler?
15. The Holocaust occurred during which war?
COLD WAR
16. What are the dates of the Cold War?
17. Which two superpowers engaged in the Cold War?
18. What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?
*Locate Portugal & Germany on a map.

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