Landmarks: 1945 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryUniversityAll boards Created by: LaurelCreated on: 27-05-13 09:23 Who coined the word 'totalkrieg' in 1935? Ludendorff 1 of 27 Which war marked the change from volunteer to conscripted armies? First World War 2 of 27 How many men served the Nazis at Wermacht? 11 million 3 of 27 Where does trench warfare date to? American Civil War 4 of 27 The invention of machine guns, precision engineering of artillery and increase of metallurgy range are all examples of what? Mechanisation 5 of 27 How did the Nazis flout the Geneva Convention ruling on the treatment of POWs? Mass starvation 6 of 27 What was Hitler's aim for Barbarossa? Negotiate for lebensraum 7 of 27 How long did the Second World War last for? 6-8 years 8 of 27 Was does 'decolonization' mean? Surrender of foreign land 9 of 27 Which theory states that decolonization happened because the British did not see the worth in fighting for the empire? Metropolitan 10 of 27 What does the traditional theory state as the cause of the Cold War? Soviet aggression and expansionism 11 of 27 What does the revisionist theory state as the cause of the Cold War? USA trying to impose ideals onto unwilling others 12 of 27 What does the post-revisionist theory assert as the cause of the Cold War? Predictable opposition 13 of 27 When did the USA cease their isolationist foreign policy? 1941 14 of 27 At which conference was it decided that Germany should be split into 4 zones? Yolte 15 of 27 When was the Yolte Conference? Feb 1945 16 of 27 When was the Potsdam Conference? July 1945 17 of 27 What theory was given credence after Poland turned Communist? Domino Theory 18 of 27 Which plan extended help to Communist-threatened countries? Trueman Doctrine 19 of 27 Who was the first post-WW2 leader of Russia? Mikhail Gorbachev 20 of 27 What was the 'Sinatra Doctrine'? Non-intervention in neighbouring states 21 of 27 What was 'Glasnost'? Openness 22 of 27 What was 'Perestroika'? Restructuring 23 of 27 What did SDI (Star Wars) mean? Ability to shoot bombs with lasers 24 of 27 Why did the US restart the arms race? To drain Russia's resources 25 of 27 What percentage of the USSR's GDP was spent on defense? 25% 26 of 27 When did Hungary begin to dismantle the Iron Curtain? May 1989 27 of 27
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