Modern

The Progressive Era

Hint: Social reforms address industrialization, corruption, and workers' rights.

Australia Becomes a Commonwealth

Hint: Australian colonies unite into a single commonwealth nation.

Mexican Revolution

Hint: Armed struggle transforms Mexico's political and social structures.

World War I and President Wilson

Hint: The Great War; U.S. enters in 1917; Treaty of Versailles follows.

Lenin and the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia

Hint: Bolsheviks overthrow the Tsar; Soviet Union established.

US Evangelist Billy Graham

Hint: Influential American evangelist who preached to millions worldwide.

Modern Period of the Arts

Hint: Art breaks from tradition with abstraction, expressionism, and new forms.

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Hint: Economic collapse and Roosevelt's government programs to aid recovery.

World War II and President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Hint: Allies vs. Axis powers; Holocaust; atomic bombs end the war.

Stalin of the USSR and the Katyn Massacre

Hint: Soviet massacre of Polish officers; Stalin's brutal totalitarian rule.

The United Nations Formed

Hint: International organization established to promote peace and cooperation.

The Cold War

Hint: Ideological struggle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

Gandhi and India's Independence

Hint: Mahatma Gandhi leads India to independence through nonviolent resistance.

Jewish State Established

Hint: Israel declared an independent nation in the Middle East.

Mao and the Communist Victory in China

Hint: Mao Zedong establishes the People's Republic of China.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Hint: Western military alliance formed to counter Soviet expansion.

The Korean War

Hint: U.S. and UN forces defend South Korea from communist invasion.