- In which battle did Allied forces successfully land on beaches of Normandy, marking the beginning of the end for Nazi occupation in Western Europe?
- In which battle, fought in the Ardennes Forest, was the last major German offense on the Western Front during World War II?
- In the battle of Stalingrad, which two major powers were the primary combatants?
- Which agreement signed between Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939, included a secret protocol dividing Eastern Europe into spheres of influence and paved the way for the invasion of Poland?
- What event is often considered the immediate cause of World War II in Europe?
- What factor contributed significantly to the rise of totalitarian regimes after World War I?
- Which country saw the emergence of Benito Mussolini's fascist government in the 1920s?
- What term is commonly used to describe the political and economic system in which government controls every aspect of public and private life?
- What are the largest of the 39 Germanic states in Europe?
- Why would it be desirable to make a plant resistant to insects by modifying its genes?
- When did Americans begin using computers in their own homes and small businesses?
- Which new technology has most improved classroom instruction?
- The military crushed this revolt against Soviet repression:
- What "hot wars" or "proxy wars" were part of the Cold War?
- The internet service that allows users to navigate among many pages is
- To maintain control, what did the Soviet Union do to the population behind the Iron Curtain?
- After Stalin died, Nakita Khrushchev started what policy?
- What was the Soviet plan to maintain military, economic, and political control of the "Soviet bloc" called?
- What is the most important advantage that email and texting have over handwritten letters?
- By about how many years did life expectancy increase in the US between 1960 and 2010