3rd Nine Weeks Benchmarks Flashcards
Why was the Balkans the “powder keg” of Europe?
Many different ethnic groups that disagreed.
How do people persuade others to support WW1?
Propaganda with only one sided ideas
What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression of America?
The market crash. “Black Tuesday”
What does “Raj” mean?
Royalty or Kingdom
Who was Rasputin?
A Russian mystic monk who assisted Tzar Nicholas 2
MAINE cause of WW1?
Militarism alliances imperialism nationalism ethnic groups
Describe a country’s reason for imperialism?
Needing new resources, or to get closer to an enemy country for invasion/ war
Why is imperialism needed?
Colonies can gain resources, people, money, and land.
Pair world leaders with countries: Stalin, FDR, Mussolini, Churchill
Stalin: USSR. FDR: U.S. Mussolini: Italy. Churchill: England
Nicholas abdicated the throne and then what group came to power?
Bolshevik
What event was the main cause of the Petrograd uprising of the Russian revolution?
Hunger
What did stalin do to farms during rule
Collectivization
Government that has extreme nationalism and Militarism/ dictator called what?
Fascism
How did trench warfare change fighting of WW2 to be defensive
Caused a stalemate
What group went against the russian revolution provisional government
Bolsheviks
Major consequence of the march revolution? Who revolted against the march revolution?
Women
Country that lost a lot of territory due to 1919 Paris peace conference?
Germany
What does “Armenians deported by the Ottoman Empire” mean?
Genocide
Crimean war. 1st boer war. Russ-Japan war = all fought what?
Imperialism
What was main focus of the big four at Paris peace conference?
Prevent future war
What was main focus of the big four at Paris peace conference?
Prevent future war
What was main focus of the big four at Paris peace conference?
Prevent future war
What was main focus of the big four at Paris peace conference?
Prevent future war
What was main focus of the big four at Paris peace conference?
Prevent future war
How did Bolshevik revolution affect course of WW1?
Caused Russia to drop out
Germany and Austria Hungary prearrangement agreement before the entrance into WW1 was called?
Rug
What event caused the start of WW1?
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
What are Britain and France concerned with Germany’s threatening?
Uh
Plan that helped Germany repay war debts?
Dawes plan
Why was WW1 a big turn for US foreign policy?
We start to become isolated and not as involved in foreign problems
What government did Lenin support?
Communist
What drug did England and china fight over?
Opium
