709 Q2

Question 1

Who was the harsh leader who succeeded Lenin?

Answer 1

Joseph Stalin

Question 2

Who influenced Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations?

Answer 2

Woodrow Wilson

Question 3

The Russians revolted against what around the time of World War I?

Answer 3

Hardships and poor leadership

Question 4

European leaders trying to build the largest stockpile of weapons was called what?

Answer 4

The Arms Race

Question 5

Who led the expedition that reached the South Pole in 1911?

Answer 5

Roald Amundsen

Question 6

Who began promoting communism in 1800s?

Answer 6

Karl Marx

Question 7

An armistice ended what?

Answer 7

World War I

Question 8

What front experience much trench warefare?

Answer 8

Western Front

Question 9

What was the decline of Germany currency after World War I?

Answer 9

1) Germany could not pay its debt 2) Germany began printing more money 3) German money became worthless

Question 10

Who was an illiterate peasant who advised Alexandra?

Answer 10

Rasputin

Question 11

What were three characteristics of Western nations in the late 1800s?

Answer 11

a) They were prosperous b) they shared common goals c) they were planning for peace

Question 12

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was also called what?

Answer 12

Soviet Union

Question 13

Who resigned his position, allowing communists to take over?

Answer 13

Nicholas II

Question 14

Alsace-Lorraine was a major gain for what country?

Answer 14

Germany

Question 15

Who dismissed Bismark and hoped to build a global German empire?

Answer 15

Kaiser Wilhem II

Question 16

As the Ottoman Empire declined, what developed between European nations?

Answer 16

Tensions

Question 17

Antartica is governed by a treaty signed by what?

Answer 17

Fifty nations

Question 18

Who was the Iron Chancellor of Germany who promoted war if it would bring security?

Answer 18

Otto Von Bismark

Question 19

What were two factors that helped end World War I?

Answer 19

Britain and France started using tanks and the United States joined the war against Germany

Question 20

As Germany’s power and ambitions increased, what increased between the great powers?

Answer 20

Tensions

Question 21

Who were the four great powers of World War I?

Answer 21

a) Britain b) France c) Germany d) Russia

Question 22

What did the League of Nations intend to prevent?

Answer 22

Future wars

Question 23

What caused great destruction and killing in World War I

Answer 23

Modern Weapons

Question 24

Whose assassination sparked World War I?

Answer 24

Franz Ferdinand

Question 25

The communist Bolshevik leader who seized Russia?

Answer 25

Vladimir Lenin?

Question 26

Russia, France, and Britain made up what powers?

Answer 26

Allied Powers

Question 27

European nations were doing what in the early 1900s?

Answer 27

Preparing for war

Question 28

Germany believe a democratic government was effictive/not effective

Answer 28

not effective

Question 29

What treaty ended World War I?

Answer 29

Treaty of Versailles