Benchmark-3rd Nine Weeks Flashcards
Why were the Balkans referred to as the “powder keg” of Europe?
many ethnic groups, Slavic people, Russian descendants, Austria-Hungary trying to control them
How did people persuade others to support World War One?
propaganda
What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression in America?
October 29, 1929- stock market crashed
What does raj mean?
British rule of India
Who was Rasputin?
holy man in Russia who claimed to have healing powers
What were the MAINE causes of World War One?
militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, ethnic groups
Describe a countries reason for imperialism.
to gain superiority
Pair the world leaders with countries.
Joseph Stalin, FDR, Mussolini, and Churchill
Joseph Stalin-Russia
FDR-USA
Mussolini-Italy
Churchill-Great Britain
Why is imperialism needed?
creates new markets with more raw materials
Why did Germany establish Weimar Republic?
to get out of war debt
How does imperialism effect the country? BIG Ideas
cultural blending by trade, religion, and language-not migration
What is the purpose of inexpensive labor?
to make cheap manufacture products
What was the Campaign of Terror called?
Great Purge-Stalin
Meji Restoration - What did the governor want to do for Japan’s economy?
modernize
Who was the first Kumintang Communist National Party?
Sun Yixian
Nicholas II abdicated the throne and then what group came to power?
Bolsheviks
What event was the main cause of the Petrograd uprising of the Russian revolution?
food shortages
What did Stalin do to the farms during his first 5-Year Plan?
collectivization
What government has extreme nationalism combined with militarism and dictatorship called?
Fascism
How did trench warfare change the fighting of World War One?
forces us to fight a defensive war that causes a stalemate
Which group of people revolted against the Russian Revolution Provisional government?
Bolsheviks
What was the major consequence of the March Revolution? Who revolted against the March Revolution?
causes Nicholas II to abdicate the throne
women workers revolted
Which country lost significant territory as a result of the 1919 Paris Peace Conference?
Germany
Wat does “Armenians deported by the Ottoman Empire” mean?
genocide of an ethnic group
Crimean War, First Boer War, Russ-Japanese War: all of these fought what?
imperialism
What was the focus of the Big Four during the Paris Peace Conference?
to prevent future wars
How was the Ottoman Empire effected by the end of WWI?
loss of territory to Turkey
Why did the Germans create the Schlieffen Plan?
expected the war to be fought on two fronts
Why did the US fail to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
wanted isolation, knew to stay out of European affairs, didn’t like that Germany was blamed, nor the League of Nations
What was Bloody Sunday and what year was it?
Russian revolution before WWI
1905
How did the Bolshevik Revolution affect the course of war?
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Germany and Austria’s prearranged agreement before the entrance into WWI was called what?
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What event caused the start of WWI?
assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Serbia by members of the Black Hand
What are Britain and France concerned with Germany threatening?
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What plan helped Germany repay with war reparation from WWI?
The Dawes Plan
Why is WWI a turning point on US Foreign Policy?
retreated back to isolationism and focused on internal issues
What government did Lenin support?
socialism
What drug did China and England fight over?
opium
