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Benchmark Warmups Flashcards

1
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Why was the Balkans referred to as the “powderkeg of Europe”?

A

Because, of the different ethnic groups. Slavic people, Russian descendants, Austria Hungary trying to control them.

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2
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How did people persuade others to support World War 1?

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Propaganda

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3
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What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression in America?

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Stock Market crashed, Black Tuesday.

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4
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What does “Raj” mean?

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The British-controlled portions of India in the years.

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5
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Who is Rasputin?

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Holy man of Russia.

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6
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What are the MAINE causes of World War 1?

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Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism, Ethnic Groups.

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7
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Describe a countries reason for Imperialism?

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superior country

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8
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Why is Imperialism needed?

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Creates to new markets with more raw materials.

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9
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Why did Germany establish Weimar Republic

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Struggling to develop a stable government.

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10
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Pair the world leaders with Countries. Joseph Stalin, FDR, Mussolini, Churchill.

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Joseph Stalin: Russia, FDR: USA, Mussolini: Italy, Churchill: Great Britain.

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How does imperialism effect the country? BIG

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Religion, Population, Languages- Not moving to cities.

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12
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What is the purpose of inexpensive labor?

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To make cheap Manufacture Prouducts.

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13
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What was the campaign of terror called?

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Great Purge- Lenin

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14
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Meiji Restoration- what did the governor want to do for Japan’s economy?

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Modernize the economy.

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15
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Who was the first Kumintang Communist National Party? (Before Mao Zedong)

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Sun Yixian

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16
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Sequence: Nicholas 2nd abdicated the throne and then what group came to power?

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Bolsheviks seized power.

17
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What event was the main cause of the Petrogard uprising of the Russian Revolution?

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Food Shortages- Bread.

18
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What did Stalin do to the farms during his 1st 5-Year Plan?

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Collectivization.

19
Q

What government has extreme Nationalism combined with militarism and dictator is called?

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Fascist.

20
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How did trench warfare change the fighting of WW1?

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Defensive war- caused a stalemate.

21
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Which group of people revolted against the Russian Revolution Provisional Government?

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Bolsheviks

22
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What was the major consequence of the March Revolution? Who revolted against the March Revolution?

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Cause Nicholas 2nd abdicate the throne. Women workers revolted.

23
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Which country lost significant territory as a result of the 1919 Paris Peace Conference? (Meeting after WW1)

A

Germany.

24
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What does “Armenians deported by the Ottoman Empire” mean?

A

Genocide of an ethnic group.

25
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Crimean War, 1st Boer War, Russ- Japanese War= all fought what?

A

Imperialism.

26
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What was the focus of the Big Four during the Paris Peace Conference?

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Prevent Future Wars

27
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How was the Ottoman Empire effected by the end of WW1?

A

Lost territory of turkey

28
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Why did the Germans create the Schlieffen Plan?

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Expected the war to be fought on 2 fronts

29
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Why did the US fail to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?

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Wanted isolation- knew to stay out of European affairs, didn’t like that Germany was blamed, nor the League of Nations

30
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What was Bloody Sunday and in what year?

A

Russian Revolution before WW1.

31
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How did the Bolshevik Revolution affect the course of WW1?

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Made western front the focus of the war (Russia pulled out of the western front bc of the civil war)

32
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Germany and Austria Hungary prearranged agreement before the entrance of WW1 was called?

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Alliance

33
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What event caused the start of WW1?

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Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.

34
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What are Britain and France concerned with Germany’s threatening?

A

National Security.

35
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What plan helped Germany repay with the war reparation from WW1?

A

Dawes Plan.

36
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Why is WW1 a turning point for the US Foreign Policy?

A

US rejected a world leadership position- isolation

37
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What government did Lenin support?

A

Communism.

38
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What drug did China and England fight over?

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Opium.

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