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Question 1

Japan defeats China in Sino-Japanese War

Answer 1

1894 - 1895

Question 2

Dreyfus Affair exposes anti-Semitism in France

Answer 2

1894 - 1899

Question 3

South African War fought between Dutch descendants and British in South African states

Answer 3

1899 - 1902

Question 4

Sigmund Freud publishes “The Interpretation of Dreams”

Answer 4

1900

Question 5

Irish National Theater is established by Maud Gonne and William Butler Yeats

Answer 5

1901

Question 6

Death of Queen Victoria

Answer 6

1901

Question 7

Emmeline Pankhurst founds Women’s Social and Political union

Answer 7

1903

Question 8

Japan defeats Russia in Russo-Japanese War

Answer 8

1904 - 1905

Question 9

Nicholas II establishes the Duma after revolution erupts in Russia

Answer 9

1905

Question 10

Albert Einstein publishes his special theory of relativity

Answer 10

1905

Question 11

Women receive vote in Finland

Answer 11

1906

Question 12

Pablo Picasso lunches cubist painting with Les Demoiselles d’Avignon

Answer 12

1907

Question 13

Young Turks revolt against rule by sultan in Ottoman Empire

Answer 13

1908

Question 14

Revolutionaries overthrow Qing dynasty and declare China a republic

Answer 14

1911 - 1912

Question 15

Assassination of Austrian archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife by Serbian nationalist precipitates World War I

Answer 15

1914

Question 16

Describe the road to World War 1

Answer 16

• June 20, Russia’s mobilization, ordered troops in response to Hungary
• June 28, Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Bosnia, Serbia blamed
• July 5, Germany provides pledge of support for Austria-Hungary: blank check
• July 23, Austria-Hungary issues ultimatum to Serbia, not satisfied
• Aug 1, Germany declares war on Russia
• Aug 3, Germany declares war on France
• Aug 4, Britain declares war in Germany, because on Belgium invasion

Question 17

Which event of the year 1914 led to the beginning of World War 1

Answer 17

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Serbian extremists (Gavrilo Princip) as a message to free countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Question 18

new woman

Answer 18

A woman who, from the 1880s on, dressed practically, moved about freely, and often supported herself.

Question 19

modernism

Answer 19

Artistic styles around the turn of the twentieth century that featured a break with realism in art and literature and with lyricism in music

Question 20

Zionism

Answer 20

A movement among European Jews to found a Jewish state.

Question 21

South African War

Answer 21

The war (1899–1902) between Britain and the Boer (originally Dutch) inhabitants of South Africa for control of the region; also called the Boer War.

Question 22

Duma

Answer 22

The Russian parliament set up in the aftermath of the outbreak of the Revolution of 1905.

Question 23

Entente Cordiale

Answer 23

An alliance between Britain and France that began with an agreement in 1904 to honor colonial holdings.

Question 24

Mitteleuropa

Answer 24

Literally, “central Europe,” but used by military leaders in Germany before World War I to refer to land in both central and eastern Europe that they hoped to acquire.

Question 25

How did ideas about the self and about personal life change at the beginning of the twentieth century?

Answer 25

Shift towards individualism and self-expression

Question 26

What were the points of tension in European political life at the beginning of the twentieth century?

Answer 26

expanding power of Labor,

elites resentful of the rising middle class tried to overturn constitutional processes which threatened national unity,

women’s right to vote and to own their wages if they were married

Question 27

How and why did events in overseas empires from the 1890s challenge Western faith in imperialism?

Answer 27

Exposure to different cultures and resistance movements.

Africans tried to revolt against Europeans

The US took control of Cuba Puerto Rico and Philippines from Spain

Japan defeated Russia which opened era of Japanese domination in East Asian politics

boxer rebellion in China

Question 28

What were the major factors leading to the outbreak of World War I?

Answer 28

Militarism, alliances, imperialism, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Question 29

How did changes in society at the turn of the twentieth century affect the development of mass politics?

Answer 29

They created a larger and more diverse population, leading to the rise of political movements and the demand for political reforms.

Question 30

How was culture connected to the world of politics in the years 1890–1914

Answer 30

Culture influenced political ideologies and national identities.

Question 31

How had nationalism changed since the French Revolution?

Answer 31

Nationalism became more widespread and influential in Europe. People conquered land instead of mass murdering people with guillotines.

Question 32

In what ways were imperial wars from the 1890s to 1914 relevant to the outbreak of World War I?

Answer 32

Nations wanted to expand and become the global power, in which war was necessary step in doing so.
↳ They created tensions and rivalries among European powers.