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What did the pogroms that occurred in the late 19th century Russia do?

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organized persecution of Jews

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Who were the Bolsheviks?

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Russian Marxists

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Who did China’s peasants align themselves with in the 1920’s?

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Communists

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What were soviets under Russia’s Provisional Government?

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Local councils

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What is a totalitarian state?

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state in which government controls citizens public and private lives

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What was the purpose of the soviet states five-year plan?

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economic development

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Who seized power from Persia’s shah and changed the name of his country to Iran?

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Reza Shah Pahlan

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What did Sun Yixian’s Revolutionary Alliance accomplish?

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overthrowing the last emperor

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9
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Which group was known for taking a 6,000 mile journey known as the “Long March”?`

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Chinese Communists

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Who led the famous protest known as the “Salt March”?

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Gandhi

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How did czars Alexander III and Nicholas II deal with calls to reform?

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resisted all efforts of reform

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How did the Russo-Japanese war show the czar’s weakness?

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news of repeated losses sparked unrest and led to revolt during the war

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Under the Treaty of Versailles, to whom did the Allies give Chinese territories to that had previously been controlled by Germany?

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Japan

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Which event did not happen immediately after the Bolshevik Revolution?

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a totalitarian state was established

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Which leader was responsible for the Great Purge and which group was the main victims?

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Stalin; members of communist party

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What was started under Stalin to improve the Soviet Union’s economy?

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Industrial and Agricultural reforms

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What was the result of China having a Nationalist government recognized by the world but a Communist party growing in the country side?

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civil war broke out

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18
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How was the result of the nationalist movement in Saudi Arabia different from the results in Turkey and Iran?

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Turkey & Iran pursued modernization

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What led Great Britain to finally grant India limited self-rule?

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continuous campaigns of civil disobedience from Indians

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How did the reigns of czars Alexander III and Nicholas II help pave the way for revolution?

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both spelled an autocratic government without reforms

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What impact did Russia’s involvement in WWI have on the Russian Government?

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revealed weaknesses of czarist rule and military leadership

22
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How did life change for Russian’s after the success of the Bolshevik Revolution?

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Russia was organized into several self governing republics

23
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Which of the following was not part of the transformation of the Soviet Union into a totalitarian state?

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creation of First Soviets

24
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Why did Chinese peasants align themselves with the communists rather than the nationalists?

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Communists divided land among the farmers; nationalists ignored them

25
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Who were the victims of the Shanghai Massacre, and who were their murderers?

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Chinese communists were killed by Chinese nationalists

26
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What event in 1937 halted the Chinese civil war?

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Japanese Invasion

27
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What promises were made to the Indian people in exchange for their service under Britain in WWI?

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reforms would eventually lead to self government

28
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What influences created an environment for nationalism in SW Asia?

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break up of Ottoman empire and western interest in region

29
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In which country did Nationalists lead a successful rebellion against its sultan and then reform the government with an emphasis on modernization?

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Turkey

30
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Whose theory of relativity replaced Newton’s comforting belief in a world run by absolute laws of motion gravity?

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Einstein

31
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What were Franz Kafka, James Joyce, and F. Scott Fitzgerald all know for being?

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Novelists

32
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After WWI, most European nations had what type of government, if only temporarily?

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Democracy

33
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What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

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Stock Market crash of 1929

34
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What was one part of Roosevelt’s New Deal program to fight the Depression?

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large public works projects helped to provide jobs

35
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Which leader had the title “II Duce”?

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Mussolini

36
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Which German political part sought to overturn the Treaty of Versailles and combat communism?

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Nazi

37
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Which of the following was true of Germany, Italy, and Japan during the 1930’s?

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Invaded other nations successfully

38
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What term was used to identify the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan?

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Axis Powers

39
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What was the goal of U.S. Isolationists after WWI?

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political ties to other countries should be avoided

40
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What is a main idea of the philosophy known as existentialism?

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the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will (Universal purpose of life)

41
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What effect did WWI have on literature in the 1920’s?

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writers expressed disillution

42
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What effect did the Dawes plan have on the economy of postwar Germany?

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saved Germany from inflation

43
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In the late 1920’s, which of the following did not damage the U.S. economy?

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shortage of workers

44
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What was the policy of appeasement?

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British & French decision to give in to aggression

45
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Why did Japan Manchuria?

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to gain iron ore and coal deposits

46
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How did Sigmund Freud’s ideas weaken faith in reason?

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believed that much of human behavior is irrational

47
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What was the major cause of the collapse of the stock market?

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stocks sold for more than their worth

48
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What fear added to the appeal of fascism in Italy and Germany?

A

communist revolution

49
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What important role did Winston Churchill play during this period?

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he warned of Policy of Appeasement was disaster

50
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In what way was Japan different from its allies Germany and Italy?

A

ruled by militarist and kept emperor in power

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