Chapter 26 (Tutoring)

Question 1

Causes of WWI

Answer 1

1. Alliances created
2. Rise of nationalism
3. Militarism
4. Economies
5. Imperialism (colonialism)

Question 2

Spark of WWI

Answer 2

Assassination of archduke Ferdinand in Serbia (emperor of Austria- Hungary)

Question 3

What follows after the spark?

Answer 3

Austria-Hungary imposes demands on Serbia

Serbia does not meet all the demands

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

Question 4

What follows after spark (2)

Answer 4

Serbia appeals to Russia and France

Russia then asks Austria-Hungary to back down on Serbia

Germany declares war one Serbia

Question 5

What follows after spark (3)

Answer 5

France joins war against Germany

Germany invades Czechoslovakia (Sudetenland)

Britain declares war on Germany

Question 6

What follows after spark (4)

Answer 6

Schlieffen plan (invade France through Belgium)
Idea was to avoid 2 front war with France and Russia

Question 7

What follows after spark (5)

Answer 7

Belgium is then invaded and conquered by Germany

German advance stopped by French and British at Marne river

Question 8

What follows after spark (6)

Answer 8

Russia mobilize quickly and wins battles

As a result, Germany has to send troops too Russia

Because of this, the Schlieffen plan failed

Question 9

What follows after spark (7)

Answer 9

Stalemate established in France until US joins the fight

Question 10

Factors that lead to US joining allies

Answer 10

German U Boats begin attack in Atlantic Ocean

2. Zimmerman note (between Germany and Mexico) over US territories
3. Us declares war on Germany

Question 11

Victory

Answer 11

1. German offensive
2. US led counter counter attack which ended war in 1918
3. Wilton’s 14 points (peace plan)

Question 12

Paris peace conference

Answer 12

Lloyd-UK (wanted strong britain)
Clemenceau-France (wanted to weaken Germany)
Orlando-Italy (wanted to get error oriels from Austria Hungary

Question 13

Factors that lead to WWI

Answer 13

The creation of alliances

The rise of militarism

Nationalism

Economic competition

Colonization

Question 14

Causes of March revolution 1917

Answer 14

1. Disasters on battlefield
2. Food and fuel shortages
3. Collapse of monarchy
4. Workers strike

Question 15

Lenin (leader of a new party called the Bolsheviks)

Answer 15

Radical socialist group

Eventually becomes leader of proletariat- working class

Question 16

November revolution

Answer 16

Peace, land, bread (Lenin promised this to the people)
Peasants wanted Land
City workers demand an end to shortages
Red guards took over (armed factory workers)
Took over from the provisional government
Bolsheviks end private ownership of land
Land distributed to peasants
Workers were given control of the factories and mines

Question 17

Russian civil war

Answer 17

Between the Reds and the whites
Reds (communists/Bolsheviks people)
Whites (everyone else)
Reds appeal to nationalism that was taking place
Set up an organization called the Cheka (secret police)
Leon Trotsky (role was to turn the red army into an effective fighting force)
Lenin sets up the communist government in 1922
Lenin established a new economic policy (NEP)
Under this NEP, Lenin allowed some capitalist ventures to take place
After Lenin dies, Stalin took over in 1954