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Chapter 29 & 30 Flashcards

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Why was the Balkans called the “powder keg” of Europe ?

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Ottoman Empire was losing power and Balkans nations began breaking away from the ottomans
( Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia)

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What were the MAIN causes of WWI?

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Militarism
Alliance systems
Imperialism
Nationalism

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Why did Serbian nationalists plot to kill Franz- Ferdinand ?

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The black hand, a Serbian society plotted to kill Ferdinand to protest Austrian rule of Bosnia
(Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip)

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Germany ( Austria’s ally) declared war on who ?

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France ( Russia’s ally)

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Who were the apart of the Triple Alliance?

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Germany, Austria- Hungary, and Italy

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Who were apart of the Triple Entente?

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Great Britain, France, and Russia

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How was WWI fought?

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In a two front war : ( western and eastern)

Russians and Serbians vs. Germans and Austro- Hungarians

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What’s the Schlieffen Plan?

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Germany would race to defeat France. Then go back to defeat Russia

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What was the trench warfare used for ?

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To protect soldiers from enemy fire

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Why is WWI considered a “total war”?

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Because all resources are devoted to war

It was fought at home as well as on the battlefield

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Who were the central powers?

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Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria- Hungary

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Who were the allies power?

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Great Britain, France, and Russia

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Why did Russia withdraw from WWI?

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Lenin signs the treaty of brestliovsk with Germany which ends Russian participation in the war

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What is isolationism ?

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Opposition to political and economic entanglements with other countries

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What is interventionism?

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Support of political and economic involvement in other countries

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Why did the United States finally enter WWI?

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Because they wanted to remind neutral

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How was the entry of the U.S. a turning point?

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Their entry into the war helped the allies win the war

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How did the Great War come to an end?

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Germany and allies were pushed back by each other

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Who were the “Big Three”?

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Great Britain, France, and United States

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What were the goals of the Big Three?

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Both France and Britain wanted to punish Germany

But Wilson wanted a fair and just peace ( 14 points )

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What was the Treaty of Versailles?

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Germany must accept full responsibilities for the war
Germany must pay $30 billion in reparations to the allies
Germany must give up land and colonies
Germany cannot have an Air Force

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What was the League of Nations

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40 countries joined agreed to discuss disputes rather than go to war

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What happened in March of 1917?

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Shortage of food

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How did Lenin and the Bolshevik party change Russia?

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Communists defeated enemies and could concentrate on rebuilding Russia

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How did Lenin rebuild a communist state in Russia ?

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Lenin wanted to achieve the Marxist idea of a classless society where the people owned the means of production

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What happened to the Soviet Union after the death of Lenin?

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Power struggle between Trotsky and Stalin

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What are the characteristics of a totalitarian state?

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Growth of industry and military
Shortage of foods and consumer goods
Censorship
Free education and health care

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How did Stalin seek to create a totalitarian state?

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Russification
Secret police
Propaganda

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How did Stalin plan to make the Soviet Union powerful?

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His goal was to make Russia an industrial power

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What was the five year plan

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It was aimed at building up industry, improving transportation and increasing faith output

30
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What was the great purge?

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Stalin used secret police and terror tactics to round up

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What was Stalins goal ?

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To make Soviet Union a modern industrial power

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What was lenins goal?

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To create a classless society with production in hands of people

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What was the Rowlatt acts

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Laws allowed the governments to jail protestors without trial for as long as 2 years

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How did Ataturk westernize Turkey ?

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Replaced Islamic law with law based on Europe
Replaced Muslim calendar with European calendar
Replaced Arab script with western alphabet

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