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Chapters 25 & 26 Flashcards

1
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Who was the Archduke Francis Ferdinand

A

The nephew of the Emperor of Austria-Hungry

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2
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Why was the Archduke in Sarajevo

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on a good will trip to attempt to keep the empire together

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3
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What happened to nations that tried to avoid WWI

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they were seen as weak

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4
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Who killed the Archduke in Reality

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a lone gunman

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5
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Who was on the Western Front

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France, England and Germany

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6
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What was No-Man’s Land

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the area between the trenches

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7
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What was the live and let live system

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live to the best you can because you don’t know what will happen Morrow

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8
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Who was Lawrence of Arabia

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a British military general in the middle east and north Africa that convinced the people to revolt

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9
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Why did Japan join England and France

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they were threatened by German colonies and sought to gain some of them

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10
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What was the Lusitania

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a passenger ship on its way to Britain

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11
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What were the zeppelins

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helium balloons

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12
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How did the public opinion of the war change

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it was too long and drug out and people wanted the fighting to stop

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13
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How did the war change the status of women

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women needed to step up and take men jobs

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14
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Why did inflation increase

A

scarcity

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15
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How did Rasputin Damage Nicholas’ Rule

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he made demands because wanted to have his son healed

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16
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That was the Russian Duma

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a constitutional monarchy

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17
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What were the Bolsheviks

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radical communist people’s party that overthrew the govt

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18
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Who was Vladimir Lenin

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radical leader of the Bolsheviks

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19
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What happened to the Russian Tsar and his family

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they were murdered

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20
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What was the Checka

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elite group of Secret Police in the communist Russian govt

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21
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What happened to William II

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he was exiled to the Netherlands

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22
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Who was Woodrow Wilson

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President of the USA who had the 14 points

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23
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What were the 14 points

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things that the country’s would agree upon in order to prevent this from ever happening again

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24
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What was the League of Nations

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a coalition that agreed to work together to prevent another world war

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25
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What were reparations

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the bill Germany had to pay for the war

26
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What were mandates

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where countries would rule other countries until they were ready to rule themselves

27
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Why didn’t the League of nations achieve its goal

A

USA didn’t join and they could only imply economic santions

28
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What were reparations

A

the bill given to Germany for the war

29
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Why did agriculture prices drop sharply in the late 1920’s

A

because USA no longer needed to feed the world

30
Q

How did the Depression reverse the role of men and women in many households

A

women took lower paying jobs that weren’t laid off and men stayed home and took care of the children

31
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What was Fascism

A

extreme conservatism govt takes over everything

32
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What new idea did John Keynes advocate

A

that instead of govt cutbacks they should spend in a recession

33
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What did Franklin Roosevelt want to do to solve the Great Depression

A

used Keynes’ theory’s and the New Deal

34
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What ended the Great Depression

A

WWII

35
Q

Who was General Mustafa Kemal

A

general that created the state of Turkey

36
Q

Who was Mohandas Gandhi

A

a social reformer in India

37
Q

Why did Africans believe they should be free after WWI

A

because they had fought for europe.

38
Q

Why did Benito Mussolini gain popularity with the middle and upper classes in Italy

A

he understood what they wanted

39
Q

Why was the Italian govt turned over to Mussolini

A

he threatened to take over Rome

40
Q

Where was Hitler born and Raised

A

Austria

41
Q

Hitler’s Autobiography

A

Mein Kampf

42
Q

According to Hitler how were Germany’s problems to be solved?

A

through extreme German nationalism and antisemitism

43
Q

What made the Nazis appealing to the German people

A

he told them what they wanted to hear

44
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What was Kristallnacht

A

where the govt would attack Jewish Communities

45
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What was the Politburo

A

committee of the communist leadership in Russia

46
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What were the five-year plans

A

plans Stalin wanted completed in 5 years

47
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How did Stalin pay for the 5 year plans

A

through the Russian people and taking what he needed

48
Q

Who was General Francisco Franco

A

the dictator in Spain

49
Q

Who was Antonio Salazar

A

Portugal’s dictator

50
Q

What form of music emerged in the 1920’s

A

Jazz

51
Q

Who was Guglielmo Marconi

A

inventor of the radio

52
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Who was Joesph Goebbels

A

Hitler’s idea man when it came to propaganda

53
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What was the World Cup

A

where each nation competed in the world soccer championship

54
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What was dadaism

A

escapist painting painted in unreal themes

55
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What was Surrealism

A

nightmare like paintings about the problems in the world

56
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Who was Salvador Dali

A

surrealist painter

57
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Who was Frank Lloyd Wright

A

Midwestern architect/ with stylish streamlined buildings

58
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What was the ‘stream of consciousness’ style of writing

A

writing in 1st person

59
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Who was James Joyce

A

stream of consciousness writer

60
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Who was Carl Jung

A

creator of modern psychology

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