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Chapters 25 & 26 Flashcards

1
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Who was the Archduke Francis Ferdinand

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The nephew of the Emperor of Austria-Hungry

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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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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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What was No-Man’s Land

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the area between the trenches

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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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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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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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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

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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
What were reparations
the bill Germany had to pay for the war
26
What were mandates
where countries would rule other countries until they were ready to rule themselves
27
Why didn't the League of nations achieve its goal
USA didn't join and they could only imply economic santions
28
What were reparations
the bill given to Germany for the war
29
Why did agriculture prices drop sharply in the late 1920's
because USA no longer needed to feed the world
30
How did the Depression reverse the role of men and women in many households
women took lower paying jobs that weren't laid off and men stayed home and took care of the children
31
What was Fascism
extreme conservatism govt takes over everything
32
What new idea did John Keynes advocate
that instead of govt cutbacks they should spend in a recession
33
What did Franklin Roosevelt want to do to solve the Great Depression
used Keynes' theory's and the New Deal
34
What ended the Great Depression
WWII
35
Who was General Mustafa Kemal
general that created the state of Turkey
36
Who was Mohandas Gandhi
a social reformer in India
37
Why did Africans believe they should be free after WWI
because they had fought for europe.
38
Why did Benito Mussolini gain popularity with the middle and upper classes in Italy
he understood what they wanted
39
Why was the Italian govt turned over to Mussolini
he threatened to take over Rome
40
Where was Hitler born and Raised
Austria
41
Hitler's Autobiography
Mein Kampf
42
According to Hitler how were Germany's problems to be solved?
through extreme German nationalism and antisemitism
43
What made the Nazis appealing to the German people
he told them what they wanted to hear
44
What was Kristallnacht
where the govt would attack Jewish Communities
45
What was the Politburo
committee of the communist leadership in Russia
46
What were the five-year plans
plans Stalin wanted completed in 5 years
47
How did Stalin pay for the 5 year plans
through the Russian people and taking what he needed
48
Who was General Francisco Franco
the dictator in Spain
49
Who was Antonio Salazar
Portugal's dictator
50
What form of music emerged in the 1920's
Jazz
51
Who was Guglielmo Marconi
inventor of the radio
52
Who was Joesph Goebbels
Hitler's idea man when it came to propaganda
53
What was the World Cup
where each nation competed in the world soccer championship
54
What was dadaism
escapist painting painted in unreal themes
55
What was Surrealism
nightmare like paintings about the problems in the world
56
Who was Salvador Dali
surrealist painter
57
Who was Frank Lloyd Wright
Midwestern architect/ with stylish streamlined buildings
58
What was the 'stream of consciousness' style of writing
writing in 1st person
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Who was James Joyce
stream of consciousness writer
60
Who was Carl Jung
creator of modern psychology

Western Civilizations (6 decks)

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