Chapters 25 & 26 Flashcards
Who was the Archduke Francis Ferdinand
The nephew of the Emperor of Austria-Hungry
Why was the Archduke in Sarajevo
on a good will trip to attempt to keep the empire together
What happened to nations that tried to avoid WWI
they were seen as weak
Who killed the Archduke in Reality
a lone gunman
Who was on the Western Front
France, England and Germany
What was No-Man’s Land
the area between the trenches
What was the live and let live system
live to the best you can because you don’t know what will happen Morrow
Who was Lawrence of Arabia
a British military general in the middle east and north Africa that convinced the people to revolt
Why did Japan join England and France
they were threatened by German colonies and sought to gain some of them
What was the Lusitania
a passenger ship on its way to Britain
What were the zeppelins
helium balloons
How did the public opinion of the war change
it was too long and drug out and people wanted the fighting to stop
How did the war change the status of women
women needed to step up and take men jobs
Why did inflation increase
scarcity
How did Rasputin Damage Nicholas’ Rule
he made demands because wanted to have his son healed
That was the Russian Duma
a constitutional monarchy
What were the Bolsheviks
radical communist people’s party that overthrew the govt
Who was Vladimir Lenin
radical leader of the Bolsheviks
What happened to the Russian Tsar and his family
they were murdered
What was the Checka
elite group of Secret Police in the communist Russian govt
What happened to William II
he was exiled to the Netherlands
Who was Woodrow Wilson
President of the USA who had the 14 points
What were the 14 points
things that the country’s would agree upon in order to prevent this from ever happening again
What was the League of Nations
a coalition that agreed to work together to prevent another world war
What were reparations
the bill Germany had to pay for the war
What were mandates
where countries would rule other countries until they were ready to rule themselves
Why didn’t the League of nations achieve its goal
USA didn’t join and they could only imply economic santions
What were reparations
the bill given to Germany for the war
Why did agriculture prices drop sharply in the late 1920’s
because USA no longer needed to feed the world
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
What was Fascism
extreme conservatism govt takes over everything
What new idea did John Keynes advocate
that instead of govt cutbacks they should spend in a recession
What did Franklin Roosevelt want to do to solve the Great Depression
used Keynes’ theory’s and the New Deal
What ended the Great Depression
WWII
Who was General Mustafa Kemal
general that created the state of Turkey
Who was Mohandas Gandhi
a social reformer in India
Why did Africans believe they should be free after WWI
because they had fought for europe.
Why did Benito Mussolini gain popularity with the middle and upper classes in Italy
he understood what they wanted
Why was the Italian govt turned over to Mussolini
he threatened to take over Rome
Where was Hitler born and Raised
Austria
Hitler’s Autobiography
Mein Kampf
According to Hitler how were Germany’s problems to be solved?
through extreme German nationalism and antisemitism
What made the Nazis appealing to the German people
he told them what they wanted to hear
What was Kristallnacht
where the govt would attack Jewish Communities
What was the Politburo
committee of the communist leadership in Russia
What were the five-year plans
plans Stalin wanted completed in 5 years
How did Stalin pay for the 5 year plans
through the Russian people and taking what he needed
Who was General Francisco Franco
the dictator in Spain
Who was Antonio Salazar
Portugal’s dictator
What form of music emerged in the 1920’s
Jazz
Who was Guglielmo Marconi
inventor of the radio
Who was Joesph Goebbels
Hitler’s idea man when it came to propaganda
What was the World Cup
where each nation competed in the world soccer championship
What was dadaism
escapist painting painted in unreal themes
What was Surrealism
nightmare like paintings about the problems in the world
Who was Salvador Dali
surrealist painter
Who was Frank Lloyd Wright
Midwestern architect/ with stylish streamlined buildings
What was the ‘stream of consciousness’ style of writing
writing in 1st person
Who was James Joyce
stream of consciousness writer
Who was Carl Jung
creator of modern psychology
