Europe/Middle East** Flashcards
What caused WWI?
Assasination of Archduke Ferdinand, Austria Hungary attacks Serbia.
Each country wanted to prove it was better than the others
Nationalism
What countries were part of the allied powers?
Great Britain, France, Russia, Belgium, Serbia, USA
What countries were part of the axis powers?
Austria-Hungary, Germany
What were the main outcomes of the Treaty of Versailles?
The European map was redrawn, no colonies were set free, Germany was forced to pay reparations
What new weapons were developed in WWI?
Machine guns, poison gas, tanks, airplanes, submarines
The main military strategy during WWI
Trench warfare
A plan that Germans plan to ambush France by crossing Belgium
Schlieffen Plan
A man who was considered holy because he saved Alexei’s life; gained power n the government and added in its corruption.
Rasputin
How did WWI impact colonies?
Leading countries did not keep their promise of freeing the colonies from their power
Where did the industrial revolution begin?
Great Britain
What was Great Britain’s best industry?
Textile
A list of things that were wrong about the church hung onto a church door; created by Martin Luther
95 Theses
What is the significance of the 95 Theses?
Sparked the Reformation
Believes that people are naturally cruel, greedy, and selfish; wants an all powerful government
Hobbes
Thought that people were reasonable and moral and had certain rights from birth; best government is one with limited power and accepted by all citizens
Locke
Felt that the best way to protect liberty was to divide various functions and powers of government amongst 3 branches
Montesquieu
Believes that there shouldn’t be a strong government and make the best decisions as a group
Rousseau
Defended freedom of speech and thought; battled inequality, superstition, and injustice
Voltaire
Denounced slavery, praised freedom of expression, and urged education for all; attacked the divine right theory and traditional religions
Diderot
Why did Russians oppose Czar Nicholas II?
Individual rights were taken away, WWI had many casualties, peasant population endured stark poverty
What is the significance of Alexei?
He was the next czar of Russia
All events are determined by economic forces
Economic interpretation of history