final 2 Flashcards
WWI was more destructive than earlier wars because
modern weapons were more deadly
which of the following ended Russia’s involvement in wwi?
the treaty of brest litovsk
which of the following was a leading cause of international tensions in the early 1900s
aggressive nationalism
what was the main intention of the alliances formed among European nations at the end of the 1800s
to discourage outside attacks
which of the following helped to start wwi
an assassination
why did the british declare war on Germany in 1914
to protect neutral belgium
what promise did Vladimir lenin make and keep when he came ot power in Russia in 1917
to pull Russia out of the war
which of the following was imposed on Germany by the treaty of versailles
limits on the size of its military
which of the following was a cost of wwi
the deaths of 8.5 million people
factory workers were attracted to socialism because they
earned low wages
one reason that Japanese nationalists were determined to seize Manchuria in the 1930s was it
was rich in natural resources
in the 1920s, men, women and children in Italy were bombarded with slogans glorifying
the state and mussolini
under fascism, youth in Italy were taught
strict military discipline
one element that fascism and communism had in common was
dictators who imposed totalitarian govt
part of the reason that fascism appealed to Italians was that it promised
a strong, stable government
what policies helped boost Germany’s economy under hitler
public works projects and end war reparations
which of the following did hitler promise to do for germany
end reparations
what did lenin call his economic program
the new economic policy
what was stalin’s first goal as leader of the soviet union
to make the country into a modern industrial power
what was one result of the great purge
increased stalin’s power
by what means did stalin’s communist party insure obedience
secret police, censorship and terror
the US and soviet union competed for influence in the developing world by offering
military and economic aid
one organization that has expanded to deal with issues of global independence is
the united nations
why did the east german government build a wall through berlin in 1961
to stop citizens from fleeing to the west
hwo did the cold war end in 1991
the soviet union collapsed
how did the economy of east Germany fare under communist rule
it stagnated
which of the following was a problem caused by communism in the soviet union
low output of goods
what was one way the yeltsin tried to solve Russia’s economic problems in the 1990s
by privatizing state run industries
after wwii, much of eastern Europe was controlled by
the soviet union
after communist governments in eastern Europe toppled, many problems including ____ arose
ethnic tension
the civil war in Yugoslavia during the 1990s was fought
among serbs, croats and muslims
which of the following was an effect of the cold war on europe
its division of military alliances
during the cold war, the primary goal of American foreign policy was to
stop the spread of communism
the Korean war was caused by
north korea’s invasion of the south
the theory that if one country fell to communism, others would follow was called
the domino theory
what were Cambodia’s communist guerrillas called
Khmer rouge
what city fell to the north Vietnamese army in april of 1975 to end the Vietnam war
saignon
what best describes the relationship between the us and Vietnam from the end of the war until the 1990s
they were close allies
