Things and Events

Question 1

Paris Commune

Answer 1

-Communist uprising in 1871
-dozens of clergy brutally murdered
-sacrilege everywhere, rampant looting, city set on fire

Question 2

-Communist uprising in 1871
-dozens of clergy brutally murdered
-sacrilege everywhere, rampant looting, city set on fire

Answer 2

Paris Commune

Question 3

Third Republic

Answer 3

-Freemasonic French government (1875)
-destroyed Catholic education over the next 25-30 years, making it more and more difficult for children to receive a Catholic education
-cut off diplomatic relations with the Holy See

Question 4

-Freemasonic French government (1875)
-destroyed Catholic education over the next 25-30 years, making it more and more difficult for children to receive a Catholic education
-cut off diplomatic relations with the Holy See
-became like the US (not recognizing 1 religion)

Answer 4

Third Republic

Question 5

Spanish-American War

Answer 5

Remote cause: Decline of Spanish Empire, Rise of American Empire

Proximate cause: U.S.S. Maine exploded in Cuba (nobody knows who was the culprit). U.S. blamed Spain and declared war.

Winner: United States (brief war)

Effect: United States annexed Guam, Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Religious freedom declared. Catholic schools no longer supported, many forced to close

Question 6

Remote cause: Decline of Spanish Empire, Rise of American Empire

Proximate cause: U.S.S. Maine exploded in Cuba (nobody knows who caused the explosion). U.S. blamed Spain and declared war.

Winner: United States (brief war)

Effect: United States annexed Guam, Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Religious freedom declared. Catholic schools no longer supported, many forced to close

Answer 6

Spanish-American War

Question 7

How did Lenin acquire power in Russia

Answer 7

He organized groups of men to walk into government buildings and secure them. This was done easily, because Kerensky and the Tsar had lost all support. Then Lenin gave a speech in which he proclaimed “the people” to be the new rulers of Russia (this was obviously not true; the reality was, he was in charge).

Question 8

He organized groups of men to walk into government buildings and secure them. This was done easily, because Kerensky and the Tsar had lost all support. Then Lenin gave a speech in which he proclaimed “the people” to be the new rulers of Russia (this was obviously not true; the reality was, he was in charge).

Answer 8

How did Lenin acquire power in Russia?

Question 9

Name six remote causes of World War I.

Answer 9

1) France: payback on Germany for F/P (Franco-Prussian War) War, desire to destroy Catholic Austria
2) Germany: Darwinism, insane nationalism (they believed that their race was superior to other races; they believed that they could eventually subdue the lower races)

3) Russia: revenge on Germany for Bismarck denying the Balkans to Russia
4) Britain: prevent European countries from getting too strong (British very nearly allied with Germany, but she decided to join France)
5) Serbia: desire to take land from Austria because there were Serbs living there
6) Ottoman Empire: unwilling to admit its own weakness (crumbling, losing significant territory - it used to be the most feared power in Europe- by 20th century the Sultans were no longer governing this country called the "Sick Man" of Europe)

Question 10

1) France: payback on Germany for F/P War, desire to destroy Catholic Austria
2) Germany: Darwinism, insane nationalism (they believed that their race was superior to other races; they believed that they could eventually subdue the lower races)

3) Russia: revenge on Germany for Bismarck denying the Balkans to Russia
4) Britain: prevent European countries from getting too strong
5) Serbia: desire to take land from Austria because there were Serbs living there
6) Ottoman Empire: unwilling to admit its own weakness

Answer 10

Name six remote causes of World War I.

Question 11

What was the proximate (immediate) cause of World War I?

Answer 11

Proximate cause was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, June 28, 1914, by a Serbian revolutionary. Austria blamed Serbia and issued an ultimatum. Serbia refused. Austria declared war on Serbia, which led to a series of military mobilizations throughout Europe.

Question 12

Proximate cause was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, June 28, 1914, by a Serbian revolutionary. Austria blamed Serbia and issued an ultimatum. Serbia refused. Austria declared war on Serbia, which led to a series of military mobilizations throughout Europe.

Answer 12

What was the proximate cause of World War I?

Question 13

Describe the “third fight” between the pope and liberalism.

Answer 13

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Answer 14

The “third fight” between the pope and liberalism.

Question 15

What was Pope Pius XI’s explanation for the cause of World War I?

Answer 15

The cause of the war, according to Pius XI, was the persistent refusal of nations to submit to the teachings and morality of Christ and the Catholic Church.

Fr. DeSaye commentary: In other words, the cause of World War I was liberalism. The fundamental axiom of liberalism is “nobody tells me what to do.” When this is applied to an entire nation, it is a nation-wide refusal of submission to the the law of God and the Church.

Question 16

The cause of the war, according to Pius XI, was the persistent refusal of nations to submit to the teachings and morality of Christ and the Catholic Church.

Fr. DeSaye commentary: In other words, the cause of World War I was liberalism. The fundamental axiom of liberalism is “nobody tells me what to do.” When this is applied to an entire nation, it is a nation-wide refusal of submission to the the law of God and the Church.

Answer 16

What was Pope Pius XI’s explanation for the cause of World War I?

Question 17

Why was there such extreme distrust between nations before World War I?

Answer 17

European leaders were convinced that the era of the Catholic Church had come to an end. In their opinion, now that the world had divested itself of Catholicism and its moral laws, a new world power would need to rise up and replace it with new laws. World War I was a war fought to determine which country would be this replacement (which country would have the most far-reaching influence). Would this new power be the Sword of Islam, the Discipline of Germany/Austria, or the Liberalism of France/Britain? Each country was deeply suspicious that another country might attain this influential status before it did. The only way to determine it once and for all, so it seemed, was to fight to the death.

Fr. DeSaye commentary: Just as people who hold the law of God in contempt cannot be trusted, so nations who hold the law of God in contempt likewise cannot be trusted.
This was why Europeans did not trust one another. If countries reject God and His law, then they are capable of any other evil. In my opinion, this was why World War I was such a brutal war.

Question 18

European leaders were convinced that the era of the Catholic Church had come to an end. In their opinion, now that the world had divested itself of Catholicism and its moral laws, a new world power would need to rise up and replace it with new laws. World War I was a war fought to determine which country would be this replacement (which country would have the most far-reaching influence). Would this new power be the Sword of Islam, the Discipline of Germany/Austria, or the Liberalism of France/Britain? Each country was deeply suspicious that another country might attain this influential status before it did. The only way to determine it once and for all, so it seemed, was to fight to the death.

Fr. DeSaye commentary: Just as people who hold the law of God in contempt cannot be trusted, so nations who hold the law of God in contempt likewise cannot be trusted.
This was why Europeans did not trust one another. If countries reject God and His law, then they are capable of any other evil. In my opinion, this was why World War I was such a brutal war.

Answer 18

Why was there such an extreme distrust between nations before World War I?

Question 19

How did America get involved in World War I?

Answer 19

Early in the war, Britain blockaded Germany; it would shoot any merchant ship trying to deliver food or supplies to Germany. Germany responded with its own blockade of Britain; it would torpedo with its U-boats any merchant ship destined for Britain. The United States was Britain’s main trading partner, so Germany sent a warning to President Wilson that merchant ships destined for Britain were no longer safe. U.S. citizens were warned that if they traveled on a merchant ship for Britain, they traveled at the risk of their own lives. (The U.S. was also sending military supplies to Britain using these commercial ships.) Germany torpedoed several American ships. The U.S. issued an ultimatum, and the torpedoing stopped. However, in 1917, Germany resumed torpedoing ships. Then the U.S. declared war.

Britian also intercepted a telegram from Germany to Mexico, encouraing Mexico to attack the United States. This also contributed to U.S. involvement.

Question 20

Early in the war, Britain blockaded Germany; it would shoot any merchant ship trying to deliver food or supplies to Germany. Germany responded with its own blockade of Britain; it would torpedo with its U-boats any merchant ship destined for Britain. The United States was Britain’s main trading partner, so Germany sent a warning to President Wilson that merchant ships destined for Britain were no longer safe. U.S. citizens were warned that if they traveled on a merchant ship for Britain, they traveled at the risk of their own lives. (The U.S. was also sending military supplies to Britain using these commercial ships.) Germany torpedoed several American ships. The U.S. issued an ultimatum, and the torpedoing stopped. However, in 1917, Germany resumed torpedoing ships. Then the U.S. declared war.

Britian also intercepted a telegram from Germany to Mexico, encouraing Mexico to attack the United States. This also contributed to U.S. involvement.

Answer 20

How did America get involved in World War I?

Question 21

What were the two sides of World War I?

Answer 21

The Central Powers: Germany, Austria, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria
The Allied Powers: Britain, France, Russia, and Serbia [Italy and America joined later]

Question 22

The Central Powers: Germany, Austria, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria
The Allied Powers: Britain, France, Russia, and Serbia [Italy and America joined later]

Answer 22

What were the two sides of World War I?

Question 23

Who won World War I?

Answer 23

The Allied Powers won the war (Britain, France, America, and Italy [Russia surrendered]). However, Britain, France, and Italy lost millions of men and their economies were crushed. America lost far fewer men and suffered almost no economic losses. Therefore the United States emerged from World War I as a new world power. Japan also emerged as a formidable new power in Asia.

Question 24

The Allied Powers won the war (Britain, France, America, and Italy [Russia surrendered]). However, Britain, France, and Italy lost millions of men and their economies were crushed. America lost far fewer men and suffered almost no economic losses. Therefore the United States emerged from World War I as a new world power. Japan also emerged as a formidable new power in Asia.

Answer 24

Who won World War I?