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Unit 8 Flashcards

1
Q

Following WWI, _________ received a great deal of financial support from American investors.

A

Germany

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2
Q

The Five-Year Plan was _________ plan to transform Russia into an industrial superpower.

A

Stalin’s

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3
Q

________ was a Turkish Nationalist leader.

A

Kemal

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4
Q

The Bolshevik faction of the ________ Party believed that Russia could only be transformed into totally socialistic state by violent revolution.

A

Communist

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5
Q

The Blackshirts were the special military force of the fascists in ________.

A

Italy

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6
Q

T. E. Lawrence was a ________ diplomat who was involved in the Arabian fight for independence.

A

British

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7
Q

The _______ was/were the leading committee of the Communist Party.

A

Politburo

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8
Q

The Great Purges of Russia were the result of which Russian dictator’s fear that he would lose control of the USSR?

A

Stalin

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9
Q

The ______ was established under Czarist/Imperialist Russia.

A

Duma

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10
Q

Many _______ believed they had suffered a “dagger in the back” following their defeat after World War I which they blamed on non-citizens and non-nationalists.

A

Germans

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11
Q

_________ was looked to as a great friend and “savior” by Czar Nicholas II and his wife.

A

Rasputin

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12
Q

The ________ believed that Germans were part of a superior race of humans known as Aryans.

A

Nazis

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13
Q

Two articles of the Treaty of Versailles included _______.

A
  • a limitation of military buildup
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  • German acceptance of blame for the war
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14
Q

________ was/were used by many countries during WWI to promote support for the war effort.

A

Propaganda

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15
Q

The leading cause for the Great Depression was ______.

A

the stock market crash

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16
Q

________ countries were dependent on the U.S. for the sales of exports.

A

Latin American

17
Q

Where did stalemate occur during WWI?

A

Western Front

18
Q

How much money did the Dawes Plan grant for foreign loans?

A

$800 million

19
Q

______ was the first leader of the USSR.

A

Lenin

20
Q

The _______ were the secret police force used by the Nazis.

A

S.S.

21
Q

Prior to the outbreak of WWI, a member of a Slavic resistance group assassinated the heir to the throne of _________ in Sarajevo.

A

Austria-Hungary

22
Q

The _________ removed all U.S. military troops from Latin America.

A

Good Neighbor Policy

23
Q

The Ottoman Empire was dissolved after World War I and many of its Middle Eastern territories were divided into __________ by the League of Nations.

A

mandates

24
Q

The ______ established new federal government agencies in the U.S. to help the poor during the Great Depression.

A

New Deal

25
Q

The types of people considered not worthy to live by the Nazis included ________.

A
  • homosexuals
  • gypsies
  • Jews
  • Slavs
26
Q

Fascists overthrew the king of Italy and allowed Mussolini to establish a _________ state.

A

totalitarian

27
Q

The Triple Entente was an alliance between Great Britain, Russia, and _______.

A

France

28
Q

_______ transformed Russia into an industrial superpower.

A

Stalin

29
Q

Which Russian dictator implemented the collectivization of farms?

A

Stalin

30
Q

The Triple Alliance was formed between _______.

A
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Austria-Hungary
31
Q

Many European leaders during WWI believed that war was the natural outworking of the idea of _______, or the “survival of the fittest.”

A

Social Darwinism

32
Q

The term _________ means payments made for damages done during war.

A

reparations

33
Q

Name the declaration that asserted the Allies’ intent to establish a Jewish state of Palestine following the end of WWI.

A

Balfour Declaration

34
Q

______ called upon Indians to bring about India’s independence from Great Britain by means of non-cooperation.

A

Gandhi

35
Q

Which country decided to enter WWI because Germany began attacking ships carrying civilians?

A

the United States

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