Warm Up B.M. 2 Flashcards
Why was the Balkans referred to as the “powder keg” of Europe?
Many ethnic groups, Slavic people, Russia descendants, Austria- Hungary to control them
How did people persuade others to support the World War?
Propaganda
What are the MAINE causes of World War 1?
Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism Ethnic Groups
Describes a countries reason for Imperialism?
Superior culture
Why is imperialism needed? ( what colonies gain? )
creates new markets with more raw materials
Pair the World Leaders with Countries
Joseph Stalin-Russia, FDR-USA, Mussolini-italy, Churchill-GB
Why did Germany established Welmar Republic?
Struggling to develop a stable government
How does imperialism effect the country ?
Big ideas: religion, population, languages- not moving to cities
What’s the purpose of inexpensive labor?
To make cheap manufacture products
What was the Campaign of Terror called?
Great Purge -stalin
Meji Restoration- what did the governor want to do for Japan’s economy’s
Modernize the economy
Who was the first Kumintang Communist National Party? (Before Mao Zedong)
Sun Yixian
Sequence: Nicholas ll abdicated the throne and then what group came to power?
Bolsheviks seized power
What event was the main cause of the Petrograd uprising of the Russian Revolution? (Why were Russians upset-Caused a civil war and wanted out of WWl)
food shortages-bread
What did Stalin do to the farms during his 1st 5- year plan?
Collectivization
What government has extreme Nationalism combined with militarism and dictator is called?
Fascism
How did trench warfare change the fighting of WWl?
Fight a defensive war-caused a stalemate
Which group of people revolted against the Russian Revolution Provisional Goverment?
Bolsheviks
What was the major consequence of the March Revolution?
Caused Nicholas ll to abdicate the throne (left the throne during WWl and communism came to power)
Which country lost significant territory’s a result of the 1919 Paris Conference? (Meeting after WWl)
Germany
What does “Armenians deported by the Ottoman Empire” mean?
Genocide of an ethnic group
Crimean War, 1st Boar War, Russ-Japanese War= all fought what?
Imperialism
What was the focus of the Big Four during the Paris Peace Conference? (Meeting after WWl)
Prevent future wars
How was the Ottoman Empire effected by the end of WWl? (Think Kemal)
Lost territory of Turkey; got its independence
Why did the Germans create the Schlieffen Plan?
Expected the war to be fought on 2 fronts
Why did the US fail to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
Wanted to be isolated, knew to stay out of European affairs, didn’t like that Germany was blamed, nor the League of Nations
What was Bloody Sunday and in what year?
Russian Revolution before WWl
