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1
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What describes how the Treaty of Versailles impacted Germany?

A

they had to pay enormous amounts in war damages

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2
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What helped the allied forces get back into France in WW2 ?

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Convincing hitler the attack was happening elsewhere

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3
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Which believes that the pursuit of profit results in better quality goods and services?

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Capitalist

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4
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Why might a supporter of the French Revolution then have supported Napoleons reforms?

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They wanted stability after the Radicool frencal

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5
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Stalin gained complete control of all aspects of soviet life in large part through

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fear

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What did many supporters of Mussolini and Hitler believe had contributed to their country’s problems after WWI?

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The treaty of versailles.

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Czar Nicholas II gave up his throne when it was clear that

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He had lost support of his millitary

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What failed to protect against a German invasion of France?

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The Maginot Line

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9
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Which are the three factors of production?

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Land, Labor, and Capital

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10
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Germany’s primary concern leading up to and during WWI was

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fighting a two front war

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An example of a social motive for European imperialism would be

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Social Darwinism

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12
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The decision to allow Hitler to annex a portion of Czechoslovakia was largely a result of

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Appeasement

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13
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What was true of the early process of urbanization?

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crime and pollution were common

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14
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After Russia withdrew from WWI, how had the Western front changed?

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The U.S had joined

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15
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At the heart of the cold war was

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capitalism vs communism.

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16
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A supporter of the derivatization of certain key industries would be a

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Socialist

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17
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The movement that supported the ideas of equality and of applying reason was

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The enlightenment

18
Q

The primary justification for the use of the atomic bomb was

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It would save 500k american lives

19
Q

Who seized power after the Russian provisional government made the decision to remain in war?

A

The Bolsheviks

20
Q

Robespierre and other radicals believed that the only way to ensure that the new French Republic survived was to

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Execute the king

21
Q

One factor in the U.S entering WWI was

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unrestricted submarine warfare

22
Q

Complete socialism would be

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communism

23
Q

It became impossible for the White Army to defeat the Red army in the Russian civil war when

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Foreign aid to the white army stopped

24
Q

In what way could imperialism have been described as a positive for a native population?

A

modernization

25
Q

Which is an extreme form of nationalism and conservation?

A

Fascism

26
Q

What did the U.S people not want to be part of in the years following WWI?

A

League of Nations

27
Q

Marie Antionette was hated in part because she was from

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Austria

28
Q

The British Prime minister during WWII was

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Churchill

29
Q

Who was blamed when his decision to deregulate grain led to a sharp increase in price?

A

Louis XVI

30
Q

Japan’s offensive capabilities were limited after they lost 4 aircraft carriers at

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Midway

31
Q

Who was named Italian prime minister in 1922 when the king feared civil war?

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Mussolini

32
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Which economic system supports the free market, unless businesses are not acting in the best interests of the masses?

A

Utilitarianism

33
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What meeting in Austria was expected to restore order and stability to Europe after the French Revolution and Napoleon?

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The congress of Vienna

34
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Who designed a strategy that germany hoped would allow them to avoid a two-front war?

A

Schlieffen

35
Q

Which best describes the idea of many during the Cold war that communism must be prevented from spreading?

A

The Containment Policy

36
Q

Which was a battle on the Eastern front that resulted in the westward retreat of Hitler’s forces?

A

Battle of Stalingrad

37
Q

Which best describes a political and/or military motive for European imperialism?

A

National pride/Naval bases

38
Q

Which did the Catholic church believe was a threat to their wealth and power?

A

The Scientific Revolution

39
Q

During WWI, the area near the border of Germany and Russia was considered the

A

Eastern front

40
Q

Who did many German conservatives believe could be controlled when they named him chancellor?

A

Hitler

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