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WWI Test Flashcards

1
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What type of government system was adopted in China and Mexico after revolutions in the earl 1900s (before WWI)

A

Democratic gov’t

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2
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What years did the Great War take place?

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1914-1918

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3
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How are the core beliefs and actions of Jose de San Martin and Sun Yat-sen similar?

A

Desire for independence/nationalist movements

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Which nation and revolution were Porfirio and Francisco Villa associated?

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Mexico

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5
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What type of gov’t was adopted in Mexico with the singing of the Constitution of 1917?

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Democracy

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6
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Why were the Chinese unsuccessful wars including the Opium Wars and the Sino-Japanese Wars?

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Lack of industry and limited technology

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What year and event marks the height of imperialism in Africa and Asia, meaning it began to decline after this marked event?

A

WWI 1914

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Why did Emperor Meiji decide to implement his restoration project?

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Japan needed to industrialize after a long isolation

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9
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Meiji acronym

A

Modernization, Emperor/Empire building, Imperialism, Japan, Industrialize

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10
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Describe the effects of the Meiji Restoration on Japan

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Began rapid empire building

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11
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What was the goal and actual result of Commodore Mathew Perry’s “visit” to Japan in the 1850s?

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Open trade/end of Japanese isolation

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12
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What policy best describes the period when Japan closed in ports of trade?

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Tokugawa Isolation

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13
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Identify the leader of Japan during the Tokugawa period

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Shogun/Shogunate

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14
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Which two nations struggled for land in China during the Russo-Japanese War? Who won?

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Russia vs. Japan; Japan won

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15
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Why did several Europe nations join a system of alliances prior to WWI?

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prevent war; protection; aid; balance of power

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16
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Why did the existence of opposing alliances become a cause of WWI?

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Domino effect; Bring several into conflict

17
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MAIN acronym

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Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

18
Q

Why was Archduke Ferdinand assassinated?

A

Black Hand “Serbian” opposed Austria- Hungary

19
Q

Identify the members of the Triple Entente

A

France, England, Russia

20
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Identify the members of the Triple Alliance

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Italy, A-H, Germany

21
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Identify the main members of the Central Powers

A

Ottomans, Germany, A-H

22
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What event was the spark that started WWI?

A

Assassination

23
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What area of Europe is the “power keg” of WWI, where it erupted?

A

Balkins

24
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Identify the main members of the Allies

A

France, USA, England, Italy, Japan

25
Q

Why is imperialism and nationalism in Europe considered a major short-term cause of WWI?

A

Tension caused by competition for land and power

26
Q

List the TWO main reasons the United States entered into WWI

A
  • sinking of the Lusitania 1915

- Zimmerman telegram 1917

27
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What was the main purpose of the Treaty of Versailles?

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Peace Treaty 1919; punishment to the Central Powers

28
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What was the main purpose of the League of Nations?

A

maintain peace- keeping orginzation

29
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Why were many Germans angry with the Treaty of Versailles for several reasons?

A

lost land, reduce military, 33 billion, reparation, war-guilt clause

30
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Which event brought about the final collapse of the Ottoman Empire

A

WWI

31
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Jose de San Martin

A

South America; desire for self-rule, nationalist movements

32
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Sun Yixian/ Yat-sen

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China; desire for self-rule, nationalist movements

33
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Fransisco “Pancho” Villa

A

Peasant leader during Mexican Revolution

34
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Emperor Meiji

A

After Perry, before WWI, modernized Japan

35
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Commodore Matthew Perry

A

USA- ended Japanese isolation

36
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand

A

Heir to the A-H throne

37
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Armenians

A

victims of genocide by the Ottomans; Christians living in a Muslim empire

38
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Ottomons

A

Middle East Muslim; Central Powers; collapsed after WWI

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