Chapters 28-31

What two European powers weredirectly involved in the Balkan diplomacy

Russia and Austria-Hungary

Which of the following was NOT an event leading to the outbreak of WWI

France's invasion of Belgium

What Russian leader significantly altered political, doplomatic, and economic policies in the Soviet Union after 1985

the Cuban Missile crisis

Germany's leaders counted on what to help them overwhelm the Belgians andFrench

their country's superb railway system

By 1915, conflict on the Western front

had settled into a deadly stalemate in which hundreds of thousands of lives were expanded for a few feet of trench

Which was not a reason for quick supression of Russian armies during the first week of wars

destruction of Russian fleet at Leningrad

As a direct consequence of war

womens participation in war increased greatly

Which statement about WWI is accurate

American businessmen prior to 1917 profited by selling goods to both sides and taking advantage of European distractions to seize new world market

Which nation profited most by warfare in Asia between 1914 and 1919

Japan

Sea warfare during WWI consisted of

German submarine warfare

By 1917 the war on the Eastern front

lead to a major revolution in Russia that toppled the tsarist government

Before their surrender, the German generals running the government

installed a new civilian government ot shoulder the blame of defeat

Which was not included in the final set of teaties that ended WWI

Russia was rewarded for service to allies by the grant of sustable territories in Poland and the Baltic republics

A large portion of government of India's budget went to all except

state support for the development of Indian industries

Which of the followingstatements concerning the position of the early Congress Pary in India ismost accurate

It was loyal to the British rulers and primarily concerned with interests ofthe Indian elite

What nationalist movement pioneered patterns of decoloniation and European retreat

it was comitted to relieving the poverty of the Indian masses

The radical wing of the congress party under B.G. Tilak proposed what formula as the basis for the party's political program

an appeal to conservative Hinduism, including boycotts of British goods, full independence, use of Hindu festivals as opportunities for rallies, opposition to women's education

Which of the following groups did NOT benefit from the British economic reforms in Egypt

the peasants

British occupation of Egypt meant double colonization, by the British and

the Turks

What was the outcome of the Dinshawa incident in Egypt

mass support including the emergence of ayan allegiance, for the national cause grew in Egypt

The British promised support for a Jewish settlement in the Middle East in the

Balfour Decloration

Which summarizes the state of Mexico's political organization after the revolution

Revolutionary leadership institutionalized the regime by creating a one-party system under PRI

Which was not included in the revolutionary constitution of 1917 in Mexico

state takeover of property belonging to the Catholic Church

What was the primary goal of Zapota's forces within the Mexican Revolution

sweeping land reforms

The man who had een in charge of the Mexican government since 1876 at the time of the Mexican Revolution was

Porifirio Diaz

The revolutionary politicam regimes were based on councils of workers of

Soviets

What group succeeded the initial revolutionary government of RUssia

Trotsky's conservatives

What was Lenin's solution to Russian participation in WWI

He negotiated a peace treaty with the Germans and surrendered huge amounts of land on Russia's western border

The best posistion contenders for power in the aftermath of the abdication of the Qing were the

warlords or military commanders

The leader of the Revolutionary Alliances, a loose coalition of anti-Qing political groups that superheaded the 1911 rev was

Sun yat-sen

Which of the following statements concerning the German government after WWII is most accurate

During the cold war, France Britian and the US merged their territories to form the Federal Republic of Germany

Which was not a right achieved by women in the west in the later 20th century

payment equal to males for equal work

The initial goal of the May 4th movement was

the creation of a liberal democracy along western lines

Which was not associated with early Marxist movements

Guomidang

The nationlist Party's greates falure was inability to

deal with the social and economice crisis of Chinese peasantry

What early Communist leader emphasized the role of the peasantry in revolutionary solutions to Chinese problems

Mac Zedong

THE Long March refers to

the march of 90,000 communists from Harman to Shaonixi province

Which of the following was NOT a factor leading to the development of fascism in Germany

the divison of Germany into zones of occupation by the victorious allies in WWI

HItlers foreign and military policies were based on

preperation for war

The type of government that HItler established in Germany can be best describes as

totalitarian

This movement emphasized the organic nature of society

corporatism

In many Latin American countries the traditional land-owning oligarchy began to open up the political system in order to meet the demand of what group to share political power

middle class

What was the soviet agricultural policy immediately followingStalin's concentration of power in 928

collectivization

Which country was NOT a member of the axis

soviet union

Hitler promised thE German people all of the following except

to rid Germany of the kulaks

The Triaparitite Pact, signed in 1940, included Japan, Germany and

Italy

The Nazi invasion of this country in 1939 put an end to the idea of appeasement

Poland

Germany's war effort was based on the concept of

Blitzkreig

Aprroximately how many died in the Holocaust

12 million

Japan's surrender in the Pacific was precipitated by

the use of atomic weapons on the cities of Nagasawki and Hiroshima by the US

Despire the loosening of Soviet control over eastern Europe following Stalin's death what aspect of Soviet domination continued to be enforced

single-party dominance and military alignments with the soviet union

Which was not a result of the peace treaties signed following WWII

German industrial pwer was destroyed

The institution that was created as a result of WWII was

The United Nations

Which statement concerning Zionism following WWII is most accurate

Zionism turned to violent attempts to eject the British from Palestien in responce to the British atempt to limit immigration to the Middle East

In what nations were white settlers able to retain their posisiton of supremecy

South Africa

Which statement about Algerian independence movement is most accurate

Decolonization in Algeria was violent as white settlers resisted independence through the oas supported by powerful elements within the French military

In what type of African colonies was the process of decolonization most violent

those with large numbers of white settlers

What radical african leader helped to achieve independence in Ghana

Kwame Nkrumah

What was the solution to the division in India between Muslims and Hindus in 1947

the british decided to divide india into 2 nations, a muslim palcistan and a secular but Hindu dominated India

Of all the nationlist parties IN India, the British were most closely allied with

the Muslim League

A Jewish homeland to be called Isreal was established in 1948 in

Polistine

What phrase did Winston Churchill create

Iron Curtain

Focal points of cold war after WWII

Germany

What was not part ofthe "easter bloc

Turkey

Program of loans designed to aid Europe after WWII

marshall plan

US opposition to soviet aggression in western Europe was predicted on

a nuclear "umbrella

What leader ememerged to take primary power in 1956

Nikita Khrushchev

Which of the following was a soviet success during the years of Khrushchevs dominance

the launch of Sputnik

The European Economic Community is a good eample of

cooperation between European nations and a willingess to create a single European economy