29-1-3: What were the three forces at work in Europe that helped set the stage for war?
Militarism, Nationalism, and Imperialism
29-1-4: Who were the members of the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
29-1-4: Who were the members of the Triple Entente?
Great Britain, France, and Russia
29-1-5: What single event set in motion the start of World War I?
The assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferinand and his wife on their state visit to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia.
29-2-3: Which countries comprised the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire
29-2-3: Which countries comprised the Allies?
Great Britain, France, Russia, Japan, and Italy
29-2-4: What were the characteristics of trench warfare?
Soldiers fought each other from trenches with huge casualties and small land gains. Soldiers dug these trenches to protect themselves from enemy fire.
29-2-5: What factors contributed to Russia's war difficulties?
Russia's inability to become an industrialized nation caused struggles. As a result, the Russian army was continually short on food, guns, ammunition, clothes, boots, and blankets.
29-3-3: What factors helped prompt the United States to join the war for the Allies?
The policy called the unrestricted submarine warfare established by the Germans stated that they would sink any ship around the coast of Britain. On May 7, 1915, a German U-boat sunk the British ship called Lusitania which had 128 U.S citizens on it. This
29-3-4: What role did women play in the war?
Women built tanks and munitions, plowed fields, paved streets, and ran hospitals. They even were front line nurses on the war front.
29-3-5: . What was the significance of the Second Battle of the Marne?
The significance was to defeat the weakened Germans and to push back and crush the remaining Central Powers.
29-4-3: What was the goal of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points?
The goal was to establish a just and lasting peace.
29-4-4: What was the "war guilt" clause in the Treaty of Versailles
It placed the responsibility of the war on Germany and made them pay reparations to the Allies.
29-4-5: Why did the United States reject the Treaty of Versailles?
The Treaty of Versailles did not put in place international peace and the U.S's best hope for peace was to stay out of European affairs.
30-1-3: How did World War I help to bring about the Russian Revolution?
The war caused inflation in the country from war costs causing many to rebel against the government in the Bolshevik Revolution.
30-1-4: What group made up the Red Army?
the Bolsheviks and their followers.
30-1-4: What groups made up the White Army?
People who did not accept the new way that the country was being ran made up the White Army.
30-1-5: Why did the Bolsheviks rename their party the Communist Party?
The Bolsheviks governed the country with many self-governing republics under a strong centralized government like that in the Writings of Karl Marx, the "father of Communism.
30-2-3: What are the key traits of a totalitarian state?
Have a strong leader that promises protection, use of propaganda and censorship to sway citizens' beliefs, and persecution against religious or ethnic groups because of their beliefs or characteristics.
30-2-4: What are some ways totalitarian rulers keep their power?
Establishing fear into citizens' eyes, exterminating all possible threats against them, and brainwashing the citizens for support to their cause.
30-2-5: How did the Soviet economy change under the direction of Stalin?
Economy changed to command economy with government making all financial decisions. consumer items were cut down to reach quotas, and private farms were seized and used for government gain.
30-3-3: How did the Treaty of Versailles trigger the May Fourth Movement?
Chinese territories that were taken by Germany, from the treaty, were given to Japan instead of China causing outrage in China and triggering the movement.
30-3-4: How was Mao's vision of communism different from that of Lenin?
Mao brought revolution into the rural country through peasants while Lenin used his organization in Russian cities to stage his revolution.
30-3-5: What started the civil war in China?
Jiang Jieshi and his Nationalist Party feared that China would develop a socialist economy if the Communist Party took control. Promising his people democracy, he turned on the Communists.
30-4-3: How did Gandhi's tactics of civil disobedience affect the British?
Boycotts and strikes set by Gandhi lead to a sharp decline in British economy.
30-4-4: How did Southwest Asia change as a result of nationalism?
Many territories looked for independence as a result of nationalism. As a result, new independent countries, like Turkey and Iran, were formed.
30-4-5: How did newly found petroleum supplies change the new nations in Southwest Asia?
From this new found oil, many countries tried to establish a footing in the region to gain profit. this lead to an economic boom in the countries holding this oil.