What are the causes of World War I?
MANIA - Militarism; Alliances; Nationalism; Imperialism; Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What event kicked off the start of World War I?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Name two reasons that the U.S. entered World War I.
Sinking of the Lusitania and Zimmerman Note [Telegram]
Name the empires of Europe that were ended after World War I.
Russia; Germany; Austria-Hungary; Ottoman Empire
What impact did World War I have on the colonial holdings of European countries?
After World War I the colonial holdings demanded independence from European countries
What are some reasons Russia left World War I
Incompetence of Czar Nicholas II as leader; Major war losses during World War I
Who and what brought Communism to Russia?
Bolshevik Revolution; Vladimir Lenin
What are some reasons for the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 in Russia?
Russo-Japanese War of 1905; Starving landless peasantry; Incompetence of Czar Nicholas II; War losses in World War I
Name three major points of the Treaty of Versailles.
Germany accepts responsibility for the war losing territory and paying reparations; Limited German military; Creation of the League of Nations
When Vladimir Lenin goes, who takes over as leader of the Soviet Union?
Joseph Stalin
What is the New Economic Policy? Who created it and what did it do?
Lenin's economic policy that combined aspects of capitalism with communism to try and stimulate Soviet Union's economy
Vladimir Lenin ended the Russian Empire and created what country?
Soviet Union
Was the United States a member of the League of Nations?
No; the U.S. was NOT a member of the League of Nations
Was the League of Nations successful? Why or why not?
League of Nations was unsuccessful because it did not have power to enforce decisions on countries
What is the League of Nations?
International peace organization established to prevent future wars
What areas was France in control of under the Mandate System?
Syria and Lebanon
What areas was Great Britain in control of under the Mandate System?
Iraq, Trans-Jordan, and Palestine
What is the Mandate System?
Dividing up lands of Ottoman Empire to break it apart and give control of European countries
What are the two countries that had control of lands during Mandate System?
France and Great Britain