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World War I
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the causes for 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; German; Austria-Humgary; 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 of 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 to European countries |
| What are the two countries that had control of lands during Mandate System? | France and Great Britain |