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Qtr 4 Final 2015
Chapter 27: WWI and The Russian Revolution
Question | Answer |
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Why were tensions heightened among countries in Europe after 1900? | Countries were forming alliances and mobilizing for war, nationalism |
What did inflation and unemployment in Germany during the Great Depression pave the way for? | Authoritarian leaders-the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party |
How was the war effort on the Western Front characterized? Eastern Front? | Western (trench warfare and stalemate) Eastern (mobility, high casualities, especially Russia) |
How did Serbia anger Austria-Hungary? | By not handing over terrorist group, the Black Hand, after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife |
How did Industrialization in Europe affect their militaries? | New weapons and technology, old battle tactics |
What is total war? | Involving the complete mobilization of resources and people-affects lives of all citizens |
How was Russia unprepared for war? | Incompetent leaders and not enough weapons, poor infrastructure |
What events occurred after the Czar Nicholas abdicated the throne? | Russia's Civil War |
Why did Civil War break out in Russia after World War I? | Bolsheviks wanted to institute communism and loyalists, land-owners, the church, and others were opposed. |
What was a result of the February Revolution in Russia? | Czar Nicholas abdicated the throne. |
What were the legacies of many empires (Ottoman, Austria-Hungary)? | The breakup of many empires (Ottoman, Austria-Hungary). |
What nations were the first to get involved in the initial conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary? | Russia and Germany |
What was the purpose of Stalin's Five-Year Plan? | To modernize Russia and increase its industrial output |
Who were the Bolsheviks? Mensheviks? | The Bolsheviks were the radical communists led by Lenin. The Mensheviks were politically moderate. |
What is fascism? | The belief that a strong authoritarian government is best/dictator. |
Describe the role Karl Marx and his Communist Manifesto played in the Russian Revolution. | Karl Marx's vision of "pure communism" inspired the leaders of the revolution to establish a communist government in Russia. Marx's vision of communism was not achieved. |
What was Lenin's role in the Russian Revolution? | He was the leader of the Bolsheviks and the first communist leader of the Soviet Union. |