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WH Wynn U11-12 Rev.
WWI & Between the Wars
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the ‘spark’ that started World War I? | Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
| What were the 4 main causes of World War I? | Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism |
| What 3 things affected the number of casualties in World War I? | Advanced weapons, disease, supply shortages |
| What event made the Western Front become the focus of the war? | The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia |
| The Treaty of Versailles limited the military of what country? | Germany |
| What did the League of Nations do with territory in the former Ottoman Empire after the war? | Divided the countries up among the Allies through the mandate system |
| Who took control of the Communist Party in Russia after Lenin died? | Joseph Stalin |
| The Bolsheviks followed what political philosophy? | Communism |
| How did Lenin influence Russia’s history? | He started the communist gov in the 1920s which controlled Russia in the 20th century |
| How did Stalin’s Five Year Plans affect Russia? | Peasants starved, farms collectivized, and the Soviet Union industrialized |
| Benito Mussolini invaded this African country in an effort to create a new Roman Empire. | Ethiopia |
| What event helped spark the Great Depression of the 1930s? | Stock Market crash, 1929 |
| What were the similarities between the totalitarian countries of Italy, Germany, and the Soviet Union? | Rule by a dictator, used secret police & police terror, use of propaganda |
| Because of the Great Depression, what kind of government grew in popularity? | Totalitarianism |
| What 4 nations came under the control of a totalitarian dictator during the 1920s & 30s? | Germany, Italy, Soviet Union, Japan |
| Why was Germany able to conquer so much land in Europe without other Europeans stopping them? | Britain & France wanted to avoid another war. |
| Japan invaded this territory in search of raw materials at the start of the Great Depression. | Manchuria (China) |
| What features do fascism and communism have in common? | Strong leaders, one political party, denied rights to individuals, the state is supreme |
| What were some of the new weapons developed and used during World War I? | Machine guns, tanks, aerial bombings, poison gas |
| How were alliances and World War I related to each other? | Alliances between nations got some nations involved in the war because they were legally bound to aid nations within their alliance. |
| Who was the leader of Germany going into World War II? | Adolf Hitler |
| Who was the leader of Italy going into World War II? | Benito Mussolini |
| Who was the leader of Japan going into World War II? | Hideki Tojo |
| Who was the leader of the Soviet Union going into World War II? | Joseph Stalin |
| A large farm owned & operated by peasants as a group | collective |
| Nonbinding agreement to follow common policies | entente |
| Extremely sharp and rapid rise in prices | hyperinflation |
| term for German submarines | U-boats |
| supporting neither side in a conflict | neutrality |
| spread of ideas to promote a cause or damage the opposing cause | propaganda |
| payment for war damages | reparations |
| deadlock; neither side is able to defeat the other | stalemate |
| when a nation uses all it's resources to fight a war | total war |
| government where a one party dictatorship regulates every aspect of citizens' lives | totalitarian state |
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