Question 1

Britain ruled Iraq and Palestine as

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MANDATES on behalf of the League of Nations but did not own the territory after WWI

Question 2

Soviets:

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councils composed of representatives from the workers and soldiers

Question 3

Serbs were outraged when Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina because:

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they hoped to build a large Slavic nation

Question 4

Germany was unhappy with Article 231 because:

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it declared that Germany and her allies were responsible for starting the war

Question 5

WWI was Total War because:

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it involved a complete mobilization of resources and people

Question 6

Schlieffen Plan:

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Germany's plan to avoid a two front war

Question 7

Adam Smith believed in Laissez-faire economic system which is:

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the government should not intervene in the economy

Question 8

Central Powers:

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Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire

Question 9

Lenin's attempt to end Russia's involvement in the war:

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signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany, which gave up much Russian territory

Question 10

Date the armistice was signed:

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11/11/1918

Question 11

First Battle of the Marne:

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put an end to the Schlieffen Plan and began trench warfare

Question 12

Militarism:

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aggressive preparation for war

Question 13

The Red Army:

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was victorious in the Russian civil war

Question 14

In 1914, this was considered an act of war:

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mobilization of a nation's army (assembling troops and supplies for war)

Question 15

Theory of Social Darwinism:

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states that social progress comes from the struggle for survival as the fit advance and the weak decline.

Question 16

The United States  joined the Allies in fighting WWI because of:

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the Germans' use of unrestricted submarine warfare (the sinking of the Lusitania)

Question 17

The Bolsheviks became a party dedicated to violent revolution under the leadership of:

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V. I. Lenin

Question 18

Treaty of Versailles:

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treaty signed with Germany that many Germans felt was a harsh punishment

Question 19

The Industrial Revolution began in:

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Great Britain in the late 1700's

Question 20

Responsible for the death of Francis Ferdinand and the start of WWI:

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a Serbian Nationalist (Gavrilo Princip)

Question 21

Sigmund Freud is considered the father of:

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Psycho analysis

Question 22

Motives for Imperialization:

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economic motives, Social Darwinism, political power (NOT internal harmony)

Question 23

Joseph Stalin launched the great purge which was:

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a campaign of terror directed at eliminating anyone who threatened his power

Question 24

the Big Four:

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France, United States, Italy and Great Britain

Question 25

Wilson' s plan for peace:

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Fourteen Points

Question 26

Wilson's provisions for the formation of a peace-keeping association of nations:

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the League of Nations; became a world organization created at the Paris Peace Conference

Question 27

William II was forced to step down and leave Germany because:

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the Allies would not negotiate with the imperial government of Germany and the people had become disillusioned

Question 28

Triple Entente (not Triple Alliance):

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France, Great Britain, Russia in 1907

Question 29

Limiting the size of the German military was:

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a provision of the Treaty of Versailles

Question 30

in August 1914 Britain officially declared war against Germany because:

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Germany violated the neutrality of Belgium

Question 31

Battle of the Marne:

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Germany defeated the French (early in the war)

Question 32

Lusitania:

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a passenger ship that Germany sunk and caused the United States to become angry toward Germany

Question 33

Totalitarianism:

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form of government in which the national government takes control of all aspects of both public and private life

Question 34

Zionism:

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movement to create a Jewish state

Question 35

Self Determination:

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the right of each people to have its own nation

Question 36

War of attrition:

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wearing the other side down with constant attacks

Question 37

Wilhelm II

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German Kaiser

Question 38

Propaganda:

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the spread of ideas to influence public opinion for or against a cause

Question 39

Grigori Rasputin:

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Siberian peasant who influenced Alexandra; holy man; claimed to have magical healing powers

Question 40

The Western Front was:

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characterized by trench warfare which kept both sides in almost the same position for four years; Battle of Marne

Question 41

The Eastern Front was:

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Mobile; Battle of Tanninberg; German victory

Question 42

V.I. Lenin

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was known as "Father of the Revolution; goal was to promote a world wide Communist revolution led by workers

Question 43

Battle of Somme (one of the most bitter and costly battles of WW1):

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tanks were first introduced

Question 44

Karl Marx wrote:

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The COMMUNIST Manifesto

Question 45

Germany 1860:

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no longer unified; many people left Germany because they were unsatisfied

Question 46

Battle of Verdum was:

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the longest battle of WWI; over 700,000 men died

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