History 10 (Review 4-5) – Flashcards
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About what percent of the population of Austria-Hungary voted in elections?
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6%
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Francis Deak was the leader of which country?
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Hungary
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What did Hungary want in addition to its own territory?
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Constitution
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The majority of the population of Austria-Hungary lived on about how many acres of land per person?
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7
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Which of these threatened the unity and peace in Europe during the dual monarchy?
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The Magyars' attempt to destroy ethnic identity
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Which of these ethnic groups were not included in the Austrian empire?
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Lithuanians
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Which of these were a family of Austrian dukes who had ruled part of Europe for centuries?
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Hapsburgs
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What were the two empires that were formed from the Austrian empire by Francis Joseph?
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Austrian and Hungarian
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Which of these is known as the "Smoke that Thunders"?
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Victoria Falls
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What was Henry Stanley's famous remark upon finding David Livingstone after ten months of travel?
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"Dr. Livingstone I presume?"
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Which of these is a country under the control and protection of a larger and stronger nation?
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Protectorate
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The Suez Canal was built by a company from which country?
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France
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By 1913, all of Africa except which of these countries was controlled by other countries?
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Liberia and Ethiopia
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Which policy is created when a powerful country stakes a claim in a country that has not industrialized?
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Imperialism
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For about how many years was slave trade the main trade between Africa and Europe?
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350
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Who led the nationalist movement in India?
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Indian National Congress
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When India was divided, what was Pakistan designated for?
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Muslims
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What does the Indian word mahatma mean?
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Great soul
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After the breakup of the Mogul empire, who controlled the government of India for almost 100 years?
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The British East India Company
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Who was the first governor-general of Pakistan?
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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The practice of commercial colonialism uses which of these to run the government?
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Friendly local rulers
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Who was the first prime minister of India?
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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What ended the rule of the British East India Company?
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Sepoy Rebellion
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One result of the war on the Balkan peninsula was the creation of which of these?
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Albania
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Which term means to call troops into active service?
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Mobilize
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Which of these countries was not a member of the Triple Alliance?
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Great Britian
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Where was World War I fought?
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In many locations of the world
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Which group claimed responsibility for the assassination of the future king?
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Black Hand
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During the Age of Imperialism, Britain and Russia disagreed over the control of which country in the Middle East?
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Iran
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Why did the new nations of Europe reach the brink of war many times?
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Their rush for raw materials and colonies
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What were the Balkans referred to as?
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Powder keg of Europe
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Which country had the largest army during World War I?
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Russia
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Who did the Treaty of Versailles require to pay for the total cost of the war?
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Germany
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Which new countries were created by the peace treaties from the Paris Peace Conference?
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Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia
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Which of these killed twice as many people as had died in World War I?
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A flu epidemic
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What was Wilson's plan for the formation of an association of nations that would keep peace called?
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League of Nations
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What is another word for payment of war damages?
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Reparations
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President Wilson's plan called for borders of countries to be determined on what basis?
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Ethnic groups in the area
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During the rule of Francis Joseph, Bohemia was controlled by which country?
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Austria
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What were President Wilson's goals for a postwar settlement called?
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Fourteen points
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Who was Dr. David Livingstone?
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Medical missionary
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What were the two largest ethnic groups controlled by the Austrian empire?
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Germans and Magyars
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Why were the Allies able to withstand German assaults?
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American troops
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What were noncommunists in Russia called?
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Mensheviks
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Why could the flour needed by Russian women to bake bread not be received?
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The trains now carried soilders and not flour
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The standard of living in the Soviet Union remained very low as late as which decade?
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1930s
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What is a Kolkhoz?
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Collective farm
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n 1922, under the leadership of Lenin, Russia was divided into how many republics and became known as the Soviet Union?
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15
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The Dawes Plan of 1924 helped Germany by _______.
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Lowering payments on war debt
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The systematic killing of a certain group of people is called _______.
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Genocide
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British trade decreased after World War I because _______.
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Factories and ships were damaged
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The parliament of Hungary was dominated after World War I by _______.
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Aristocrats
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The Irish rebellion against British rule was called the _______.
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Easter Rebellion
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_______ took control of the Italian government in 1922.
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Mussolini
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During the 1920s, women expressed their newfound freedom by wearing _______.
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Shorter clothes
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President ________ asked Congress for money for public works programs.
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Hoover
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In the United States, public work programs provided _______.
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Employment
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Dada is a French word for _______.
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Hobbyhorse
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Under the new form of republican government in Spain, the ______ lost position and many possessions.
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Catholic church
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In 1931, the king of Spain left his throne because _______.
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There was general unrest in the country
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Hitler and Stalin secretly agreed to divide _______ between their two countries.
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Poland
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The western border of Czechoslovakia was an area known as _______.
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Sudentenland
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The symbol of the National Socialist Party was a _______.
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Swastika
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Under Hitler's rule, Germany was called the _______.
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Third Reich
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Hitler called himself "_______."
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Der Fuher
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Hitler and Mussolini saw the Spanish Civil War as an opportunity to _______.
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Test their new weapons
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_______ led an uprising against the government of Spain.
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Francisco Franco
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The alliance between Italy and Germany became known as the _______ Axis.
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Rome-Berlin
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When Germany invaded the Soviet Union, the Soviets _______.
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Burned their own crops
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It took Germany _______ to conquer Poland.
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3 weeks
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Germany invaded the Soviet Union to _______.
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Claim rich grain and oilfields
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_______ was the prime minister of Great Britain during World War II.
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Winston Churchill
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German troops surrendered to the Soviets at _______.
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Stalingrad
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The _______ authorized the U.S. to furnish military supplies to other nations.
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Lend-Lease Act
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France was invaded by _______ during World War II.
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Germany and Italy
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Stalin wanted to build a military base in _______.
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Finland
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Blitzkrieg means _______.
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Lightning war
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000 troops by sending out nearly anything that would float, When the British and French retreated to the French side of the English Channel, the British ______.
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Saved over 300
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After conquering Poland, Hitler waited _______ before attacking a new territory.
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Seven months
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What were the communists in Russia first called?
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Bolsheviks
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What name was the city of St. Petersburg renamed a second time?
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Leningrad
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The war between Finland and the Soviet Union was called the _______.
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Winter war
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By 1938, there were _______ automobiles registered in France.
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Over 2 million
