Chapter 29 &30 – Flashcards
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Which country was forced to assume sole responsibility of the war under the Treaty of Versailles?
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Germany
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What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping a military prepared for war?
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militarism
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What were the 14 points?
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a plan for achieving a lasting peace
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What region was referred to as the "powder keg" of Europe?
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Balkan Peninsula/ Austrian-Hungary and Serbia
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What action on Nov. 11, 1918 brought WWI to an end?
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France and Germany signed an armistice
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Who led Germany during the last decade of the 1800's and most of WWI?
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
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What did the war become once participating countries began devoting all of their resources to the war effort?
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The War to End All Wars (A world war)
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What is the Schlieffen plan?
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plan that called for attacking and defeating France then rushing to defeat Russia
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Which nation's actions caused the U.S. to fight in WWI?
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Germany sank the Lusitania
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Why was Germany and Austria-Hungary known as the central powers?
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they were located in the center of Europe
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Who led the famous protest known as the Salt March?
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Gandhi
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What did the Pogromins that occurred in the late 19th century do?
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persecuted the Jews
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Which group was know for taking a 6,000 mile journey known as the Long March?
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Communist Party
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Who were the Bolshevicks?
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A Russian political party
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What did Sun Yixian's revolutionary alliance accomplish?
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advisers and supplies
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Who did China's peasants align themselves with in the late 1920's?
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Communists
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Who seized power from Persia's shaw and changed the name of his country to Iran?
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Reza Shah Pohlavi
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What were Soviets under Russia's provisional government?
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councils
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What was the purpose of the Soviet States' 5 years plan?
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development of the Soviet economy
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What is a totalitarian state?
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total control of everything
