| Causes of World War I |
| #1 |
What was the name for the secret agreements (entered into between nations to come to each other's aid in times of war) that increased the chances for small conflicts to erupt into large scale wars that were common at the start of World War I? |
Alliances |
| #2 |
The assassination of which Hapsburg heir was the spark that started World War I? |
Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
| #3 |
Conflict over colonies and territory on which continent was one of the causes of World War I? |
Africa |
| #4 |
Which cause of World War I included promoting the interests of a particular nation, particularly with the aim of gaining and maintaining self-governance, or full sovereignty, over the group's homeland? |
Nationalism |
| #5 |
The aggressive preparation for war that took place prior to World War I and was a cause of the war was called what? |
Militarism |
| World War I |
| #1 |
Why did most combat on the Western Front during World War I take place in a relatively small area? |
Trench warfare |
| #2 |
World War I included the complete mobilization of resources and people, making it what kind of war? |
Total War |
| #3 |
During World War I, despite engaging in a war of attrition to wear the other side down by constant attacks, neither side made much progress against the other, resulting in what? |
Stalemate |
| #4 |
What was the turning point in World War I that helped ensure the Ally victory? |
U.S. entry into the war |
| #5 |
What was the most significant goal of Great Britain and France with respect to Germany at the end of World War I that was supported in several provisions of the Treaty of Versailles? |
Keep Germany from rebuilding its military forces |
| Russian Revolution |
| #1 |
After Lenin died, who took control of the Soviet Union and significantly increased the Communist Party's efforts of collectivization? |
Joseph Stalin |
| #2 |
A government that aims to control the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural lives of its citizens is called what? |
Totalitarian |
| #3 |
Which economic policy did Vladimir Lenin enact between 1918 and 1921 in which the government controlled banks and industries and seized grain from peasants in order to ensure regular supplies for the Red Army during the Russian Civil War? |
War Communism |
| #4 |
What was the main purpose of Stalin's Five-Year Plan? |
Transform the Soviet Union from an agricultural to an industrial power |
| #5 |
Stalin was fearful of his opponents, even within the Communist Party and murdered, deported to Siberia, and forced many to engage in slave labor known as the Great Terror and also known as what? |
Great Purge |
| Results of World War I |
| #1 |
The harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles likely led to which conflict? |
World War II |
| #2 |
Why were Germans unhappy with the War Guilt Clause of the Treaty of Versailles? |
It blamed Germany for starting World War I |
| #3 |
What did the Great Depression in the United States, reliance on American loans and investments, and the debt left behind from World War I all lead to? |
Global Depression |
| #4 |
In what way did World War I impact the Russian Revolution? |
Dissatisfaction of the Russian people with the progress of World War I increased the likelihood of the Revolution |
| #5 |
How did Russia’s participation in World War I affect its empire? |
Economic hardships from the war led to the downfall of the czar |
