Before WW I
At the beginning of World War I, most people in the USA wanted to follow this policy?
Isolationism
This type of rapid fire gun made charging across "no man's land" deadly for foot soldiers.
What were machine guns?
The group of leaders from these countries was known as the Big Four. They dominated the peace talks. (name 3 out of 4)
What were the U.S.A., France, Italy, and Great Britain?( name 3 out of 4)
This group was Marxists who favored revolution by a small committed group.
Who were the Bolsheviks?
After the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911, these two opposing groups struggled for power in China.
Who were the Nationalists and Communists?
World War I was effectively the end of this ancient mainly Muslim nation in SW Asia, as it was partitioned into many countries.
What was the Ottoman Empire?
The sinking of this ship helped end United States neutrality and prompted the USA to enter World War I
Sinking of Lusitania.
Great Britain and France wanted the following this consequence for Germany, when World War I ended.
What is punishment?
The name of President Wilson’s Peace Plan.
What was the "14 Points"?
Name given to the even in 1905, 200,000 workers marched on the czar’s palace to demand reforms. The Army fired into the crowd, killing many.
What was Bloody Sunday?
After World War I, the Treaty of Versailles gave German colonies in China to this Asian country.
What was Japan?
A revolution led by this group in the 19th century, began challenging the Ottoman Empire’s absolute monarchy.
Who were the Young Turks?
This telegram offering to give land in the USA to Mexico helped end United States neutrality and prompted the USA to enter World War I?
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
This was the name for the German Submarine.
What was the U-Boat?
This document ended World War I, effective at 11am on November 11, 1918.
What was the Armistice?
The Czarina fell under the influence of this mysterious
“holy man” -- sometimes called the "mad monk."
Who was Rasputin?
Name given to the Communists’ 6,000-mile journey to safety in the north in the 1930's.
What was the Long March?
Name of the new nation created when the Ottoman Empire was forced to give up almost all of its former land.
What is Turkey?
He was a fighter pilot in World War I, and became an "ace" by shooting down 22 enemy airplanes.
Who was Herman Goering?
This Czar and his entire family were executed by the Bolsheviks.
Who was Nicholas II?
This country left World War I before it ended, in large part because the Communists took control.
What was Russia?
Although disputed by some, most historians conclude this was the ultimate fate of the Czar and his entire family, while in custody of the Bolsheviks.
What is execution?
In 1945 at end of WW II, this group had a large army and controlled a large part of China.
Who were the Communists?
The last Shah of Iran was overthrown by this event in 1979.
What was the Islamic Revolution?
These were the three "-isms" that lead to World War I? NAME ONE OF THE THREE.
What were Imperialism, Militarism and Nationalism?
The military campaign in which the Allies moved to capture the Ottoman Dardanelles strait during World War I, in February 1915.
What was the Gallipoli Campaign ?
Germany was humiliated by this treaty ending World War I, which reduced the military forces of Germany, reduced its lands, left German people living outside German borders, stripped Germany of its colonial empire in East Africa, and distributed land to Belgium, Luxemburg, Switzerland, Austria. Germany was also forbidden to build any fortification on the Rhine.
What was the Treaty of Versailles>
When Stalin took control of the USSR, he built this type of state, which uses police terror, indoctrination, propaganda, censorship, and religious or ethnic persecution.
What is a totalitarian state?
Popular name given to Quotations from Chairman Mao. It is a book of statements from speeches and writings by Mao Zedong.
What is Chairman Mao’s Little Red Book?
Mustafa Kemal was the Turkish general who became president of the Republic of Turkey. He split the government from religion, and modernized Turkey. He was given this name, which means “father of the
Turks.”
What is Ataturk?