WWI Causes
What event in June 1914 sparked World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What kind of warfare dominated the Western Front?
Trench Warfare
Which Soviet leader's last name roughly translates to 'Steel'?
Josef Stalin
What colour represented the Bolsheviks during the Civil War?
Red
Which city did Pericles lead?
Athens
What alliance included France, Russia, and Britain before the war?
The Triple Entente.
What was the secret German telegram urging Mexico to attack the U.S.?
The Zimmerman Telegram
Who was the first leader of the Bolshevik Party?
Vladimir Lenin
What was the name of the Soviet prison system? Hint: Starts with 'G'
Gulag
Mao Zedong was leader of which political party?
Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
What is the term for extreme support for one's own nation's interests to the detriment of other nations?
Nationalism
Which country changed sides in 1915 to join the Allies?
Italy
Who was leader of the Red Army during the Russian Civil War before being sent into exile and assassinated with an ice pick in Mexico?
Leon Trotsky
What colour represented the Bolshevik's opponents in Russian Civil War?
White
In feudalism, who works the land for lords/nobles?
Peasants or Serfs
What is the name of the British passenger ship that was torpedoed by German U-Boats in 1915 triggering U.S. involvement in World War I?
RMS Lusitania
What was the name of the failed Australian/Allied campaign in 1915 to invade the Dardanelles and knock the Ottoman Turks out of the war?
Gallipolli
Which Russian Tsar was overthrown in February 1917?
Tsar Nicholas II
What slogan did the Bolsheviks use to gain support? Hint: It is a tricolon "... , ... and ..."
Peace, Land and Bread
What Chinese philosophy taught respect for elders and proper behaviour?
Confucianism
The Scramble for Africa was an example of what internation policy?
Imperialism
Which 1916 battle resulted in over 1 million casualties?
The Battle of the Somme
What term describes Stalin’s demand for complete loyalty and worship of him as a hero?
Cult of Personality
What was the name for the series of trials where Stalin’s opponents confessed to crimes?
The Moscow (Show) Trials
What was Mao’s major plan to rapidly modernise China in the late 1950s?
The Great Leap Forward