Imperialism in Africa
Imperialism in Asia
Russian Revolution
Start of WWI
WWI and Aftermath
100
____________ believed that in the struggle between nations, the ones that are the most biologically fit are victorious.
Social Darwinists
100
In the 1880s, (a)___________ extended its control over neighboring Cambodia, Annam (modern-day Vietnam), Tonkin, and Laos all of which was referred to as (b) _____________.
label your answers
(a) France; (b) Indochina
100
Czar __________ ordered troops to fire on protesting crowds, but many soldiers instead joined the demonstrators, leading to his eventual abdication (stepping down from the throne) and the end of the Romanov dynasty.
Czar Nicholas II
100
a) Who's holding the gun? b) Who's the man dying?
a) Gavrilo Princip b) Archduke Francis Ferdinand
100
dugouts like these were called
trenches
200
The descendants of the original Dutch settlers in South Africa known as the ______________ believed that white superiority was ordained by God. They denied non-Europeans any place in their society, other than as laborers or servants. As they settled the lands, they forced many of the indigenous peoples to live on reservations.
Boers
200
To rule India, the British East India Company had its own soldiers and forts. It also hired Indian soldiers, known as __________, to protect the company’s interests in the region.
sepoys
200
After the Czar abdicated, a provisional or temporary government was created and headed by _________________. His decision to keep Russia in World War I was a major blunder. It satisfied neither the workers nor the peasants, who were tired and angry from years of suffering and wanted above all an end to the war.
Aleksandr Kerensky
200
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed the (a) _________________ in 1882. France, Great Britain, and Russia created the (b) ________________ in 1907.
a) Triple Alliance (Central Powers); b) Triple Entente (Allies)
200
The German advance was halted a short distance from Paris at the First Battle of the ___________ (September 6–10). To stop the Germans, French military leaders loaded 2,000 Parisian taxicabs with fresh troops and sent them to the front line.
Marne
300
In the 1880s, British policy in South Africa was influenced by ______________. He had founded diamond and gold companies that had made him a fortune. One of his goals was to create a series of British colonies “from the Cape to Cairo”—all linked by a railroad.
Cecil Rhodes
300
In 1876 ________________ took the title Empress of India.
Queen Victoria
300
Between 1900 and 1917, (a) ____________ spent most of his time abroad. When the provisional government was formed in March 1917, he saw an opportunity for the (b) ____________ to seize power. They were a Marxist party known for their slogan, “Peace, Land, Bread”.
a) V.I. Lenin; b) Bolsheviks
300
__________ refers to the aggressive preparation for war that had long been growing before 1914. As armies grew, so too did the influence of military leaders. They drew up vast and complex plans for quickly mobilizing millions of soldiers and enormous quantities of supplies in the event of war.
militarism
300
In just ten months at Verdun, France, 700,000 men lost their lives over a few miles of land in 1916. World War I had turned into a ________________, a war based on wearing the other side down by constant attacks and heavy losses.
war of attrition
400
“To open to civilization, the only part of our globe where it has not yet penetrated, to pierce the darkness which envelops whole populations, is a crusade, if I may say so, a crusade worthy of this century of progress.”
King Leopold II
400
In 1885 a small group of Indians met in Bombay to form the ________________________. Initially this group demanded the British give Indians more of a role in the governing process, however eventually they shifted towards seeking complete independence for all Indians, regardless of class or religious background.
Indian National Congress (INC)
400
How had Lenin and the Communists triumphed in the civil war over such overwhelming forces? One reason was that the Red Army was a well-disciplined fighting force. This was largely due to the organizational genius of _____________. As commissar of war, he reinstated the draft and insisted on rigid discipline. Soldiers who deserted or refused to obey orders were executed on the spot.
Leon Trotsky
400
The sinking of the ________________ , a British passenger ship, by a German submarine outraged people on both sides of the Atlantic. Anti-German riots broke out, and both Americans and Europeans called on President Woodrow Wilson to declare war against Germany. Germany, however, claimed that the ship was a fair target because it was carrying a cargo of 173 tons of ammunition along with the civilian passengers.
Lusitania
400
Identify three of Wilson's Fourteen Points
No secret treaties; freedom of the seas; No tariffs; Worldwide reduction of armies; Independence for colonies; The removal of armed forces from Russia and Belgium; French territory should be freed & restored, including Alsace-Lorraine; The borders of Italy will be established; all Italians will be within the country of Italy. Austria-Hungary will continue to be independent' Serbia, Montenegro, and Romania will become independent; Creation of an Independent Turkey; Poland will become independent; Creation of the League of Nations
500
He arrived in Africa in 1841 as a 27-year-old medical missionary. During the 30 years he spent in Africa, he trekked through uncharted regions. He sometimes traveled by canoe, but mostly walked and spent much of his time exploring the interior of the continent. During his travels through Africa, he made detailed notes of his discoveries. He sent this information back to London whenever he could. The maps of Africa were often redrawn based on his reports. A major goal of his explorations was to find a navigable river that would open Central Africa to European commerce and to Christianity.
David Livingstone
500
Believing it was his moral obligation to “civilize” other parts of the world, President William McKinley decided to turn the _________________, which had been under Spanish control, into an American colony. This action would also prevent the area from falling into the hands of the Japanese. In fact, the islands gave the United States a convenient jumping-off point for trade with China.
Philippines
500
During Russia's Civil War, a policy known as _________________ was used to ensure regular supplies for the Red Army. The government controlled the banks and most industries, seized grain from peasants, and centralized state administration under Communist control.
war communism
500
Identify this war plan:
The Schlieffen Plan
500
Identify the Big Three leaders at the Paris Peace Conference
Georges Clemenceau (France), Woodrow Wilson (US), David Lloyd George (UK)