Romanov's
How many people does Dennett estimate to have marched with Gapon on Bloody Sunday?
150000
Define Protectorate
A country that is controlled and and protected by a more powerful country
What does MAIN mean?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What argument/point could you make surrounding the reason behind why European countries created alliances.
Fear of one another
First used in 1916 by the British at the Battle of the Somme, these were developed to overcome the stalemate of trench warfare.
Tanks
What type of government had the rest of Europe developed, which Russia had not?
Representative government
Name the two most dominant exports of Cuba under Spanish rule.
Tobacco and sugar
What is the difference between an alliance and an entente
An Alliance is a military agreement, while an entente is a friendly understanding
Which European country had the second largest population in the 1913-14 period?
Germany (65 million)
These four major empires collapsed as a result of World War I.
Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, German, and Russian Empires
Name the group which supported the 1905 October Manifesto and the creation of a Duma, BUT with the tsar being able to retatain the majority of the power
The Octoberists
Outline what happened as part of the Platt Agreement.
It was a set of agreements, Cuba had to accept to have the US leave the island.
It gave the US control over Cuba's economy, The right to intervene in Cuba (politically and militarily) ad the right to retain naval bases on the island
What 3 countries were not particularly effected by the industrial revolution?
Austria-Hungary, The Balkan States and the Russian Empire
Provide the years for the following alliances;
1. Germany and Austria-Hungary
2. Germany and Italy
3. Italy and Austria-Hungary
1. 1879
2. 1882
3. 1882
Also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, this 1917 campaign was marked by mud, heavy casualties, and little strategic gain.
Passchendaele
What occurred on the 2nd of March 1917, and what did it initially lead to?
200 for each correct
The Abdication of the Tsar, and the throne being initially passed to his brother, Michael and then his abdication.
List the 4 things which damaged Castro's Cuba, as a result of the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
- Ideologically isolated
- Lost the economic support from the Soviets
- Lost valuable aid and trading privileges
- Left in billions of dollars of debt
What city had Germany taken from France in 1871?
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany’s unconditional support for Austria-Hungary in July 1914 is referred to by this term.
The "Blank Cheque"
Nicknamed “The Tiger,” this French statesman demanded harsh penalties for Germany at the Paris Peace Conference.
Georges Clemenceau
These reforms attempted to modernise Russian agriculture but alienated peasants by creating “kulak” classes. I need the persons name who created them as well.(no points if either are not stated or correct)
Stolypin's land reforms
This Cuban organisation mobilised citizens to report counter-revolutionary activity and played a key role in neighbourhood-level political control.
Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDRs)
This secret understanding between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia collapsed after 1887, leading to shifting alliances.
Dreikaiserbund (League of the Three Emperors)
Name the three alliances/ententes correctly between Britain, France and Russia (HINT: There were three)
Franco-Russian Alliance
Entente Cordiale (Britain and France)
Anglo-Russian Entente
This anti-war movement in Britain and the US included prominent writers and intellectuals who rejected the conflict on moral and political grounds.
Pacifist Movements