Imperialism
Name three countries that engaged in Second Wave Imperialism.
Britain, France, Germany, or Belgium.
Who was the last Tsar of Russia?
Tsar Nicholas II
What event is often cited as the spark that ignited WWI?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What was ONE major battle of WWI?
Battle of the Somme, Battle of Ypres, Battle of Verdun, First Battle of the Marne, Second Battle of the Marne, Hundred Days Offensive, etc
What territory was given back to France in the Treaty of Versailles
Alsace-Lorraine
How did technology influence Second Wave Imperialism?
New technologies like quinine, machine guns, steamships, telegraphs, and railways facilitated imperial control.
Why did the Provision Government fail?
Failure to pull out of WWI, a deeply unpopular war, and not creating significant change for people.
How did imperialism contribute to WWI?
Competition for colonies heightened tensions among nations.
Why did the US enter into WWI?
Sinking of the Lusitania and unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmerman telegram
What was the League of Nations?
Diplomatic group inspired by Woodrow Wilsons' 14 Points meant to solve conflict via diplomacy
What was the primary motive behind Second Wave Imperialism?
Economic expansion and competition for resources.
What was the name of the group that took power after the February Revolution called, and what was the group that took power after the October Revolution called?
Provisional Government, Bolsheviks
What was the role of the alliance system in escalating the conflict?
Escalated the conflict from a regional war between A-H and Serbia to an all-out conflict by automatically pulling in other countries
What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and what was its result?
Treaty between Russia and Germany when Russia left war, Russia lost 25% of its territory to Germany
Forced reduction to 100,000 troops, reduction of navy, complete elimination of airforce
The conference where European powers divided up the African continent between themselves was called?
The Berlin Conference
Who were the two key leaders of the Bolsheviks, and what year did the revolution occur?
Lenin and Trotsky, 1917
Who were the Central Powers? Who were the Allied Powers? Must name 4 for each
Central - A-H, Germany, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
Allied Powers - England, France, Russia, USA
List 3 ways that WWI affected the homefront.
Rationing, propaganda, total war, women in workforce, war bonds, war production, etc
Name three new countries were created as the result of the Treaty of Versailles?
Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia
What is Social Darwinism and how did Europeans use it to justify imperialism?
A set of racist ideas that apply Darwin's theory of evolution to society. Used to justify social inequalities and competition among individuals, races, or nations.
What were TWO of the primary causes of the Russian Revolution?
WWI failure, famine and hunger, incomplete industrialization, etc
What are the MANIA causes?
Militarism, alliances, nationalism, imperialism, assassination
List 3 technologies that made WWI have such high casualty rates
Gas attacks, machine guns, tanks, balloons and dirgibles, grenades, U-boats, etc
What was the War Guilt Clause and how did it impact Germany?
Germany had to accept full blame for starting WWI, and was then required to pay reparations to the Allies, which tanked Germany's economy