WWI
This nation, was the first to declare war and officially started WWI
Austria-Hungary
He became dictator after the death of Lenin
Stalin
True or False:
During Europe's Industrial Revolution, commercial goods were made by hand rather than machine.
False
After WWI, why were many nations drawn to dictatorships?
Worldwide depression
The military strategy that depended on surprise and overwhelming force.
The name for the German plan to avoid fighting on two fronts during WWI.
The Schlieffen Plan
Russia's involvement in this European event, revealed the weaknesses of czarist rule and military leadership.
WWI
Name the 3 factors of production required to drive the Industrial Revolution.
land, labor and capital
Who wrote the "Fourteen Points?"
President Wilson
This world leader ordered U.S. entry into WWII and the internment of 110,000 Japanese-Americans.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
The Balkan region (Balkans)
Fill in the blank.
The Bolsheviks gained popularity with their program promising: ______ _______ and _______.
peace, land and bread.
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The central criticism of capitalism during the Industrial Revolution was __________________.
Unequal distribution of wealth
Name the two reasons why Japan invaded Manchuria.
Natural resources and land
What was significant about the Battle of Britain?
It proved that the Germans (Hitler) could be stopped.
The name for an association or union formed for mutual benefit, especially between nations.
Alliance
He abdicated believing the civil unrest would subside, however, he was mistaken.
Tsar Nicholas II
He improved technology for the steam engine.
James Watt
Where did Hitler promise (and then break his promise) to be satisfied with his annexation of western Czechoslovakia?
Munich Conference
Why did Hitler sign a Non-Aggression Pact with Stalin?
To protect Germany from an attack by the Soviets.
What was the number one reason why the Central Powers chose to surrender on November 11, 1918?
They did not have the soldiers or resources to fight Americans.
( or America joined the war.)
He succeeded Stalin's position in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union after Stalin's death in 1953.
Nikita Khrushchev
This literature type was characterized by glorifying heroes, promoting radical change, and idealizing the past.
Romanticism
How did WWI affect literature written during the 1920s?
Writers and stories expressed disillusionment about life.
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The ___________ _______ can be seen as a step towards the Holocaust because they deprived the Jewish people of citizenship.
Nuremberg Laws