[DOUBLE JEOPARDY] The "Big Three" refers to which individuals?
What is President Wilson (U.S.), Prime Minister David George (Britain), French Leader Clemenceau (France)
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Names given to the 2 revolutions in Russia in 1917
What is March Revolution and November Revolution
100
The idea that many European countries had the duty to spread their religion and culture to other people who were less civilized – also encouraged in poem by Rudyard Kipling
What is the White Man's Burden
100
The need for natural resources, the desire to spread Christianity, and the idea of the “White Man’s Burden” all relate to this
What is imperialism
200
"Powder keg" refers to which region of Europe?
What is the Balkans
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Three (3) things that resulted from the Treaty of Versailles
What is officially ends WWI; Germany blamed for war, forced to make payments; tensions remained; many people dissatisfied; Germany lost territory and colonies.
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Brief summary/description of the main outcome of each of the 2 Russian revolutions in 1917
What is March Revolution – Czar overthrown
November Revolution – Civil war leads to communist gov’t
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The Berlin Conference led to this
What is carving up/scramble for Africa
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This is most likely to happen/develop in an area that has common language, customs and history and usually involves strong cultural pride
What is nationalism
300
Under this "plan" Germany would defeat France quickly and then fight Russia
What is the Schlieffen Plan
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Name three (3) issues nations faced after WWI
What is returning veterans needed jobs; ruins needed to be rebuilt; Many nations owed huge debts; Economic problems fed social unrest and made radical ideas more popular; The peace settlements dissatisfied many Europeans, especially in Germany and Eastern Europe; Europe lacked strong leaders
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After the Russian revolutions, this leader set up a socialist dictatorship with a partial capitalist economy
Who is Vladimir Lenin
300
By modernizing and learning from Europeans, this African nation was able to resist imperialism
What is Ethiopia
300
The 1800’s saw a rise in ______, which included an arms race and expansion of most armies and navies
What is militarism
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Name 3 technological advances that contributed to a stalemate during WWI
What is airplane, tanks, machine guns, submarines (u-boats)
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What was France’s main concern after WWI and what did they do to address it
What is securing it’s borders against Germany – it created the Maginot Line and strengthened the military
400
[DOUBLE JEOPARDY] Name 3 things Stalin & Lenin had in common
What are time in Siberian exile; Communist party leader; used secret police to enforce communism; wanted worldwide communism
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Rumors that the British put pork and beef fat on gun cartridges resulted in this
What is the Sepoy Rebellion/Mutiny
400
An extreme form of socialism based on some ideas of Karl Marx, where wealth and property are owned and run by the government
What is communism
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_____ was a list of terms for resolving the war, including freedom of the seas, free trade, and end to secret treaties
What is Wilson's 14 Points
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3 immediate causes of the Great Depression were _____
What is NY stock market crash; farmers unable to repay loans; banks demand loan payments; no money/capital for business; businesses/factories fail
500
Stalin created a totalitarian state in the Soviet Union that tried to control people using ____, ______, and ______
What are propaganda, censorship and terror
500
[DOUBLE JEOPARDY] Name 3 ways imperialism led to modernization in Japan in the 1800's
What is Western bureaucracy/gov’t; modern industry, military and education system; improved communication (telegraphs) and transportation (railroads, ports)
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Applying ideas about evolution and “survival of the fittest” to human society, this concept was used to justify the conquest of “weaker” races by imperialist nations