Name of the US president that issued 14 points for peace.
Woodrow Wilson
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Name of the treaty that officially ended World War I.
Treaty of Versailles
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What is the full name of the text that serves as the basis for the League of Nations?
The Covenant of the League of Nations
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What is a soviet?
Union of workers.
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Leader of the Bolsheviks.
Vladimir Lenin.
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Which countries went from being monarchies to republics?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, *Russia, Turkey, Italy
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In what country were most of the Peace Treaties signed?
France
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In what year did the League of Nations begin to operate?
1920
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Define collective security.
System by which states have attempted to prevent or stop wars. If one of the members is attacked, the rest of the countries considered themselves attacked too.
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Main outcome of the February Revolution.
Abolition of Monarchy and the establishment of a Provisional Government.
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Which two countries' economies were most hurt because The Great War was fought in their territories?
Germany and France.
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What was the main objective of most of the Peace Treaties?
Territorial redistribution.
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Which country was never actually a member of the League of Nations?
The United States of America.
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Define isolationism.
A policy of not making agreements or working with other countries.
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Who was Alexander Kerensky?
Head of the Provisional Government.
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What was Russia's situation like after the War?
Civil war, economic problems, popular unrest.
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Which countries were charged with carrying the load of war guilt?
Germany and Austria.
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What organization is the direct descendant of the League of Nations
The UN
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What is the main difference between the Mensheviks and the Bolsheviks?
Both are revolutionaries, but the Mensheviks are moderate while the Bolsheviks want radical socialism.
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After the October Revolution, what was Lenin's first act of government?
He issued the Decree of Peace.
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What was the first topic Wilson considered should be discussed during the first peace conference after the war?
The creation of a League of Nations
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Why were the Peace Treaties criticized?
Many countries considered territorial redistribution to be unfair and that it limited their sovereignty.
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Why didn't the USA join the League of Nations?
Many people wanted to keep the USA out of European affairs.
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Define Leninism.
Policies instituted by Vladimir Lenin to make Russia's transition from capitalism to socialism.