Which three nations belonged to the Triple Entente?
Russia, France, Great Britain
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What impact did the war have on European economies?
Left all countries that participated very financially drained
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Hitler modeled his fascist takeover after which European leader?
Benito Mussolini
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By 1914, what three nations formed the Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
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This country was giving the strongest punishment of any outlined in the treaty.
Germany
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One of the causes of WWI, this is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war
What is militarism
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What was the initial US response on foreign trade at the beginning of the Great Depression
The placed high tariffs on imports
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What are the similarities between communism and fascism?
A one party system, a disregard for individual rights, strong nationalist feelings
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Germany's policy to sink any ship in British waters without warning was known as...
Unrestricted submarine warfare
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U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points were....
A plan for post war peace
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Because of their location at the heart of Europe, these two nations made up the Central Powers
Germany and Austria-Hungary
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What was the name of the plan that helped slow inflation in Germany by taking loans from the US?
Dawes Plan
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Who was the Argentinian leader who used military might to dictate order?
Juan Peron
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What is it called when countries begin devoting all of their resources to the war effort
Total war
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List three things that Germany had to do after signing the Treaty of Versailles.
1. Demilitarize 2. Pay reparations to the allies 3. Give up all of their overseas colonies
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What was the Schlieffen Plan?
Germany's plan to quickly attack France then focus on Russia in an attempt to prevent fighting both simultaneously, thus fighting a war on two fronts
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What is a bank rush?
When people flock to the bank to withdraw all of their money in such large quantities that the bank cannot pay all of them, thus causing a bank failure.
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What was Stalin's policy on religion in the Soviet Union?
He was against any form of religion
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How many years after the sinking of the Lusitania did the US enter the war?
2 years. The ship sank in 1915, the US entered the war in 1917
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Why did America not join the League of Nations?
Strong public opinion was that the US should stay out of European affairs
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The last major German offensive on the Western Front, which eventually lead to their ultimate defeat, was known as ___
The second Battle of the Marne
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What was the name of FDRs program to revive the economy?
The New Deal
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Why was there a surge of fascism following WWI in Europe?
People lost faith in democratic governments when they failed to fix the economy during the Great Depression
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The name of the treaty signed between Germany and Russia
What is the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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The Big Four who negotiated the Treaty of Versailles included.....(names of countries)