Chapter 27
This event helped start World War One.
The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
One cause of the March 1917 revolution in Russia was…
Food shortages.
What method did Gandhi adopt in his struggle against British injustice?
Nonviolence
What right did many women in western countries gain in the 1920s?
The right to vote.
What position did the United States take as conflict engulfed Europe?
Remained neutral
WWI introduced many new types of machinery to warfare making it the first..
Mechanized war.
Lenin and the Bolsheviks promised the people…
“Peace, Land, and Bread.”
The main cause of the revolution in Mexico in 1910 was…
The unequal distribution of land
Literature in the postwar period reflected writers’ loss of faith in…
Western civilization.
Fascism glorified blind loyalty to...
The state.
The main intention of the alliances formed among European nations pre-WWI
To discourage outside attacks
What goal for the postwar peace was shared by the British and French leaders?
To punish Germany
Why did the Arabs feel betrayed by the West following World War I?
They were promised independence but instead were carved into mandate
What is one way that the Great Depression affected the world economy?
American banks demanded repayment of foreign loans
What German action finally caused Britain and France to declare war?
The invasion of Poland
Governments paid for the war by..
Raising taxes and borrowing money
What kind of society was the Soviet Union under Lenin?
It was a classless society.
When World War I ended, many Indians expected…
Greater self-government.
The ultimate aim of the May Fourth Movement was to…
Strengthen China by modernizing it.
What changes in Germany caused people to continue supporting Hitler?
The economy improved
In 1918, Europe was..
In ruins.
Stalin became the Soviet leader as the result of…
Lenin’s death.
What kind of protest was urged by Gandhi?
Refusal to buy British goods
One effect of the Kellogg-Briand Pact was…
The pursuit of disarmament.
Why were Italians attracted to fascism in the 1920s?
It promised order in a time of uncertainty