WW1 & Russian Revolution
When did WWI take place?
A. 1900-1910
B. 1914-1918
C. 1920=1924
D. 1990-1995
B. 1914-1918
What is the definition of Imperialism?
Where were Jewish people forced to go during the Holocaust?
Concentration Camps
What type of warfare was fought in WWI?
Trench Warfare
Which continent did the majority of the imperializing?
Europe
Name one of the cities where the USA dropped an atomic bomb on Japan
Hiroshima or Nagasaki
What is one reason/cause for the Russian Revolution ?
- deaths from WWI
- corruption in the government
- dissatisfaction with the Russian Czar
- poverty in Russia
- not enough food in Russia
What was the purpose of the Berlin conference?
European powers met to divide up the continent of Africa.
What were the nuremberg trials?
Nazis were on trial for their war crimes & crimes against humanity during WW2 and the Holocaust
Explain what was stated in the Treaty of Versailles
- end of WW1
- blamed germany, had to pay reparations
-Germany had to disarm
-Germany lost land & territories were decided
Why did the Opium wars start between Britain and China?
Britain was selling opium to China- China's farmers were becoming addicted and China requested Britain stop. Britain refused.
Name all of the Allies & Axis powers in WW2
Allies
- Britain
-France
-Russia
- USA
Axis
- Japan
-Germany
- Italy
Which person led the Russian Revolution & pushed communism in Russia?
Vladimir Lenin
What was the purpose of the British East India Company?
Britain had exclusive rights to trade with India or Britain controlled all of the trade in India.
Explain why the United States entered WW2
Bombing of Pearl Harbor