Key Figures
Vladmir Lenin was in control of what country?
Russia
What is the purpose of propaganda we studied in class?
To persuade young people to join the war effort.
What was a consequence of Latin American countries relying on British loans and investments?
Continued dependence on Western countries for manufactured goods
The Americans supported _______________ during the Samoan Civil war?
Mata’afa Iosefo
The photos of Jacob Riis depict?
- American poverty
- American slums
Which key figure would go on to become a dictator over France?
Napoleon Bonaparte
A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system
What is the vocab word?
Revolution
The French Government under the leadership of King Louis XVI had financial troubles because...
- Excessive spending on military ventures
- Relying on the poor to pay taxes
Explain what was the purpose of the Berlin conference?
- Divide up Africa among the leading European nations
- Ensure European nations do not engage in war over territory
What consequences did workers face if they did not meet King Leopold's quota?
- Hands cut off
- Their children's hands are cut off
- Killed in a public setting
Which key figure encouraged doctors to wash their hands?
Ignaz Semmelweis
The process by which large numbers of people become permanently concentrated in relatively small areas, forming cities. What is the vocabulary word?
Urbanization
France, Russia, and England made up which alliance?
The Triple Entente
What was Robert Nivelle’s promise?
Only 10,000 troops would die
BONUS 100pts: about how many troops actually died in combat?
Who did Paul Baumer’s uniform originally belong to?
Heinrich
Who did Gavrilo Princip shoot?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held. What is the Vocabulary word?
Dissent
What caused peasants to move from the farmland to inner cities?
- The farms become mechanized and leave many unemployed and displaced
What was the purpose of African Auxiliaries?
- Put down rebellions
- Enforce European colonial rule
What happens to workers who are injured and are unable to work?
- Fired
- No severance pay or sick time
Which key figure led the world's only successful slave revolt?
Toussaint Louverture
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. What is the vocabulary word?
Imperialism
Explain why Napoleon to sent troops to Haiti?
To suppress the slave rebellion and restore French control.
According to the election results which political party won 40.4% of the vote
Socialist-Revolutionary Party
BONUS 100
- Which political party was Lenin a part of?
- Their land was taken to create a French penal colony
- Deported from their homeland
- Slaughtered to make room for the French
What made Eric Maria Remarques book unique/significant?
For full credit name the book and explain what made it significant
All Quiet on the Western Front
- An anti war novel considered taboo at the time
- Written from the perspective of the losing side
- Does not glorify war but instead criticizes it
The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group. What is the vocabulary word?
Genocide
How would German troops excuse/justify the slaughter of the Nama and Herero people?
- Just following orders
- Racist ideologies
- Claim it's okay because they are less than human
Identify at least one way companies could suppress workers.
- Hire scabs
- Hire strikebreakers
- Bribe public officials to support companies
Why was it difficult for European nations to exert their power over the pacific islands?
- Way to far away from European concentrations of power