1. Which event sparked the outbreak of World War I?
(1) attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan
(2) Germany's invasion of Poland
(3) Bolshevik coup d'état in Russia
(4) assassination of the Austrian Archduke
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The primary type of warfare taking place on the Western Front.
Trench Warfare
The name of a British ship that was sunk by German U-boats and had American passengers on board.
Lusitania.
Name for the October 29th, 1929 Stock Market Crash
Black Tuesday
The name for the overthrow of the Russian government from February-October 1917.
Russian Revolution
The cartoon illustrates the tension that led to which war?
(1) Franco-Prussian War
(2) World War I
(3) World War II
(4) Cold War
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New and advanced military technology.
Tanks, machine guns, airplanes, chemical weapons.
Telegram intercepted by the British where Germany was trying to convince Mexico to attack the U.S.
The Zimmerman Telegram.
_____ were failing, causing many to lose their life savings.
Banks
A.) Democracy
B.) Capitalism
C.) Communism
C.) Communism
Growing nationalism and militarism in Europe and the creation of secret alliances were
(1) reasons for the rise of democracy
(2) causes of World War I
(3) requirements for economic development
(4) reasons for the collapse of communism
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Psychological effects of constant bombing and attacks in the trenches.
Shell shock or PTSD
Treaty assigning the blame of WW1 to Germany and forcing them to pay billions in reparations and reduce the size of their military.
Treaty of Versailles.
Time of financial hardship that lasted through the 1930s.
The Great Depression.
Radical Marxist political group that took power in Russia in October of 1917.
Bolsheviks
Name 2 Central Powers of World War 1
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.
President of the United States during WW1, came up with "14 points' to create a lasting peace after WW1.
Woodrow Wilson
President that came up with a set of policies and agencies called "The New Deal" to help bring America out of the Great Depression.
FDR
Transition of the economy from agrarian/farming jobs to manufacturing/factory jobs.
Industrialization.
Which is an accurate statement based on the information in the graph?
(1) In 1914, Austria-Hungary attempted to end the arms race in Europe.
(2) In 1914, the five major European powers spent more on military programs than on any other program.
(3) In 1914, Russia was the most militaristic of all the European nations.
(4) In 1914, Germany spent more money on its military than did any other European nation.
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Name 2 allied powers during WW1
France, Russia, Serbia, United Kingdom, United States.
Germany's promise to stop unrestricted submarine warfare and to provide warning to ships with civilians before striking.
Sussex Pledge
Group of professors brought together to come up with solutions to get America out of the Great Depression.
The Brain Trust
People moving closer together into cities as a result of industrialization.
Urbanization