Before the War
What was the name of the person who was assassinated, essentially kicking off WW1.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
The use of Trench warfare was a key component of which war?
WW1
What 3 countries were in the Triple Entente?
France, Britain, Russia
Excerpt: "The Treaty includes no provisions for the economic rehabilitation of Europe—nothing to make the defeated Central Empires into good neighbors, nothing to stabilize the new States of Europe, nothing to reclaim Russia; nor does it promote in any way a compact of economic solidarity amongst the Allies themselves."
Question: What criticism does John Maynard Keynes offer about the Treaty of Versailles?
It lacks provisions for economic rehabilitation and stability
Government control over all aspects of your life is a part of...
Totalitarianism
Competition over resources and colonies was the cause of what?
Imperialism
A conflict in which neither side can gain the upper hand is called a...
Stalemate
Who became a global superpower after WW1?
Excerpt: "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles. Freeman and slave, patrician and plebeian, lord and serf, guild-master and journeyman, in a word, oppressor and oppressed, stood in constant opposition to one another, carried on an uninterrupted, now hidden, now open fight."
Question: According to Marx and Engels in "The Communist Manifesto," what characterizes the history of society?
Class Struggles
Totalitarianism was categorized by control over...
Economy and Media.
The build up of armed forces in order to promote its own interest is called...
Militarism
Mustard/Poison Gas.
The League of Nations was formed after WW1 to...
Prevent future conflicts.
The Bolshevik Revolution led to what kind of government in Russia?
Communist.
The idea of a nation being superior to others is called, usually held by its citizens...
Nationalism
The development of this weapon was aimed at crossing no-man's land and breaking the stalemate of trenches.
Tanks
This put huge reparations and restrictions on Germany
Treaty of Versailles.
Russia's collections and purges after the war was led by...
Joseph Stalin.
What is the goal of the Bolshevik (Communist) government was to make a ________ society.
Classless.
Benito Mussolini rose to power in which country.
Italy.