WW1- WW2 Review

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During the 1920s, U.S. bankers loaned money to European nations primarily for what purpose?

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To rebuild infrastructure destroyed during World War I

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What caused U.S. bankers to demand the repayment of loans and U.S. investors to suddenly withdraw their money from Europe?

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The collapse of the U.S. economy after the stock-market crash

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What was the primary goal of the European alliances shown on the map from 1914?

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Maintain the balance of power on the continent

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Which slogan best expresses a goal of the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution? Options: Liberty, equality, fraternity; Peace, Land, Bread; Effective suffrage, no reelection; Order followed by progress

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Peace, Land, Bread

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Which term is correctly paired with its definition?
Imperialism - The political and economic control of one country by another,
Nationalism - When military values and goals take over civilian society,
Militarism - The division of Europe into two armed camps of allied powers,
Alliance System - The belief that each ethnic group should have its own independent country

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Imperialism - The political and economic control of one country by another

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Which event was the immediate cause of World War I?

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Serbian nationalist group assassinated Austrian-Hungarian royal.

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Which of the following occurred in response to the trend shown in the bar graph? A. Anxious military leaders encouraged the outbreak of war before rival countries built larger armies. B. Russia grew too poor to increase its military expenditures any further. C. Military leaders became too busy with their troops to interfere any longer in politics. D. France and Britain became even more militaristic than Germany and Russia were.

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Anxious military leaders encouraged the outbreak of war before rival countries built larger armies.

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Which type of warfare was most characteristic of combat in World War I? A. guerilla warfare, B. biological warfare, C. trench warfare, D. atomic warfare

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trench warfare

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In the Treaty of Versailles, Allied Powers imposed harsh terms on Germany. What was one of the effects of these provisions?

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Anger at these provisions encouraged the later growth of Nazism in Germany.

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Which best completes the table? Options: A. The belief that countries must act aggressively towards others, B. The belief that each ethnic group should have its own sovereign country, C. The belief that each country should have a written constitution, D. The belief that different ethnic groups should live together peacefully in the same nation

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The belief that each ethnic group should have its own sovereign country