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Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 28mins
Which of these best describes the Scramble for Africa?
Imperialist powers sliced Africa amongst themselves by drawing borders on a map
Diplomats worked with tribal leaders to determine how to colonize countries in Africa
European countries worked to finance capital expansion in African nations through loans.
The United States used the Roosevelt Corollary to prevent nations from colonizing Africa.
Define "exploit."
To give someone their fair share of the credit or pay.
To clearly define something.
To treat unfairly by using someone’s work or ideas and giving them very little in return
A secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
Define "imperialism."
the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies.
loyalty and devotion to a nation
the power to do as one pleases
an area of land under the jurisdiction (rule) of a ruler or state.
Who benefited most from imperialism?
European nations
Native Americans
African Kingdoms
Indian Kingdoms
In a Marxist Communist society who owns the means of production
the tsar
the workers
the government
the communist leaders
Who was Lenin?
the leader of the Bolsheviks
the leader of the bourgeoise
the tsar of Russia
the "mad monk"
One major cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was the...
sharp economic differences between the social classes
appeal of communism to the Russian Nobles
the defeat of Germany in WWI
the marriage of the Czar to a German princess
Who sought peace with Germany
Lenin and the Bolsheviks
Karl Marx
Tsar Nicholas
The Provisional Government
What does the "peace" in Peace, Land, & Bread stand for?
Russians wanting the tsar to stop shooting at them
the desire of Russians to have ownership of the factories
Russians wanting an end to the famine
the desire of Russians to end WWI
What did the Russian Revolution happen during?
World War One
Industrial Revolution
The Civil War
The Enlightenment
The Bolsheviks later renamed themselves what?
The Communist Party
The Fascist Party
The Socialist Party
The Democratic Party
The view that a nations most "fit" to survive had the right to dominate others
Dominator
Survivalist
Social Darwinism
Winner
Who was Vladimir Lenin?
Communist revolutionary who went against the Russian King
Russian soldier in WWI
Wealthy businessman from Holland
Germany spy
Gulags were
Soviet forced labor camps for political prisoners
traditional Soviet holiday meals
lasted long after Stalin's death
housed people important to Stalin
The compensation for war damage paid by the defeated state
Totalitarianism
treaty
Reparations
Fascism
A government where the state has complete control over every part of public and private life
Totalitarianism
Gulag
Communism
Reparations
Under the leadership of Stalin, the USSR embraced a particularly brutal form of ________________, where wealth was distributed evenly, but government controlled everything.
Democracy
Communism
Fascism
Capitalism
Who was the first totalitarian leader to rise to power in Europe?
Benito Musolini
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Vladimir Lenin
Which of the following are strategies that totalitarian leaders used to maintain their power?
Secret Police
Democracy
Censorship
Propaganda
Who were the "Big Four" at the Paris Peace Conference?
Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Turkey
Britain, France, Italy, and the U.S.
four leaders from Japan
Gertrude Stein, Hemingway, Picasso, & Gershwin
What was Wilson hoping to accomplish with his 14 Points?
world peace
he wanted to make America the strongest country in the world
he wanted to destroy Germany
he wanted to start WWII
Which of the following is one of Wilson's 14 Points?
punish Germany as much as possible
create an America that is completely isolationist
grant the Japanese Racial Equality Proposal
form a League of Nations
Which was NOT a part of the Treaty of Versaille?
the War Guilt Clause
the creation of Poland
the reduction of French and British arms
the creation of the League of Nations
Why did the League of Nations fail?
it was meant to encompass all countries, but many never joined
the U.S. never joined
all decisions had to be unanimous
all of the above
How was American involvement in the war impacted by the sinking of the Lusitania?
German warfare on American ships strengthened the Allies progress in WWI.
Attacks on US ships cause President Wilson to keep the US neutral.
U-boats attacked American ships during WWI in order to build up stronger alliances.
The sinking of this ship and the continuous German attacks on US ships caused the US to end neutrality.
The following is a new technology used in WWI
U-Boats
Mustard Gas
Airplanes
all of the above
Most of the fighting in WW1 was in this country
France
Belgium
England
Germany
Telegram during WW1 from German foreign minister to Mexico
Petersburgh
Zimmermann
Clemenceau
Wilson
April 6, 1917
Britian entered WW1
The treaty of Versailles was signed
World War 1 starts
American enters WW1
This battle in World War 1, was the bloodiest day in modern history.
Agreements between nations to aid and protect one another.
Militarism
Imperialism
Alliances
Propaganda
A policy of aggressively building up a nations armed forces in preparation for war. One of the MAIN causes of WW1.
Imperialism
Nationalism
Isolationism
Militarism
The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of WW1 which demanded exorbitant reparations from German.
Propaganda
Zimmerman note
14 points
Treaty of Versailles
A tactic used in WW1 in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.
Trench Warfare
Alliances
Militarism
Lusitania
What is a form of combat in which soldiers dug deep ditches to seek protection form enemy fire and to defend their positions
Guerilla warfare
Trench warfare
Ditch warfare
Hole warfare
A ruler with absolute power is a
president
citizen
monarch
teacher
A type of government in which the citizens make political decisions...
tyrrany
oligarchy
kingdom
democracy
Clergy: very wealthy: Did NOT have to pay taxes
1st Estate
2nd Estate
3rd Estate
Estate General
Middle class, urban workers, rural peasants. Made up 98% of the population. Had to pay ALL the taxes
1st Estate
2nd Estate
3rd Estate
Estate System
The leader of the Reign of Terror. He and the Jacobins started the Reign of Terror.
Robespierre
King Louis XVI
Marie Antoinnette
Estates General
Monarch of France during the French Revolution. He was beheaded and charged with treason for trying to flee France.
King Louis XVI
King Louis XIV
Marie Antoinnette
Robespierre
The political prison, symbol of tyranny during the French Revolution
The Bastille
The Tennis Court
Versailles Palace
Paris
The symbol of terror during the French Revolution, used to execute traitors to the revolution.
Guillotine
Robespierre
The Jacobins
The Bastille
The assembly line technique was used to mass produce the automobile pictured above. What name is most associated with this innovation?
Henry Ford
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Jonas Salk
Henry Bessemer
Thomas Edison is credited with over 1000 patents during his lifetime. Which invention below would NOT be connected with him?
The explosion on the USS Maine started...
WWI
WWII
Spanish American War
Mexican American War
Choose all territories gained by US as a result of the Spanish American War...
Puerto Rico
Guam
Philippines
Hawaii
Which foreign policy allowed for multiple nations to trade with China?
Open Door Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy
Big Stick Policy
