History Unit 7

Front 1

Where was Pan-Slavism at?

Back 1

Eastern Europe - Mother Russia

Front 2

Who was the dying man of Europe?

Back 2

Ottoman

Front 3

Who did Germany defeat in the Schlieffen Plan?

Back 3

France first, Russia second

Front 4

What factors impacted the start of WWI

Back 4

•industrialization

• imperialism

•unification of Germany

• nationalism

Front 5

who was the worlds largest empire?

Back 5

Britain

Front 6

Why did the French revenge against germany?

Back 6

Desire for the return of Alsace and Lorraine.

Front 7

Who was the paper tiger?

Back 7

Russia

Front 8

What was imperialism

Back 8

Building an empire with colonies and economic rivalries w/ Britain, France, and Germany

Front 9

What was military power seen as

Back 9

symbol of national prestige

Front 10

What were alliances?

Back 10

Agreements among nations to aid each other if attacked

Front 11

what were the new ways to fight

Back 11

Poison gas, tanks, machine gun & trench warfare, and airplanes

Front 12

what were airplanes used for

Back 12

spying and to drop bombs

Front 13

what was poison gas used for?

Back 13

•caused blindness

• burned skin

• suffocation

•had to use gas mask

Front 14

what was machine gun and trench warfare

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• used barb wire fencing

• underground tunnels

• soldiers lived and slept in tunnels

Front 15

what were tanks used for?

Back 15

•heavy armor

• could withstand gun fire

• moved slow

Front 16

what were the living conditions in the trenches like

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terrible, unsanitary, rats and mice lived with them

Front 17

what was no mans land?

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the area of land between two enemy trench systems, not controlled by either side

Front 18

what was the disease many soldiers got in WWI from insanity, wet, and cold conditions

Back 18

Trench foot

Front 19

who invented the tanks

Back 19

British

Front 20

who first used poison gas

Back 20

french

Front 21

What were U-boats

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German boats that sunk ships headed to allied ports

Front 22

Who did Japan ally with in WWl?

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Britain

Front 23

Who joined the central powers in 1914?

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Ottomans

Front 24

What swayed the USA against theevil “HUNS”

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British Propaganda

Front 25

What was the Lusitania?

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German U-Boats sunkBritish passenger ship inroute from New Yorkand killed 128Americans

Front 26

What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

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- German telegram sentto Mexico to persuadethem to declare war onUSA in exchange forlost territories

- Intercepted by theBritish and publishedin USA newspapers

Front 27

What was the -Sussex Pledge?

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Germans pledge to stop unrestrictedsubmarine warfare(sinking merchant ships without warning)

Germans eventually broke this pledge

Front 28

What is the Treatyof Brest Litovsk?

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Russia withdraws from WWI with Treaty

Front 29

What day did WWI end and the Armistice signed

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November 11th, 1918

Front 30

What was the Treaty of Versailles?

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- Blames Germany for the entire war with harshpunishments

- Written by the Big Four—David Lloyd George,Orlando, Clemenceau, and Wilson

Front 31

What was Wilson’s 14 Points?

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- List of terms forresolving this andother future wars.

- Included the endingsecret treaties,freedom of the seas,free trade, reductionof arms,self-determination,and League ofNations.

Front 32

What was the League of Nations

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- Joined by 40Nations

- Negotiated WorldDisputes

- Members couldtake action to helpcountrieseconomically ortake military actionagainst aggressors.

Front 33

Why did the League of Nations fail?

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- USwas now areluctant worldpower and refused to join.

- It had nopower to enforceits decisions.

Front 34

What was the War Guilt Clause?

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Germany forced to sign treaty andaccept full blame

Front 35

What was Germany's punishments for starting WWl?

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- $33 Billion in reparations

- Limit size of military & navy to allies

- Return Alsace and Lorraine to France

- Lost territory to the East and West

- Stripped of all colonies

Front 36

What happened to theCentral Power’s Colonies?

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Territoriesadministeredthrough MANDATES

Britain & Francetook GermanColonies in Africaand Ottoman Lands.

Front 37

What happened to the USA after WWl?

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- did not join theLeague of Nations

- debtor nation to acreditor nation

- USA became aworld power

- USA returned toIsolationism

Front 38

Who was weakened after WWl

Back 38

Europe (Britain and France)

Front 39

What empires were gone after WWl?

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Ottoman, Russian, German & Austrianempires gone

Front 40

What happened to Russia after WWl?

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Became communist Soviet Union

Front 41

What were 2 long-term results of WWl?

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- The Treaty of Versailles

- Economic Depression

Front 42

What was the cause of the Russian Revolution?

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The humiliating defeat to theJapanese in the Russo-Japanese war

Front 43

What riots did the poor starving people in russia have against the government?

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bread riots

Front 44

What was Bloody sunday in the Russian Revolution?

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The workers marchto the Czar’s palacewhere they werefired upon byguards

Front 45

What was the OctoberManifesto?

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The Russian Revolution of1905 was quelled bythe OctoberManifesto which wasthen ignored

Front 46

What was War Communism (Russia)?

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Industry, agriculture $ theeconomy was nationalized -- Govt controlled

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What was the 5 year plan (Russia)?

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- promote industrial growth (heavy industry &transportation) and limit consumer goods

- Command Economy

- High production goals, bonuses, punished ifgoals are not met

Result: output grew, but standard of livingdecreased, shortages and surpluses, low qualitygoods, increased heavy industry, lack of consumergoods

Front 48

What is command economy?

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—a system in which thegovernment controls all economic activity andresources

Front 49

What were collectives?

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Large state owned farms run by peasantsas a group, peasants kept houses and personal items,animals & tools were turned over to thecollectives.State set prices and controlled supply access

Front 50

What was social realism and when was it introduced?

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introduced as a vehicle to rallyworkers, during Russian Revolution

Front 51

What did the communist party do with media

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censored the media

Front 52

What were GULAGS?

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opponents were exiled toSiberian work camps Secretpolice and violent tactics wereused to crush theopposition-old Bolsheviks,army heroes, industrialmanagers, writers, citizens,teachers for crimes of beingcounter revolutionaries or notmeeting quotas

Front 53

What was the Great Purge?

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Public trials in Moscowwhere formercommunist leadersconfessed to crimesafter long torture or tosave family & friends,sent to SiberianGULAGS or executed,4 mil purged 800,000executed-newcommunist partyowed loyalty to Stalin

Front 54

What were effects of the purges?

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- USSR was weakened

- Stalin's power increased

- Misery of Russians

Front 55

what was the Cult of personality”

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to boost morale, depicted Stalin as godlike Joseph Stalin isresponsible for the death of 20 million Soviets

Front 56

WHat was the Cost of Raising Armies in WWl?

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65 million

Front 57

What did Lloyd-Georgeand France’sClemenceau do in the UK?

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demanded landand moneyfrom Germany.

Front 58

WHat did germany do to pay reparations to France and theAllies, offset the loss of revenue, and pay its war veterans et.al.

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Printing massive amounts of more paper money (Deutschmarks)

Front 59

What did Money withoutvalue led to in Germany?

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hyperinflation

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What did kids in Germany use the money for?

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Building blocks, used Deutschmarks to make kites

Front 61

What did European and worldwide debt afterWWI lead to?

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Trade barriers … tariffs and Underconsumption anda business recession.

Front 62

What was Margin buying?

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Buying stocks

Front 63

Why were the banks in trouble?

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- They made riskyloans to people tobuy stocks.

- If the stock marketcrashed and peoplecould not sell theirstocks to pay offloans — they wouldtoo!

Front 64

Who collapsed in a financial:“Perfect Storm”.?

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The farm economy, industrialeconomy, stock market, andbanks

Front 65

What is “Black Thursday”?

Back 65

The day the stalk market crashed

(October 29, 1929)

Front 66

What was Italy like post WWl?

Back 66

Blamed Treaty ofVersailles for wardebts,unemployment,strikes and weakgovernment.

Front 67

What was the The Weimar Republic?

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- Formed after Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated.

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