HIS 102 Chapter 25

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how did the Western powers react to the declarations of independence by Syria and Iraq shortly after the first world war?

They invaded the two regions and defeated the independence movements.

As the war began how did leading politicians and intellectuals present the ward to their Publics

as a test of national power

Grigori Rasputin was assassinated by

members of the high aristocracy

The immediate cause of British entry into the first world war was

the German invasion of neutral Belgium

why did war in the balkans appear inevitable for 1900-1914

the ottoman empire had been forced to give up its territory in the region, leading to growing ethnic nationalism

following the war, the principle of national self-determination was flawed in its application in all of the following ways except

the victorious powers sought to create puppet states throughout central europe

why did the german military command recommence submarine warfare in the Atlantic despite knowing that it will lead the United States to enter the war against them?

they believed that improved submarines could starve Britain into submission before the United States could come to Britain's rescue

Generally, the offensives on the western front

were depressingly similar slaughters of massed infantry units

The war affected women and all of the following ways except

A new image emerged that highly restricted women's sexuality and public appearance in the new work environment and public places.

what was the primary consequence of the first Moroccan crisis in 1905

Britain, France, and Russia began to see Germany as a threat to all of Europe.

During the first world war of the African colonial subjects of Britain and France

Generally supported their foreign masters.

which of the following best characterizes the February Revolution in Russia in 1917

It was the result of an unplanned uprising of hungry and angry people in the capital.

Bismarks alliance system was designed to isolate France and

Maintain peace between Russia and Austria-Hungary.

What was the principle of national self-determination that Woodrow Wilson promoted

People should be able to choose their own national government through a democratic process and live free from outside interference.

what was the principle of national self-determination that woodrow wilson promoted

People should be able to choose their own national government through a democratic process and live free from outside interference.

Following the first world war one of the most difficultDomestic problems faced by governments was

Providing care for the large number of injured veterans

How did Lenin and the Bolsheviks' view of the Marxian party in Russia differ from the Mensheviks' view of the party?

The Bolsheviks wanted a small, disciplined party, while the Mensheviks wanted a democratic party with mass membership.

Throughout the First World War, what mistake did military commanders repeatedly make?

They attempted to mount massive offensives designed to break through entrenched lines.

How did the moderate Social Democrats in Germany put down the radical communist Spartacist Uprising?

They called on bands of demobilized soldiers called Free Corps to crush the uprising.

What was the primary political witness of the white forces as they fought against the Bolsheviks

They had a poorly defined political program that failed do you know the enemies of the Bolsheviks

What was the Sykes-Picot Agreement?

an agreement between great Britain and france to divide up parts of the near east and middle east after the war

According to the text, allied intervention in the Russian Civil War

helped the Bolsheviks, who could appeal to patriotic nationalism against the Allies

What part of bismarks alliance system did William the second abandon

Germany's nonaggression pact with Russia

All of the following nations join the war on the side of the Central Powers except

italy

Germanys last all out effort for victory on the Western front was defeated in 1918 at...

the second battle of marne

How did Lenin respond to the peasants' seizure of land when he rose to power in 1917?

He mandated land reform in order to offer his approval for what the peasants had already done.

Bismark's alliance system was designed to isolate France and

Maintain peace between Russia and Austria-Hungary.

What did the Petrograd Soviet Army Order No. 1 state?

Military officers were stripped of their authority and power was placed in the hands of elected committees of soldiers.

Walter Rathenau is remembered for his

Role in Germany's total war mobilization.

How did the war on the Eastern front differ from the war on the Western front?

The war on the Eastern front remained more mobile, with Germany in a more dominant position.


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