HEH: Chapter 27
During the war, social distinctions were blurred because of
1.death at the front 2.rationing of scarce goods 3.shared hardships 4.full employment
The progressive block in Russia
Called for responsible parliamentary government
The legacy of Rosa Luxembourg is that she
Exemplified the role of female speakers in promoting patriotism and sacrifice
The Schleiffen plan called for Germany to knock out
France by marching through Belgium
The social impact of total war included
Greater power and prestige for labor unions, dramatic changes in the role of women, full employment, and greater social equality
Bismarks alliance system was designed to isolate France and
Maintain peace between Russia and Austria
Germany's initial offensive was stopped On the outskirts of Paris at the battle of
Marne
The major impact of World War I on economic thought was the
Promotion of government planning and involvement in the economy
Pres. Wilson believed that future wars could best be averted by
The creation of a League of Nations
Trotsky's role in the early years of Bolshevik regime included
The creation of the red Army, negotiating the Brest-Litovsk treaty with Germany, controlling the Petrograd Soviet prior to the seizure of power, chief economic policy advisor to Lenin
A recent interpretation by anti-conservative German historians on the origins of the war stresses
The influence of domestic problems and social tensions on German diplomacy
The harshest clause of the Treaty of verse sigh with regard to Germany was
The mandating of huge war reparation payments
What was a consequence of the first world war
The right to vote for women
Generally, the offensive on the Western front
Work depressingly similar slaughters of massed infantry units
The efforts of wartime governments to wades total war resulted in
And effective and the destructive owar effort on both sides, blurring of the distinction between soldiers and civilians, the emergence of socialism as a realistic economic blueprint, and widespread censorship of the press
The spark that ignited the Balkan Powderkeg was the assassination of
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
The great war
Brought women into the workforce
All nations joined the war on the side of the central Powers
Bulgaria, Germany, Ottoman Empire, and Austria
The provisional government of Russia did what after taking power in March 1917
Declared freedom of religion speech and assembly, refused to confiscate large landholdings for redistribution to peasants, launched a summer offensive on the Eastern front, and established quality before the law
The immediate cause of British entry into the first world war was
German invasion of neutral Belgium
The Bolsheviks won the Civil War for these reasons
German support of the Bolsheviks against Allied intervention, Trotsky's creation of an effective army, the use of terror crush opponents, and control of the strategic center of Russia
As a result of the Moroccan crisis, European powers viewed what country as a threat to peace and stability?
Germany
Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War
Help the Bolsheviks who could appeal to patriotic nationalism against the allies
Lenin's contribution to Marist theory included
Importance of violent revolution, possibility of social revolution in a backwards country, necessity of a disciplined workers party,and importance of human action in bringing about revolution
The chief cause of growing tension between Britain and Germany and the first decade of the 20th century was
Intense commercial by Laurie and the German decision to construct a large world-class navy
What were activities of the war Raw materials board in Germany
Inventory and rationing of useful raw materials, sponsoring research that led to the production of synthetic rubber, food rationing, sponsoring research that led to the production of synthetic nitrates and explosives
What countries fought on the side of the Entente
Italy Great Britain France and Russia
The Petrograd Soviet army order no. 1
Led to a total collapse of discipline in the Russian army
The single most fatal decision made by the Tzar Nicholas the second in the time before the Russian Revolution was his decision to
Mobilize the homefront
What is usually considered a cause of the first world war
Nationalism
In Austria Hungary the revolutions of 1918 and 1919 were primarily
Nationalist revolutions
Grigorii Rasputin was assassinated by
Nationalistic aristocrats
For women in European society the first world war brought about
Overall economic and political improvement
Germany's auxiliary service law
Required all males between the ages of 17 and 60 to work only at jobs considered crucial for the war effort
The United States entered the war as a result of me
Resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
What was a central idea of lenin
Revolution is determined by an elite leadership
Walter rathenau remembered for his
Role in Germany's total war mobilization
The first country to mobilize in 1914 for general warfare was
Russia
The young Emperor William the second of Germany made the fateful decision to reverse bismarks foreign-policy by refusing to remove the treaty between Germany and...
Russia
Which strained German - British relations before the first world war?
The German naval build up
The Versailles settlement included
The imposition of huge reparations on Germany, creation of league of Nations, clause placing blame for the war on Germany, and limitations on the size of the Germany military
The German revolution did not radicalize like Russia's because
The moderate nature of the leadership of the German socialist, acceptance of defeat in World War I German provisional government, less popular support for extreme radicals in Germany, the lack of any attempt to overthrow the German social Democrats
The key issue in the US rejection of the Treaty of Versailles was
The senates fear of losing control of the right to declare war
What was the overall effect of World War I on the lives of European women?
The war brought many more women into work and industry, transportation, and offices
British Prime Minister Lloyd Georges smashing electoral victory of December 1918 came largely out of his promise
To make Germany pay for the war
The germans total war effort included
Total mobilization of human resources, rationing of food, production of substitute raw materials, and forced labor
The countries with the most at stake in the Balkins and that were most fearful of nationalism were...
Turkey and Austria
Hindenburg and Ludendorff were the
Two generals who essentially ruled Germany from the end of 1916 until the end of the war
At the Paris peace conference, French premier Georges Clemenceau
Wanted to create a buffer state between Germany and France
