WH short answer questions- Final
The soviet red army was known as and controlled by the ____________party
Bolshevik
Military defeat at the hands of the German and economic troubles in Russia helped motivate the abdication of _____________ as Russia's leader
Czar Nicholas II
Military defeat at the hands of the Germans and economy abdication of _________________ as the Russian leader
Czar Nicholas II
How did the settlement of Versailles affect Germany and the peoples of Eastern Europe?
It affected Germany because they were responsible for 33 billion dollars in war damage. They lost some of their colonies new countries.
Why was an alliance between France and Russia a problem for Germany, and how did German leaders try to resolve this situation?
It was a problem because It would have been a 2 way war. They tried to resolve this with the Schlieffen plan.
List the M-A-I-N events that triggered the outbreak of World War I in 1914.
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism all triggered the outbreak. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand also triggered the war.
Name three innovations to war utilized in World War I. What effects did these innovations have on the battles and the people involved?
Tanks, Airplanes, Fences, Trench Warfare, and Barbed Wire are all examples of innovations. These innovations helped battles become more efficient and allowed more people to be involved.
Why did many Europeans enthusiasm to enlist and their general conception of war change after 1914?
The Europeans view on enlisting in the war changed after they saw how brutal it was and how many deaths there were, this made them feel a sense of insecurity.
Explain Germany's Schlieffen Plan for preparing for a very short war and why it completely failed.
The Schlieffen Plan failed because Germany wanted to attack France and they did, but they got stuck in a 4 year stalemate. Russia mobilized their troops and attacked Germany then.
Compare how World War I was conducted differently in the West compared to how it was conducted in the east.
The war in the West was stalemate, they used trench warfare, and they weren't very mobile. In the East the war was very mobile.
After the October Revolution in 1917, the soviet government was help by:
Vladimir Lenin
After the October revolution, the soviet government was lead by __________
Vladimir Lenin