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Traditions and Encounters Chapter 34 Test Bank

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CHAPTER 34 TEST QUESTIONS MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The spark for World War I was provided when Gavrilo Princip assassinated a. Francis Joseph. b. Nicholas II. c. Alexander Kerensky. d. Francis Ferdinand. * e. Otto von Bismarck. (p. 946) 2. The first total war in world history was a. the Crimean War. b. the American Civil War. c. World War II. d. the Franco-Prussian War. e. World War I. * (p. 946) 3. Approximately how many combatants died in World War I? a. one million b. three million c. four million d. nine million e. fifteen million * (p. 946) 4. The term for the idea that people with the same ethnic origins, language, and political ideals had the right to form sovereign states was a. Utopian socialism. b. positive nationalism.

The Earth and its Peoples Ch 28 Study Questions

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Name__________________________________________ Per____ Date_____________________ Chapter 28 Study Guide- Crisis of Imperial Order 1900-1929 Directions: Using complete sentences, answer the following questions. Who fired the shots that ignited WWI? Give at least one example of Europeans meddling in Ottoman affairs. In what 3 empires/regions was nationalism a dividing force? List the members of both of the major alliances that led to WWI. Western powers worked out elaborate military mobilization plans based on what? What was the most potent weapon on the Western Front? From 1914-1918, the war at sea pitted what two naval powers against one another? What did women do during WWI? How many Africans fought in the War? What country benefited most from WWI?

The Earth and its Peoples: 5th Edition - Chapter 19 Notes

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Chapter 19 Notes Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean, 1500-1750 The Ottoman Empire, to 1750 Expansion and Frontiers Ottoman Empire ? Islamic state founded by Osman in northwestern Anatolia ca. 1300 After the fall of the Byzantines, the Ottoman Empire was based at Istanbul from 1453 - 1922 Istanbul was previously known as Constantinople The Ottoman Empire encompassed lands in the Middle East, North Africa, the Caucasus, and eastern Europe The Ottoman Empire grew due to three factors: the shrewdness (sharpness/practicality) of Osman and his followers control over the strategic link between Europe and Asia on the Dardanelles strait an army that took the strategies of Turkish cavalrymen and gunpowder Selim conquered Egypt in 1516 and 1517

Great War, Key Terms

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"Peace, Bread, and Land" Lenin's slogan in the Revolution. Peace from the war; Land for the peasants; Food for all. Alexander Kerensky Headed the Provisional Government in 1917. Refused to redistribute confiscated landholdings to the peasants. Thought fighting the war was a national duty. Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the Austria- Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo, started World War I. Army Order #1 Issued by the Petrograd Soviet shipped offices of their authority and placed the power in the hands of elected committees of common soldiers. Balkan Wars Serbia, Greece, Bulgaria took Macedonia from the Ottomans in 1912. Serbia then fought Bulgaria in the second Balkan War in 1913 Austria intervened to stop the war.

The Gun Power Empire Words To Know

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The Gun Power Empire Words to Know Anarchy - A state of society without government or law. Grand Vizier - The Ottoman Sultan's chief minister, who led the meetings of the imperial council. Gunpowder Empire - an empire formed by outside conquerors who unified the regions that they conquered through their mastery of firearms Gunpowder Revolution - the military advances that resulted from the development of gunpowder weaponry Harem - "sacred place" the private domain of an Ottoman Sultan, where he and his wives resided Janissary - Infantry, originally of slave origin, armed with firearms and constituting the elite of the Ottoman army from the fifteenth century until the corps was abolished in 1826.

APWH Chaper 33 notes

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Chapter?33: The Great War: The World in Upheaval Chapter Outline The drift toward war Nationalist aspirations Nationalism spread by the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars Self-determination suggested that eachethnic group?had a right to a sovereign state Concept was ignored or opposed by dynastic powers Considerable nationalistic tensions in Ottoman, Hapsburg, and Russian empires Slavic nationalism: stressed kinship of all Slavic peoples Ottoman empire?shrank as first Greece, then others, gained independence Serbs of Austria-Hungary sought unification with independent Serbia Russians promoted Pan-Slavism in Austria-Hungarian empire Germany backed Austria-Hungary to fight ethnic nationalism National rivalries The naval race between Germany and Britain increased tensions

The War to end all Wars (1914-1918)

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HISTORY NOTES FEB 25 ?The War to End All Wars?, 1914-1918 Todays Questions Why did World War 1 begin and what factors brought America into the conflict? To what extent would you consider World War 1 to be a ?good? war for the American people and nation? Origins and conduct of the war U.S. Origins of Belligerency American Neutrality Public Opinion and Trade U-Boats and the sinking of the Lusitania U.S. Enters the war Zimmerman Telegram Declaration of war III. The expanding powers of the Federal Government Increasing Federal Power Herbert Hover and the Food Administration: Lever Act meaning don?t sell your wheat to the people sell it to the government Financing the War (bonds) Liberty bonds Liberty bonds financed about 20% of the war. War Revenue Act of 1917

The War to end all Wars (1914-1918)

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HISTORY NOTES FEB 25 ?The War to End All Wars?, 1914-1918 Todays Questions Why did World War 1 begin and what factors brought America into the conflict? To what extent would you consider World War 1 to be a ?good? war for the American people and nation? Origins and conduct of the war U.S. Origins of Belligerency American Neutrality Public Opinion and Trade U-Boats and the sinking of the Lusitania U.S. Enters the war Zimmerman Telegram Declaration of war III. The expanding powers of the Federal Government Increasing Federal Power Herbert Hover and the Food Administration: Lever Act meaning don?t sell your wheat to the people sell it to the government Financing the War (bonds) Liberty bonds Liberty bonds financed about 20% of the war. War Revenue Act of 1917

euro 25

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Chapter 25 The Beginning of the Twentieth-century Crisis: War and Revolution The Road to World War I Nationalism and Internal Dissent Division of Europe?s great powers into two loose alliances only added to tensions Each nation-state regarded itself as sovereign, subject to no higher interest or authority Each state was motivated by its own self-interest and success Not all ethnic groups had achieved the goal of nationhood Socialist labor movements had grown more powerful Militarism Influence of military leaders grew as armies grew Military leaders insisted that their plans could not be altered Generals? lack of flexibility forced European political leaders to make decision for military instead of political reasons The Outbreak of War: The Summer of 1914

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