84. Analyze the creation of Communist rule in Russia
85. Describe the development of the Soviet Union under Stalin
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Why did the Industrial Revolution reach Russia so slowly?
Identify and evaluate the mistakes of Czar (Tsar) Nicholas II. How did they help lead to revolution?
Who were the Bolsheviks? What were their plans for Russia?
Why was it a mistake for the provisional government to continue the war and how did this help Lenin?
What did Lenin give up to the Germans and how did he go about restoring order after gaining power?
How did Stalin gain control over the Communist Party?
How did Stalin plan to bring about an industrial revolution in Russia? How successful was it?
How did Stalin bring about an agricultural revolution? What were the consequences of this policy?
Describe how the Soviet Union became a totalitarian state.
86. Describe the political changes in the aftermath of World War I, especially the rise of
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What was the League of Nations?
When was it set up?
What is a mandate and give an example of a couple?
What were its fatal weaknesses?
What was the German Republic called?
What was the name of the Treaty that punished Germany?
Who took over the German government after the Kaiser abdicated?
Who did the Treaty of Versailles blame for starting the war?
What was hyperinflation and how did it happen in Germany?
What plan helped bring stability to Germany and Europe and who sponsored it?
How much money was involved in this plan?
87. Assess the causes and global effects of the Great Depression.
1. What were some root causes of the Great Depression? (Agriculture, industrial production, speculation,
buying on margin)
2. What was the unemployment rate in the United States after the stock market crash?
3. How were the effects of the Great Depression felt worldwide?
4. How many banks shut down in the wake of the Great Depression in the US?
5. What did FDR start to bring America out of the Great Depression?
6. Give examples of some of the most famous of his programs.
7. What was it called when governments created jobs to give to people? How did the government pay
for it?
88. Analyze the rise of authoritarianism, especially fascism, in the aftermath of the Great
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Define and understand totalitarianism.
What four themes did the Nazis emphasize?
What percentage of the German population freely voted for Hitler and the Nazis?
How were the Nazis able to take power in Germany?
What was the name of Hitler’s book and what themes did he emphasize in this book?
How did the Reichstag fire help the Nazis?
What was the Enabling Act and why is it important?
Once in power how do the Nazis put people back to work?
89. Identify and discuss modern day Genocide.
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What was the terror state and how did the Nazis run it?
Explain the Nuremberg laws as well as Kristallnacht. What was this designed to do to Jews?
How did the Nazis culturally control Germany? (Hint: Propaganda and Youth).
Describe the event in the Armenian Genocide which inspired Hitler.
91.Summarize the Allied responses to Toleration leader which lead to the second world war
1. Be able to describe how the Dictators began to carve up the world. Be able to describe world
response.
2. What was appeasement? Which leader is most associated with this name?
3. What happened at Munich and shortly afterward that let the world know Hitler would never stop?
92. Describe the collapse of the European colonial system after WWI.
93. Explain the affect of the mandate system during the Inter war period
1. What did European powers do after WWI in terms of allowing former colonies to gain more
freedom?
2. Why did the British grant Egypt full independence in 1936?
4. Why had the Ottomans joined with Germany in WWI and were they successful?
5. Who were the young Turks, who was their leader, and what did they want?
6. Ultimately, what did Kemal Ataturk do for Turkey
7. What was the goal of nationalist forces in Iran in 1921? (give at least two)
8. What was the relationship between Iran and the Nazis?
9. Which country received a mandate to control Palestine?
10. Which two groups lived in Palestine and what caused one group to continue to populate it in
ever increasing numbers?
11. How did the British manage to anger both groups in Palestine?
12. Why did the British grant Egypt full independence in 1936?