World History
Chapter 13 section 1
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Directions-Read 408-413 and complete the following questions.
1. Use the map on 408. Who controlled India?
Great Britain
2. Why did China declare war on Germany? (410)
They hoped the grateful allies would return German-controlled Chinese
territories to China.
3. What was the May 4th Movement?
Thousands of angry students in Bejing demanded change.
4. Who was Jiang Jieshi?
Leader of the Nationalists.
5. Who was Mao Zedong?
Leader of the Communists.
6. What was the Long March?
When Mao led 100,000 communists on a 6,000 mile trek through China.
7. How did the British treat India after World War 1? (411)
They were treated harshly after the war and the passage.
8. What two key concepts did Mohandas Gandhi use in his protests?
 Ahimsa: non-violence toward living things.
 Civil Disobedience: refusal to obey unjust laws.
9. How did Gandhi’s religious beliefs affect the Indian independence movement?
It caused him to believe in non-violence.
10. What changes did Kemal Ataturk bring to Turkey?
 Ended the influence of Muslim religion
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on government and personal life.
Advances in industry, education, and other fields.
11. What was the result of the Balfour Declaration? (412)
Thousands of Jews marched to Palestine.
12. What are the origins of the conflict between Arabs and Jews?
In the late 1800’s Jews began to try and rebuild a Jewish state
(country). By 1900’s Arabs had begun to push for an independent
state. France and Great Britain set up mandates after WWI (Jews
and Arabs unhappy) and tensions increased between Jews and Arabs.
13. How did World War 1 affect Africa?
 Hundreds of thousands s------ for Europeans during the war.
 Tens of thousands lost their lives.
 Increased nationalist feelings.
14. Why did the Treaty of Versailles anger Africans? (413)
 No Africans were involved in the negotiations.
 Gave Germany’s African colonies to other countries after the
war as mandates.
15. Why did Britain grant independence to Egypt?
They realized they could not maintain full control of Egypt.