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Regents Global History II
Mr. Verdone
UNIT 8 REVIEW GUIDE – World War I and The Russian Revolution
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What event is considered the immediate cause, or “spark” of WWI?
Name some new technological advances and weapons introduced during the Great War.
What right did President Woodrow Wilson want all nations to have after WWI?
Describe MANIA.
Define trench warfare. What was it intended to accomplish?
What group of people were the victims of genocide during the war?
How did the war cause a decline in unemployment?
Define unrestricted submarine warfare.
Identify the causes of the Russian Revolution.
What type of governmental system did Vladimir Lenin want Russia to have?
Who owns property under communism?
What was Lenin’s “promise” (or slogan) during the Russian Revolution?
Who was the czar that was overthrown during the Russian Revolution?
Why was the Bolshevik (Russian) Revolution a major turning point in history?
Define militarism.
What was the Schliffen Plan?
What nation forced the United States to enter WWI?
What did the Germans sign on November 11, 1918?
What was the name of Wilson’s plan for the postwar (after the war) world?
What nation was forced to accept full responsibility for the war?
What two Central Powers surrendered soon after the Americans joined the war?
How did the Treaty of Versailles affect postwar Germany?
Why did the U.S. refuse to join the League of Nations?
How did the war impact Europe’s economy?
What is the link between militarism and imperialism?
Why was the First Battle of the Marne significant?
Define total war.
How did rationing help troops?
What is the purpose of propaganda?
What was the Zimmerman Note?
What were pogroms?
Who were the Bolsheviks?
What were soviets under Russia’s provisional government?
What did Czars Alexander III and Nicholas II resist? What type of governments did they uphold during their respective rules?
What were some of the results of the Bolshevik Revolution?
What did Russia’s involvement in WWI reveal about the czar’s leadership?
What was Russia organized into after the Revolution?