AP European History – Chapter 17 & 18 ID’s & Study Guide – Imperialism, Alliances &
War
I. Complete reading notes for ALL of the following terms.
of each
New Imperialism
1. Imperialism
2. Hegemony
3. Spheres of Influence
4. Scramble for Africa
5. Berlin Conference 1884-5
6. Suez Canal
German Empire & Alliance Systems
13. Three Emperor’s League
14. Treaty of San Stefano 1878
15. Congress of Berlin 1878
16. Dual Alliance 1879
17. Triple Alliance
18. Kaiser William II
WWI
24. Young Turks
25. 2nd Moroccan Crisis
26. 1st Balkan War
27. Black Hand
28. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
29. Schlieffen Plan
30. Allies
31. Central Powers
32. 1st Battle of Marne
33. Trench Warfare
Russian Revolution
43. March 1917 Revolution
44. Provisional Government
45. Alexander Kerensky
46. V. I. Lenin
47. Leon Trotsky
End of WWI
52. 2nd Battle of Marne
53. Fourteen Points
Settlement at Paris
56. Big Four
57. Balfour Declaration
58. League of Nations
59. Reparations
Know the definition and significance
7. King Leopold II
8. Henry Stanley
9. Afrikaners / Boers
10. Apartheid
11. Open Door Policy
12. Spanish-American War
19. Franco – Russian Alliance
20. Admiral von Tirpitz
21. Entente Cordiale
22. 1st Moroccan Crisis
23. Triple Entente
34. Western Front
35. Battle of Tanenberg
36. Battle of Verdun
37. Battle of the Somme
38. Blockade
39. Lusitania
40. Unrestricted Sub Warfare
41. Zimmerman Note
42. Spanish Influenza
48. November 1917 Revolution
49. Bolsheviks
50. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
51. Russian Civil War
54. Mandates
55. Mustafa Kemal
60. War Guilt Clause
61. Treaty of Versailles
62. John Maynard Keynes
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II. Short Answer Essay
1. Describe the reasons why European nations imperialized Africa and Asia and
how this was accomplished.
2. Evaluate Bismarck’s leadership skills in maneuvering Germany into a
prominent role in European affairs during the late 1800s
3. In what ways can the Great War be considered a truly “world” war?
4. What factors led to the success of the Russian Revolution?
5. How did WW1 ultimately affect Europe and the rest of the world? Evaluate
the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. Was it a success or failure?