Saturday, March 5, 2011

Chapter 28 Study Guide......


McCabe                                                                                    Name:__________________
A.P. World History
Chapter 28 Study Guide
Decent into the Abyss: World War I and The Crisis of the European Global Order

Introduction + The Coming of War

1. The fact that the three main adversaries- _____________, _____________, and _______________- were colonial powers meant that when they plunged in to war, they pulled their _____________ into the abyss with them.

2. In addition to Europe, where else were major theaters of combat
            A.
            B.
            C.
            D.



3.  What three countries comprised the Triple Entente Alliance?
            A.
            B.
            C.

4.  Identify three countries in North Africa that were French colonies at the outbreak of WWI
            A.
            B.
            C.

5.  The complex ethnic divisions and interstate rivalries of the _________________ area of Europe mirrored the growing crisis of Europe as a whole.

6.  Identify: Archduke Francis Ferdinand-



7.  The conflict between in the Balkans grew to include other countries as Serbia was allied with ____________ while Bosnia was backed by ________________________.

A World at War

8.  What war tactic did German political and military leaders think would give them a decisive victory over France, thus ending the war immediately?







9.  What military disadvantages/blunders did Russia face/make heading into World War I?
            A. 
            B. 
            C. 
            D. 

10. What new technological advances made the fighting in World War I more destructive and deadly than previous wars?
            A.
            B. 
            C. 

11.  Was Russia able to successfully defend Serbia during WWI?


12.  Why did the Italians refuse to honor their agreement to fight along side the Central Powers early in WWI?



13.  As a direct result of the outbreak of war, what segment of the population participated in the workforces of warring countries in large numbers?


14.  Sea warfare on open waters occurred when British naval vessels engaged German ________________________ in combat.

15.  What Asian nation was able to seize control of German colonies in the Pacific region during the war?


16.  The British participation in this war made it truly global as they drew support from these three British Dominions….
            A.
            B.
            C.

17.  Although Germany had colonies in East Africa, most of its support outside of Europe came from the _____________________.

18.  In 1915, the Young Turks launched a genocide against ____________________ living in Turkish areas that claimed the lives of as many as a million people.

19.  What country was the last to enter the global conflict in 1917?

20.  Most of the American public/businesses tended to favor which side in the conflict?


21.  Germany was able to shift massive amounts of troops from the Eastern front to the Western Front because ______________ had been knocked out of the war.

22.  On November 11, 1918, German commanders agreed to an _______________ with the allied armies.
  
23.  In order to shift blame from_________________________, generals in the German army set up a _____________________ government made up of many members of the center and socialist parties.

24. Approximately how many soldiers were killed on both sides by the end of World War I?


Failed Peace

25.  The treaties that ended World War I were negotiated in what French city?


26.  What two participant countries were not allowed to participate in the drafting or revision of the Peace of Paris treaties?


27.  What were some of the significant terms concerning territory in the peace treaties that emerged after WWI?
            A.  The Austro-Hungarian empire was ______________________   
            B.  New countries emerged such as _________________, _______________ and       _________________
            C.  The nation of ______________ was reborn

28.  Identify: League of Nations-



World War I and the Nationalist Assault on the European Colonial Order

29.  Independence movements in India arose earlier than they did in ______________ territories occupied by European powers.

30.  Identify some of the key themes that were repeated in Asian and African independence movements
            A. 
            B. 
            C. 

31.  Identify: National Congress Party-


32.  In the last years of the 19th Century, the Congress party started to receive support from ______________________who were tired of the special treatment shown to British investors.

33.  Much of the budget of India was put toward the country’s military that fought wars elsewhere in the British Empire, _________ and _____________ for British administrators and the purchase of ______________________ for public works projects.

34.  Identify: B.G. Tilak-


35.  What were some of Tilak’s proposed nationalistic reforms?
            A. 
            B. 
            C. 
            D. 

36.  One of the largest terrorist cells in India before World War I could be found in ______________.

37.  Thanks to British campaigns against terrorist activities, the more ________________ politicians of the Congress party became stronger.

38.  Identify: Morley-Minto reforms (1909)-


39.  In what ways did citizens of India initially support the British war effort during WWI?
            A.
            B. 
            C. 

40.  Identify: Mohandas Gandhi-


41.  _______________ is the one country in the Afro-Asian world in which the emergence of ___________________ preceded European conquest and domination.

42.  In 1882, the British occupied Egypt which meant that Egypt was double colonized both by the British and the ____________.

43.  Identify: Lord Cromer-


44.  Which groups in Egyptian society were the benefactors of reform measures in the late 1800’s?
            A. 
            B. 
            C. 
            D. 

45.  The cause of Egyptian independence was taken up mainly by the _______________, or the prosperous business and professional families that made up much of the new middle-class.

46.  In contrast to the nationalists movement in India, a variety of rival _______________ formed in Egypt.

47.  Identify: Dinshawai Incident (1906)-


48.  By 1913, the British had been sufficiently intimidated by the rising tide of Egyptian nationalism to grant a _________________ and ____________________ in a parliament elected indirectly by men of wealth and influence.

49. Identify: Ataturk-

50.  ____________________, the British foreign secretary in 1917 promised Zionist leaders that his government would promote the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine after the war.

51.  In order to defend the Suez Canal area, the British declared ________________ soon after hostilities began.

52.  Identify: Wafd party-


53.  A British commission of inquiry recommended negotiations for eventual ____________________ from Egypt

54.  African American political figures such as ___________________ and ____________________ had a major impact on emerging African nationalist leaders. 
     

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