Ch. 35-37 Flashcards
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150689504 | 8. What were the major consequences of World War I? How was the world transformed by this bloody confrontation? | millions of people died, starvation spread throughout Europe. The era of man to man war was over it was now machine to machine war. | 0 | |
150689505 | 9. Compare and contrast the Treaties of Versailles and Brest Litovsk. | the brest-litovsk treaty was to take one-third of their land and a quarter of their population. the Versailles treaty didn't take land or people but didn't allow many things and also forced the Germans to pay for the war | 1 | |
150689506 | 10. Examine the causes of the Russian Revolution. How was it tied to World War I? What were Lenin's main ideas? How did he transform Russia and the world? | the causes were food shortages, uprisings, and many other reasons....., many of the causes for the relovution were caused by WWI. lenin and his followers were poised to destroy the traditional patterns and values of Russian society and challenged the institutions of liberal society everywhere | 2 | |
150689507 | 11. Examine the causes and implications of the Great Depression. Why was the depression so widespread and so devastating? How did different countries respond to the depression? What would be the long-term consequences of the depression | stock market crashed 1929 people lost savings businesses around the world went under. | 3 | |
150689508 | 12. What does the stock market crash and resulting worldwide depression say about the pivotal role played by the United States in world affairs? How had the United States reached that point? Was it possible for the United States to actually be isolationist? | U.S. major economic power had the ability to devastate other countries | 4 | |
150689509 | 13. Examine the transformation of the Soviet Union under Lenin and Stalin. What were the main ideas and programs of the two leaders? How did they influence Russian history? | Lenin policy restored market economy and stain believed in socialism for one country | 5 | |
150689510 | 14. Examine the rise to power of Adolf Hitler. What were his main ideas and goals? How did he transform Germany? | Hitler joined Nazis in 1921 and rose to become leader, and eventually concur most of Europe. | 6 |