examination 1 review
Chapter 1: “The Beginning of a New Century”
· Be able to discuss the demographic changes in Europe.
· What was the 2nd Industrial Revolution and how did it affect Europe? Europe’s population increase?
· Understand what New Imperialism was. Know the reasons why New Imperialism became possible during the late nineteenth century. Why were Western powers eager to obtain colonies? What were the motivations for the imperialistic tendencies of Western nations during this period?
· What were the different social classes of society? Who were the working classes and who were the middle classes? What role did each play in society?
Chapter 2: “Politics and Society, 1890-1914”
Great Britain:
· What was the nature of Great Britain during the last third of the 19th Century?
· Be able to discuss the Labor movement and the rise of the Labour party.
· Understand the expansion of democracy in Great Britain.
· How was the Liberal Party able to come to power and hold on to power in Great Britain?
· Discuss the women’s suffrage movement.
· What was the Irish question and how did it play out in pre-World War I Britain?
France and the Third Republic:
· What were the origins of the Third Republic in France?
· Discuss the challenges to the Third Republic—Boulanger Affair and Dreyfus Affair.
· Discuss French foreign policy from 1871-1914. What were the goals of French foreign policy? Discuss the formation of the Franco-Russian alliance and the Entente Cordiale
Italy:
· Why was Italy unstable between the time of unification and the First World War?
· Discuss Italy’s foreign policy from the late 19th century until the outbreak of World War I.
The Rise of the German Empire, 1871-1890:
· How did the emergence of the German Empire after 1871 alter the balance of power in Europe? What were Bismarck’s goals for Germany? Know the goals Bismarck pursued in his diplomatic negotiations with other nations
· Understand Kaiser Wilhelm (William) II. Describe his personality and know how that affected German development in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.
· Who were Bismarck’s replacements? What was William’s reasoning for appointing these men chancellor?
· Why did William and Tirpitz decide to build a large battle fleet? What were their foreign and domestic goals in building up the fleet? What were the consequences?
· Be able to discuss German foreign relations from 1890 to 1914. How did colonization fit into foreign affairs? What were the consequences?
Austria-Hungary:
· How did the dual monarchy develop? What was the Ausgleich and how did it affect Austria-Hungary?
· What problems did Austria-Hungary face regarding national minorities and what were some possible solutions?
Russia:
· Discuss the Russian revolutionary movement during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century. How did it evolve into Lenin’s Bolshevik movement?
· What led to the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese war? Why did Russia do so poorly? How did the Russo-Japanese war lead to the Revolution of 1905? What changes occurred as a result of the Revolution of 1905?
· Know Stoylipin’s reforms
Chapter 3: “The First World War”
Alliance Systems—Triple Alliance and Triple Entente:
· Know the circumstances that led to the creation of the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente
· Who were members of each?
Pre-War Crises:
· What crises led to the War?
· Know how the Balkan crises incited the beginning of World War I
· What was the role played by alliances among the great powers in preventing the war from remaining localized in the Balkans
Outbreak of World War I:
· Know the origins of the First World War. What role did Germany play in the coming of World War I? What was the role of nationalism in the outbreak of the war?
· The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
· July Crisis
World War I:
· What were the German and French strategies
· Why the Schlieffen plan failed
· Know what brought about the Russian Revolutions in 1917.
· What were the reasons for the Russian Revolution?
· Be familiar with the provisional government that initially took over after the abdication of the tsar (March 1917-Oct. 1917) and why it failed. Know how the provisional government was set up and the Petrograd Soviet as well as the relationship between the two. The Kerenskii Offensive and the Kornilov coup.
· Who were the Bolsheviks and how did they seized power?
· What was the impact of the Bolshevik government on World War I?
The German Revolutions, 1918, 1919:
· Be able to discuss the German revolutions at the end of the war and why German ended up with the Weimar Republic.
· Discuss the two phases of the Revolution—What role did Ebert play in the founding of the Republic?
· What was the Spartakus Bund/League? Who were the leaders and what did they attempt to achieve?
· What was the so-called Weimar coalition?
Chapter 4: “The Peace that Failed”
· What were the military reasons for the Allied victory in World War I?
· How did the war alter the position of the western European powers in the international community?
· Be able to discuss the Versailles Peace Conference and Treaty of Versailles.
· Be familiar with the peace making process and the impact of that process on the postwar world
TERMS:
1. Russian Populists
2. People’s Will
3. Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905
4. Bolsheviks
5. The Boulanger Crisis
6. Dreyfus Affair
7. Ausgleich (Compromise 1867)
8. Emperor Fredrick III (Germany)
9. Kulturkampf
10. Tirpitz Plan
11. Fashoda
12. Boer War, 1899-1902
13. Emmeline Pankhurst
14. Dual Monarchy
15. Francesco Crispi
16. Triple Alliance
17. Entente Cordiale
18. Scramble for Africa
19. The Black Hand
20. Schlieffen Plan
21. Battle of Tannenberg
22. General Paul von Hindenburg
23. General Joseph Joffre
24. Battles of Verdun and the Somme
25. Western Front
26. February and October Revolutions in Russia
27. Treaty of Versailles (Settlement at Paris)
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· Be able to discuss the demographic changes in Europe.
· What was the 2nd Industrial Revolution and how did it affect Europe? Europe’s population increase?
· Understand what New Imperialism was. Know the reasons why New Imperialism became possible during the late nineteenth century. Why were Western powers eager to obtain colonies? What were the motivations for the imperialistic tendencies of Western nations during this period?
· What were the different social classes of society? Who were the working classes and who were the middle classes? What role did each play in society?
Chapter 2: “Politics and Society, 1890-1914”
Great Britain:
· What was the nature of Great Britain during the last third of the 19th Century?
· Be able to discuss the Labor movement and the rise of the Labour party.
· Understand the expansion of democracy in Great Britain.
· How was the Liberal Party able to come to power and hold on to power in Great Britain?
· Discuss the women’s suffrage movement.
· What was the Irish question and how did it play out in pre-World War I Britain?
France and the Third Republic:
· What were the origins of the Third Republic in France?
· Discuss the challenges to the Third Republic—Boulanger Affair and Dreyfus Affair.
· Discuss French foreign policy from 1871-1914. What were the goals of French foreign policy? Discuss the formation of the Franco-Russian alliance and the Entente Cordiale
Italy:
· Why was Italy unstable between the time of unification and the First World War?
· Discuss Italy’s foreign policy from the late 19th century until the outbreak of World War I.
The Rise of the German Empire, 1871-1890:
· How did the emergence of the German Empire after 1871 alter the balance of power in Europe? What were Bismarck’s goals for Germany? Know the goals Bismarck pursued in his diplomatic negotiations with other nations
· Understand Kaiser Wilhelm (William) II. Describe his personality and know how that affected German development in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.
· Who were Bismarck’s replacements? What was William’s reasoning for appointing these men chancellor?
· Why did William and Tirpitz decide to build a large battle fleet? What were their foreign and domestic goals in building up the fleet? What were the consequences?
· Be able to discuss German foreign relations from 1890 to 1914. How did colonization fit into foreign affairs? What were the consequences?
Austria-Hungary:
· How did the dual monarchy develop? What was the Ausgleich and how did it affect Austria-Hungary?
· What problems did Austria-Hungary face regarding national minorities and what were some possible solutions?
Russia:
· Discuss the Russian revolutionary movement during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century. How did it evolve into Lenin’s Bolshevik movement?
· What led to the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese war? Why did Russia do so poorly? How did the Russo-Japanese war lead to the Revolution of 1905? What changes occurred as a result of the Revolution of 1905?
· Know Stoylipin’s reforms
Chapter 3: “The First World War”
Alliance Systems—Triple Alliance and Triple Entente:
· Know the circumstances that led to the creation of the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente
· Who were members of each?
Pre-War Crises:
· What crises led to the War?
· Know how the Balkan crises incited the beginning of World War I
· What was the role played by alliances among the great powers in preventing the war from remaining localized in the Balkans
- Discuss the rise of militarism in pre-World War I Europe.
Outbreak of World War I:
· Know the origins of the First World War. What role did Germany play in the coming of World War I? What was the role of nationalism in the outbreak of the war?
· The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
· July Crisis
World War I:
· What were the German and French strategies
· Why the Schlieffen plan failed
- Know the major events of World War I. Why did the war become a stalemate and how did each side try to break the stalemate?
- Gallipoli offensive—Reasons for the Allies attacking at Gallipoli, course of the battle and the outcome. Churchill’s fall from politics.
- Italy’s entrance into the war—Treaty of London and Italian campaigns against Austria-Hungary
- Discuss the great battles of 1916—Verdun, Somme and Jutland
- Under what circumstances did the United States enter World War I? What were the goals of the US? How did these differ from that of the other belligerents?
- Why did Germany loose World War I?
· Know what brought about the Russian Revolutions in 1917.
· What were the reasons for the Russian Revolution?
· Be familiar with the provisional government that initially took over after the abdication of the tsar (March 1917-Oct. 1917) and why it failed. Know how the provisional government was set up and the Petrograd Soviet as well as the relationship between the two. The Kerenskii Offensive and the Kornilov coup.
· Who were the Bolsheviks and how did they seized power?
· What was the impact of the Bolshevik government on World War I?
The German Revolutions, 1918, 1919:
· Be able to discuss the German revolutions at the end of the war and why German ended up with the Weimar Republic.
· Discuss the two phases of the Revolution—What role did Ebert play in the founding of the Republic?
· What was the Spartakus Bund/League? Who were the leaders and what did they attempt to achieve?
· What was the so-called Weimar coalition?
Chapter 4: “The Peace that Failed”
· What were the military reasons for the Allied victory in World War I?
· How did the war alter the position of the western European powers in the international community?
· Be able to discuss the Versailles Peace Conference and Treaty of Versailles.
· Be familiar with the peace making process and the impact of that process on the postwar world
TERMS:
1. Russian Populists
2. People’s Will
3. Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905
4. Bolsheviks
5. The Boulanger Crisis
6. Dreyfus Affair
7. Ausgleich (Compromise 1867)
8. Emperor Fredrick III (Germany)
9. Kulturkampf
10. Tirpitz Plan
11. Fashoda
12. Boer War, 1899-1902
13. Emmeline Pankhurst
14. Dual Monarchy
15. Francesco Crispi
16. Triple Alliance
17. Entente Cordiale
18. Scramble for Africa
19. The Black Hand
20. Schlieffen Plan
21. Battle of Tannenberg
22. General Paul von Hindenburg
23. General Joseph Joffre
24. Battles of Verdun and the Somme
25. Western Front
26. February and October Revolutions in Russia
27. Treaty of Versailles (Settlement at Paris)
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