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Question 1
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What two big wars has Europe had in the 20th twentieth century?

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Question 2
2.

For how many years were there no big wars in Europe?

Question 3
3.

Why did people believe there would be no more wars?

Question 4
4.

Where did the World Court meet?

Question 5
5.

Why was the World Court important?

Question 6
6.

Why did Eurpeans use the same kind of railroad tracks?

Question 7
7.

What was the Geneva Convention?

Question 8
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What was the Red Cross?

Question 9
9.

Name the four background causes of World War I.

Question 10
10.

What is an alliance?

Question 11
11.

Name the two alliances

Question 12
12.

Germany, Austria and Italy belonged to what alliance?

Question 13
13.

England, France and Russia belonged to what alliance?

Question 14
14.

What two countries had a naval race

Question 15
15.

What two nations tried to have bigger armies than each other?

Question 16
16.

select the two meanings of nationalism from the reading

Question 17
17.

What people wanted Rusisa and Germany to fight a war?

Question 18
18.

Why did Serbia become friends with Russia?

Question 19
19.

What did Rumania want and from whom?

Question 20
20.

What did France want?

Question 21
21.

Who was trying to get to England's markets?

Question 22
22.

What did Germany and Italy want?

Question 23
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nationalism
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World Court met here
Alliance
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this country wanted Bosnia
The Hague
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France wanted this from Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
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Rumania wanted this from Austria
Serbia
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nations getting together
Transylvania
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belief that your nation is better
Question 24
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Why did World War I break out?

Question 25
25.

Who was Francis Ferdinand?

Question 26
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Where was Francis Ferdinand assissinated?

Question 27
27.

Who killed Francis Ferdinand?

Question 28
28.

Who did Austria blame for the killing of Francis Ferdinand?

Question 29
29.

Which five nations first fought in the war?

Question 30
30.

How long did WWI last?

Question 31
31.

How long did Germany think the war would last?

Question 32
32.

Why did England come into the war?

Question 33
33.

What kind of war was there on the Western Front?

Question 34
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Princip
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he was an assassin
Francis Ferdinand
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Germany went through this country
Belgium
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trench warfare here
Western Front
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he was assissinated
Question 35
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"The fighting between Germany and Russia went back and forth. But the German general, Hindenburg, was winning many battles against Russia. Russia was getting weaker and weakers. Many Russian soldiers did not like the war."

What general was winning against Russia?

Question 36
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Why did Russian soldiers desert?

Question 37
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Why was it so bad in Russian cities?

Question 38
38.

Which revolution kicked out Russia's royal ruler?

Question 39
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Who was blamed for Russia's troubles?

Question 40
40.

Who led Russia's democratic government?

Question 41
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Why didn't Russians like their democratic leader?

Question 42
42.

What revolution brought the Communists to power?

Question 43
43.

Who led the Communists?

Question 44
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What did the Coummist leader of Russia do?

Question 45
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What two nations entered the war on the side of France and England?

Question 46
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"The war was not going well for Germany's freind Austria. Austria wanted peace. And, since Germany could not win on the Western Front, Germany wanted peace too."

Why did Germany want peace?

Question 47
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"In November of 1918, there was a revolution in Germany. The German emperoro William II was kicked out of Germany. Now Germany was no longer an empire. A republic was formed in Germany. The new German leader was named Ebert. Ebert believed in democracy. So the new German government was a democratic republic. Ebert asked for peace."

What German leader was removed by revolution?

Question 48
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What was Germany's new government like?

Question 49
49.

Who led the new government of Germany?

Question 50
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Where was the peace meeting held?

Question 51
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Nicholas II
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Russian president
Lenin
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Russian ruler
Kerensky
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brought Communists to power
November Revolution
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German General
Hindenburg
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Russian Communist