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BJU World History ch 19
BJU
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History
9th Grade
04/01/2009

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Describe the efforts of Alfred Nobel and Andrew Carnegie to maintain world peace.
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What two countries were eager to prove their new national strength by acquiring territory in Africa and Asia.
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Germany and Italy
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Who was the architect of a system of alliances disigned to isolate France diplomatically?
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Bismarck
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What country claimed to be the defender of "brother Slavs"?
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Russia
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What area was called the "powder keg of Europe"?
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Balkans
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What occurred on June 28, 1914? Why is this date significant?
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World War I started because.....
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What country's neutrality did the Germans violate as they made their way to France? What European country declared war on Germany as a result of this attack of a neutral country?
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What was the German policy which called for the sinking of ships, whether armed or not, that carried supplies to the Allies?
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Unrestricted submarine warfare
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What country left the struggle against Germany in 1918? What country joined the struggle against Germany in 1917?
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Define armistice. Give the hour, day, month, and year for the armistice ending World War I
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a temporary cessation of fighting, November 11, 1918, at 11:00 A.M.
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Who were the three dominant Allied leaders at the Paris Peace Conference? Identify the country each represented.
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Woodrow Wilson-USA, Georges Clemenceau-France, David Lloyd George-Great Britain
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What treaty concluded the peace between the Allies and Germany?
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Treaty of Vesailles
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With what country did the Treaty of St. Germain settle the peace? What did this treaty forbid this country from doing?
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Austria,
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What major Allied nation did not join the Leage of Nations? Why not?
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What agreement called upon the nations of the world to renounce the use of offensive war and seek arbitration to settle international disputes?
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Kellogg-Briand Pact
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