Exam 28: The Crisis of the Imperial Order

Using Map (in the textbook) 28.4 and the newspaper or Internet sites, discuss the current Middle East situation. Did the conclusion of World War I influence the current territorial and political situation in the region?

Describe the peace treaties ending the First World War and some of their long-term implications.

A new and potent defensive weapon in World War I was

Which of the following were significant parts of Wilson's fourteen-point plan to end the war?

Which of the following were factors in starting World War I?

Identify the following term(s). -Sick Man of Europe

The event which drew the US out of neutrality and into the war by 1917 was:

Why was the war from 1914-1918 originally termed "the Great War" instead of World War I?

Review Map (in the textbook) 28.3. How did the changes brought by World War I predispose Europe to continue fighting later in the century?

The main beneficiaries of Japan's prosperity in this period were the zaibatsu, who were

Using Map (in the textbook) 28.4, explain the mandate system. How did that system change the political situation in the Middle East?

How did Lenin bypass the rigorous structure of Marxism in starting his political challenge of Russia?

During World War I, African Americans in the United States

What was the mandate system?

Identify the following term(s). -Wafd Party

The Communist Party of the Soviet Union planned to pay for industrialization by

According to the Memorandum of the General Syrian Congress in 1919 and their classification under the mandate system, the Syrians desired to have technical and economic assistance from:

What made "The Great War" a worldwide phenomenon? Is it correct to refer to this conflict as a "world war," even though most of the fighting took place in Europe?

After the crisis for leadership of the Bolshevik party, Trotsky

Identify the following term(s). -Treaty of Brest-Litovsk