In Europe, between 1870 and 1914, there was a period that mixed peace and growing tension between the European countries. This period is known as... Escalating into war Peace through strength Struggle of Peace The way to the war.
Anothe key for the Armed Peace concept is the countries were dedicating a large part of their production to manufacturing... weapons food consumer goods bulbs.
During the Peace through strength, the role of Russian Empire was important. They developed a foreign policy based on the Bismarckian Systems (1871-1890) and an expansionist phase (1890-1914) True False.
The Bismarckian Systems was to maintain Germany hegemony and to prevent ... from declaring war on them. Russia Otoman Empire France British Empire.
The First World War broke out in Europe in 1914. It was a conflict that covered a large territorial extension and was known by its contemporaries as the ... Great War Big War Unique War Death War.
During the First World War, two sides were grouped into two camps: the Central Powers and the ... Holy Alliance Triple Alliance Allies or Triple Entente Quadruple Alliance.
The spark or immediate cause ('casus belli') that initiated the conflict was the assassination of ..., heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, in Sarajevo (Bosnia, June 1914) by a Serbian nationalist student. Wilhelm II Otto von Bismarck Franz Joseph Franz Ferdinand.
Choose the countries that fought with the Triple Entente at the beginning of the war. France Italy Russia Austria-Hungary United Kingdom Germany Serbia Ottoman Empire.
Some of the political causes were territorial: France claimed ... from Germany, while Italy and Austria-Hungary disputed the territories of Istria and Trento. the Balkans Danzig Alsace-Lorraine Prussia.
Economic rivalries between countries increased from the beginning of the 20th century due to commercial competition. Thus, France and the ... distrusted the growth of the German economy and its strong presence on the colonial markets. Serbia United States United Kingdom Italy.
Choose the countries that kept neutral during the First World War. Netherlands Italy Switzerland Finland Belgium Norway Spain Sweden Albania Denmark.
Nationalistic conflicts in multinational empires like the Austro-Hungarian and Russian empires, confronted different nationalities with imperial power and with each other, as reflected by the situation in the Balkans after the Balkan wars True False.
During The war of movement (1917) Germany attempted a flash victory over France, but France resisted at the Battle of the Marne and the rapid Russian advance through Prussia forced Germany to send troops to the Eastern Front. True False.
In the absence of a decisive victory, the fronts were stabilised along extensive lines of trenches protected by machines guns and barbed wire. This phase is known as ... War of movement (1915-1916) Trench Warfare (1915-1916) Peace through strength (1915-1916) Army racing (1915-1916).
The United States joined the War on the side of the Allies. Later, the Allies launched an offensive on all fronts, thus causing the progressive surrender of the Central Powers. When did USA join the Allies? 1917 1916 1918 1919.
At the Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920), the defeated countries signed treaties and had to reduce their armies, pay war reparations and make territorial concessions which shaped the new map of Europe. True False.
The outcome of the War was devastating. Around 9 million military personnel were killed, and a large number were injured or disabled. True False.
After the War, the Allies and the dynasties which ruled them disappeared, most countries adopted universal male suffrage and many granted the vote to women in consideration for their work during the war. True False.
After the war, on an International level, European world supremacy was replaced by ... the United States the USSR.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Russia’s empire was ruled by the Tsars of the ... dynasty and was in a state of turmoil*. Habsburg Bourbon Romanones Romanov .
In Russia, dissatisfaction at the political level was due to the autocratic government of the tsars and led to political opposition made up of liberal bourgeois parties and Anarchist revolutionary parties True False.
In ..., general discontent combined with the fact that Russia had been defeated by Japan in the Russo-Japanese war set off a revolution. The Tsar created a parliament (Duma), and implemented certain reforms. But, the autocracy remained. 1908 1914 1907 1905.
There were two Russian revolutionary processes in 1917, one in February and other in... December August October March.
The bourgeois February Revolution of 1917, deposing Tsar Nicholas II and establishing a republic. The liberal and bourgeois provisional government promised reforms, but their sluggishness and decision to remain in the Second World War led to their downfall. True False.
The Menshevik October Revolution of 1917, organised by radical Marxists, or Bolsheviks. They overthrew the provisional government and placed their leader Lenin in power, who was supported by the soviets, or councils of workers, peasants and soldiers. True False.
In ..., the Bolsheviks began to call themselves the Communist Party and took Russia out of the war by signing a treaty with Germany. 1917 1918 1920 1919.
Which treaty did the revolutionary Russia with Germany? Treaty of Versille Treaty of Saint-Germain Treaty of Brest- Litovsk Treaty of Trianón.
The Communist Party drafted a Constitution, which transferred large estates to the peasants, gave workers control of factories and nationalised banks and transport. In 1919 they founded the Second International. True False.
The establishment of the Communist Party and their action led to a bloody civil war (1918 to 1921) in which around eight million people lost their lives. The White Army’s victory consolidated the revolution. True False.
Lenin held all the political power until ... 1924 1921 1927 1922.
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