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CLEP Western Civilization: WW 1 - Early 20th century

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2. This event marked the end of fighting in WWI






3. Prime Minister of France during WWI






4. An excellent American rifleman who earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for single-handedly capturing a small division of German soldiers






5. International meeting convened at San Remo - on the Italian Riviera - to decide the future of the former territories of the Ottoman Turkish Empire; the prime ministers of Great Britain - France - and Italy - and the representatives of Japan - Greece






6. Signed by the United States - Great Britain - Japan - France - and Italy - this agreement restricted the size of each country's navy






7. The Treaty that included the terms of surrender for the Germans after WWI - which the United States Congress refused to sign






8. The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne; he married a commoner - which caused a great deal of controversy; assassinated in Sarajevo - Bosnia






9. Military conflict in which a victorious Japan forced Russia to abandon its expansionist policy in Korea; The Japanese became the first Asian power in modern times to defeat a European power.






10. Second renegotiation of Germany's World War I reparation payments. A new committee - chaired by the American Owen D. Young - met in Paris on Feb. 11 - 1929 - to revise the Dawes Plan of 1924. Its report (June 7 - 1929) - accepted with minor changes -






11. Adolf Hitler's attempt to start an insurrection in Germany against the Weimar Republic on Nov. 8-9 - 1923. Hitler and his small Nazi Party associated themselves with General Erich Ludendorff - a right-wing German military leader of World War I






12. One of the thirteen out of the Fourteen Points that was rejected: A free - open-minded - and absolutely impartial ________________ - based upon a strict observance of the principle that in determining all such questions of sovereignty the interests o






13. King of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936 - the second son of Prince Albert Edward - later King Edward VII






14. One of the thirteen out of the Fourteen Points that was rejected: _______ - the whole world will agree - must be evacuated and restored - without any attempt to limit the sovereignty which she enjoys in common with all other free nations. No other si






15. Provided that no territorial changes should take place in the Balkans without prior agreement and that Austria could annex Bosnia and Hercegovina when it wished; in the event of war between one party and a great power not party to the treaty - the ot






16. A continuation of the Philippine Revolution against Spanish rule. The Treaty of Paris (1898) transferred Philippine sovereignty from Spain to the United States but was not recognized by Filipino leaders - whose troops were in actual control of the en






17. Signed by Benito Mussolini for the Italian government and by cardinal secretary of state Pietro Gasparri for the papacy and confirmed by the Italian constitution of 1948 - this treaty gave the papacy control of the Vatican City in exchange for recogn






18. Signed by the United States - Great Britain - Japan - France - Italy - the Netherlands - Portugal - Belgium - and China - this agreement affirmed China's sovereignty - independence - and territorial integrity and gave all nations the right to do busi






19. Supreme German Commander on the German Western Front






20. One of the thirteen out of the Fourteen Points that was rejected: A _________________ should be effected along clearly recognizable lines of nationality.






21. Militarism - Navalism - Nationalism - Alliance System - Political instability - Imperialism






22. One of the thirteen out of the Fourteen Points that was rejected: ______________________ - outside territorial waters - alike in peace and in war - except as the seas may be closed in whole or in part by international action for the enforcement of in






23. An authorization granted by the League of Nations to a member nation to govern a former German or Turkish colony.






24. President of United States from 1912-1920






25. Weapons: flamethrower - machine gun - poison gas - Artillery vehicles: tanks - aircraft - U-boat






26. One of the thirteen out of the Fourteen Points that was rejected: The Turkish portions of the present ______________ should be assured a secure sovereignty - but the other nationalities which are now under Turkish rule should be assured an undoubted






27. Secret convention made during WWI between Great Britain and France - with the assent of imperial Russia - for the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire. It led to the division of Turkish-held Syria - Iraq - Lebanon - and Palestine into various French-






28. Emperor of Austria-Hungary






29. The insurrection by which Benito Mussolini came to power in Italy in late October 1922. The March marked the beginning of fascist rule and meant the doom of the preceding parliamentary regimes of socialists and liberals.






30. One of the thirteen out of the Fourteen Points that was rejected: The evacuation of all ____________ and such a settlement of all questions affecting Russia as will secure the best and freest cooperation of the other nations of the world in obtaining






31. French General and Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe (except for American forces) in WWI






32. The war that broke out after the explosion of the USS Maine was blamed on the Spanish forces in Cuba






33. A series of letters exchanged during World War I - between Husayn ibn 'Ali - emir of Mecca - and Sir Henry McMahon - the British high commissioner in Egypt. In general terms - the correspondence effectively traded British support of an independent Ar






34. Alliance that bound Britain and Japan to assist one another in safeguarding their respective interests in China and Korea. Directed against Russian expansionism in the Far East - it was a cornerstone of British and Japanese policy in Asia until after






35. Huge German victory over invading Russian armies inn East Prussia - inflicting 78 -000 casualties at a cost of 5 -000. Russians began retreat after this battle






36. Worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world - sparking fundamental changes in economic institutions - macroeconomic pol






37. One of several major internal uprisings against Soviet rule in Russia after the Civil War (1918-20) - conducted by sailors from the Kronshtadt naval base.






38. The battle in which the French army attacked the outside flank of the German forces that were marching near the east side of Paris toward Alsace-Lorraine






39. The government of Germany from 1919 to 1933






40. Statement of British support for 'the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.' It was made in a letter from the British foreign secretary






41. Act passed Aug. 10 - 1911 - in the British Parliament which deprived the House of Lords of its absolute power of veto on legislation.






42. One of the thirteen out of the Fourteen Points that was rejected: Adequate guarantees given and taken that ___________ will be reduced to the lowest point consistent with domestic safety.






43. The agreement that concluded the first Sino-Japanese War (1894-95) - which ended in China's defeat; China had to recognize the independence of Korea - to cede Taiwan - the Pescadores Islands - and the South Manchurian Peninsula to Japan; to pay an in






44. The Last Tsar of Russia






45. Naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War - the final - crushing defeat of the Russian navy in that conflict






46. U.S. Army officer who early advocated a separate U.S. air force and greater preparedness in military aviation. He was court-martialed for his outspoken views and did not live to see the fulfillment during World War II of many of his prophecies: strat






47. Controversial British commander on Western Front; the force behind the failed offensives during the battles of the Somme and Passchendaele






48. American Air Force Ace with (26 kills)






49. Franco-German dispute over control of the provinces of Alsace-Lorraine - Disintegration of European Turkey - Bosnian Crisis of 1908 - The fragility of European politics






50. (Russian: 'fist'): a wealthy or prosperous peasant - generally characterized as one who owned a relatively large farm and several head of cattle and horses and who was financially capable of employing hired labour and leasing land.