Chapter 28 Reading Questions

Chapter 28 Reading Questions The Crisis of the Imperial Order (1900-1929) Skip p. 750-752 (China and Japan)

1. In the opening story of the book, what happens to the Archduke? Where? What does that event cause? 2. What was happening in the Ottoman Empire and the Balkans during the late 19th century? 3. What role does the book say nationalism played during this period of European history, uniting nation-states, dividing peoples, and causing WWI? 4. Which nations were members of the Triple Alliance? The Triple Entente? 5. Why could a national military mobilization not be stopped without chaos after late July and early August? 6. Define “Western Front” from the glossary. WHY did this massive line of soldiers form in the first place and what were the trenches like? 7. What was the “Homefront” like during WWI? Give specific information. 8. What was the Arab Revolt? 9. What were Zionism and the Balfour Declaration? 10. What happened to Russia at the beginning of WWI? 11. What led to the February (March) Revolution? 12. What happened in the October Revolution? 13. Describe the end of WWI. 14. Describe the various impacts of the war. 15. Given what the Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles were like, had Europe learned anything from the war? Why or why not? 16. Describe the early years of the USSR under Lenin, including his NEP. 17. What went on in Germany during the chaos and humiliation following their loss and the Treaty of Versailles? 18. The Arabs expected independence after WWI, due to their help with the Allied cause. What did they get instead? 19. Explain who Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) was, and what he accomplished in Turkey. 20. In what ways did Europe “substitute a phony independence for official colonialism?” 21. What changes in class, gender, science, and technology took place? 22. Given the conclusion, how did the results of WWI set the stage for WWII?