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CLEP Western Civilization: WW 1 - Early 20th century
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CLEP Western Civilization: WW 1 - Early 20th century
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1. King of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936 - the second son of Prince Albert Edward - later King Edward VII

2. The originally-French territories that were annexed by Germans

3. 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

4. A general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike. (Creation of the League of Nations)

5. Secured by Russia - France - and Germany - it required Japan to retrocede the South Manchurian Peninsula to China in return for an additional indemnity of 30 -000 -000 Taels

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

7. 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

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

9. The political revolution that brought about the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate and returned control of the country to direct imperial rule under the emperor Meiji - beginning an era of major political - economic - and social change

10. 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

11. 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.

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

13. One of the thirteen out of the Fourteen Points that was rejected: All ____________ should be freed and the invaded portions restored - and the wrong done to France by Prussia in 1871 in the matter of Alsace-Lorraine - which has unsettled the peace of

14. Totalitarian movement led by Adolf Hitler as head of the Nazi Party in Germany. It shared many elements with Italian fascism - but it was far more extreme both in its ideas and in its practice.

15. 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

16. First Lord of the Admiralty (later demoted) to fight in trenches - after which he was repromoted to his previous position

17. 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

18. Leader of the Social Democratic movement in Germany and a moderate socialist - who was a leader in bringing about the constitution of the Weimar Republic -

19. Secretary-general of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922-53) and premier of the Soviet state (1941-53) - who for a quarter of a century dictatorially ruled the Soviet Union and transformed it into a major world power

20. The government of Germany from 1919 to 1933

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22. Multilateral agreement attempting to eliminate war as an instrument of national policy. It was the most grandiose of a series of peacekeeping efforts after World War I.

23. 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.

24. One of the thirteen out of the Fourteen Points that was rejected: ____________________ should be erected which should include the territories inhabited by indisputably Polish populations - which should be assured a free and secure access to the sea -

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