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6th History 1st quarter exam
6th History 1st quarter exam
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History
6th Grade
10/06/2013

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What caused the United States to enter World War I?
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The U.S.  entered WWI when the Germans sent a secret telegram promising to return Mexican land that America had claimed during the war.
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What happened during the ten tragic days?
Definition
Madero troops and rebel fighters shot at each other inside Mexico City and that caused fires that burned houses and stores.
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Why was the rest of the World so furious when the Germans sank the Lusitania?
Definition
Because it was a passenger ship and sinking that ship was against the law.
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Why did the British begin to worry when the Germans marched through Belgium?
Definition
The British worried that Germany would take over all of Europe.
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Why was Porfirio Diaz the president of Mexico for so long?
Definition
He scared his opponents off.
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When Francisco Madero ran against Porfinio Diaz, what happened?
Definition
Diaz had Madero arrested and thrown in jail.
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For many years the people of Europe called WWI _______.
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The Great War
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Great Britain, France, Russia, and other countries were called ________.
Definition
The Allied Forces
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______, a cattle thief and bandit became a warrior who fought against the Mexican government.
Definition
Pancho
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During WWI, Great Britain passed a new law called the ______, which allowed the government to order men to join the army.
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draft
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______ was the leader of a group of rebels who removed President Madero from office.
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Victoranio
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During WWI, Austria, Germany, Bulgaria, and The Ottoman Turks were known as the _________.
Definition
Central Powers
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A German submarine fired a torpedo and sank the Lusitania.
Definition
5th
Term
The Austro-Hungarian declared war.
Definition
2nd
Term
United States declared war on Germany.
Definition
6th
Term
Franz Fernidand was shot by a 19 year old.
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1st
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Germany marched through Belgium and headed to France.
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3rd
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Great Britain declared war on Germany.
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4th
Term
How did WWI show that women should be allowed to vote?
Definition
Since women did mens jobs very well it seemed only right that women should be allowed to vote.
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How did American women help during WWI?
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They weren't allowed to fight, but they served as nurses, clerks, telephone operators, electricians, and photographers.
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Why did the President think that the U.S. had to join WWI?
Definition
President Wilson thought that the U.S. had to join the war so that the democratic countries of Europe would not lose the right to elect their own leaders.
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Why did the Bolsheviks rename some of Russia's cities?
Definition
The communist believed that Christianity was false and wrong, so they changed the names of the cities in Russia that were named after Christian Saints.
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Why did Lenin think that peasants had the right to take over from the rich?
Definition
Because the wealthy has so often earned their money by forcing the poor to work hard for very little reward.
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What problem did the Russian's face when they entered WWI?
Definition
They were not prepared and had no weapon.
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Women who protested and spoke in public about their right to vote were called ________.
Definition
Suffragettes
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During WWI American soldiers were nicknamed ________.
Definition
dough boy
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__________ was the President of the U.S. during WWI.
Definition
Woodrow Wilson
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Lenin was the leader of the Bolshevicks who took over the Russian government and renamed themselves the _____________.
Definition
Communist Party
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__________was the leader of the Provisional Government in Russia.
Definition
Alexander Kerensky
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_______ was the name of the monk who claimed he can heal the Czar's son.
Definition
Rasputin
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The Russian army entered WWI.
Definition
1
Term
2 million soldiers quit and marched home.
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4
Term
The Bolshevicks siezed control of the government.
Definition
5
Term
Nicholas II tookover control of the Russian army.
Definition
2
Term
The Czar and his family were killed.
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6
Term
Nicholas II gave up the throne and the Provisional.
Definition
3
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The British moved the capital of India to ______.
Definition
Delhi
Term
The British called India the _______ which means Kingdom.
Definition
Raj
Term
A Sinn Fein leader named Michail Collins organized an army called ____________.
Definition
Irish Republic Army
Term
The six countries of Northern Ireland were called ________.
Definition
Ulster
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The ______ Party was lead by Ghandi.
Definition
Congress
Term
Members of the ___________ hoped that the Irish would stop speaking English.
Definition
Gaelic League
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What is a satyagraha?
Definition
A non violent fight for freedom and justice.
Term
How did the British try to improve life in India?
Definition
They built railroads and roads, telegraph lines, and improved India's harbors so that more ships could trade in India's ports.
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What happened during the Easter Uprising?
Definition
Irish rebels took control of the post office in Dublin buildings. After a week 4 hundred had been killed.
Term
What happened when demonstrators met in Amritsar?
Definition
The British shot at unarmed people. Over 300 people were killed and over a thousand were hurt.
Term
What did the treaty between Sinn Fein and the British government say?
Definition
This treaty would make most of Ireland into a country called The Irish Free State like Canada. The Irish Free State would still be loyal to the British Monarch but it would rule itself, have its own Parliment, and make its own laws.
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Why did many of the Irish in Northern Ireland oppose home rule?
Definition
Many of the people who lived in Northern Ireland were Protestants, and they were warned that if Irish self-rule were restored they might be treated badly by the Catholic Majority.
Term
Sinn Fein set up its own government called Dail Ereann.
Definition
4
Term
The British government allowed the Irish Free State to become an independent country.
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6
Term
400 people died during the Easter uprising.
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3
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Protestants in Northern Ireland signed a document that promised they would fight back if the British gave Ireland home rule.
Definition
2
Term
Sinn Fein signed a treaty with the British government.
Definition
5
Term
Resistance groups such as Sin Fein and Irish Land League began to form in Ireland.
Definition
1
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