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BJU World History ch 20
BJU
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History
9th Grade
04/08/2009

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List six possesions of Great Britain that were given self-rule or complete independance after World War I.
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Irish Free State, Egypt, India, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
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What factor contributed to the political instability within the Third French Republic following the war?
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so many parties......
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What was the name of the French line of defense that protected her border from Switzerland to Belgium?
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Maginot Line
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Who was the president of the U.S. who sought to promote relief, recovery, and reform to get the country out of the Great Depression? What was the name given to his programs?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, New Deal
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What are the nonelected officials who handle government affairs called?
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Bureaucracy
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Who was the last czar of Russia? In what year was his government overthrown?
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Nicholas II, 1917
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What Communist leader instituted war communism? What Communist leader instituted a system of purges, eliminated all who were disloyal to his regime?
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Nikolai Lenin, Joseph Stalin
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Who was the leader of the Fascist party in Italy? In what year did he come to power?
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Benito Mussolini, 1921
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What was the name of the fascist party in Germany? Who became its leader?
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Nazi (National Socialist German Worker's party), Adolf Hitler
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Whom did Hitler call the "master race"? What people did Hitler blame for Germany's prolems?
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Germans (Aryans), Jews
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What are two well-known movements, or schools, of painting in the twentieth century?
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expressionism and cubism
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Identify three modern architects who helped established modern architectural trends.
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Louis Sullivan, Walter Gropius, and Frank Lloyd Wright
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What is the name for the musical theory that uses several keys simultaneously? Who developed this modern musical style?
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poltonality, Igor Stravinsky
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What poet sought to describe the desolation and meaninglessness of life prevalent between the world wars? What was the name of his major work?
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T.S. Eliot, "The Waste Land"
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