1. Semester Exam Study Guide Answers- Part I

2. Monroe Doctrine U.S. stated the Americas were no longer open to European colonization

3. Ethiopia & Liberia Only countries in Africa able to maintain their independence

4. Mahatma Gandhi Led India’s independence mvmt.

5. Roosevelt Corollary Stated the U.S. could act as an international police in the Americas

6. Boxer Rebellion Attempt by the Chinese to get rid of foreign influence (& govt. corruption) in their country

7. Imperialism The extension of rule/influence by one govt., nation, or society over another

8. Panama Canal Started by France, finished by the U.S.-1914

9. Spanish-American War Cause- bombing of the USS Maine Winner- U.S.

10. Meiji Enlightened rule/ruler

11. Berlin Conference Africans were not invited to the meeting (to have a say about their country)

12. Pakistan Created in 1947 when India gained its independence

13. Boer War Winner- British 3 groups fighting- Boers, Africans, British

14. Thailand King Mongkut and his son were able to establish it as a neutral/buffer zone b/w France and Britain’s territories

15. Open Door Policy U.S. issued this policy & said China should stay open to trade

16. armistice Signed by France and Germany, to end WWI

17. Spark that lit the fuse Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, started WWI

18. Czarina Alexandra Ran Russia’s govt. while her husband was away at war

19. Austria & declaration of war Declared war on Serbia first

20. Treaty of Versailles Known as a “treaty built on quicksand” due to its problems

21. Big Four countries U.S., Britain, France, Italy

22. Central Powers Going into WWI – Germany and Austria- Hungary

23. Germany & guilt clause Germany had to accept full responsibility for the war

24. Allies (going into WWI) Britain, France, Russia

25. Four causes of WWI Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism Do not have to know the details

26. Schlieffen Plan Germany would race west, defeat France and fight Russia in the east

27. Austro-Hungarian heir Archduke Franz Ferdinand

28. Belgium Neutral country that refused to allow Germany to pass through and was then invaded by Germany

29. Slogan of Lenin Peace, Land, and Bread

30. Battles near Verdun/Somme River These battles showed just how ineffective trench warfare was

31. Pres. Wilson Represented the U.S. at the Paris Peace Conference Had the idea for the Fourteen Points plan

32. Battle of the Marne Caused Germany to fight a war on two fronts

33. Rasputin “holy man” who had political and emotional control over the Czarina Was allowed to make key political decisions at court, which many did not like

34. Lusitania Sunk by a German u-boat, killed 128 Americans (helped bring the U.S. into the war)

35. League of Nations From the Fourteen Points Would protect great and small states alike

36. Zimmermann Note Germany would help Mexico regain land from the U.S. if Mexico allied with Germany

37. March Revolution Overall result- the Czar and his family were assassinated

38. Lenin Leader of the Bolsheviks Helped to bring Russia out of its revolution