Unit 8 Preview/Guided Study Sheet
All material on this sheet is a guide to the unit as a whole. When we talk about/read about something that
ties in with one of these questions or ideas, write it in the space provided.
Enduring Understandings = BIG IDEAS OF UNIT
Complex Idea
Students will understand the underlying causes
of WWI included the Alliance system,
militarism, nationalism, imperialism and the
crises in Africa and Bosnia.
Students will understand that technological
innovations in warfare led to a “total war”
Students will understand that the resolution of
World War I laid the foundation for World War
II.
Students will understand that the Russian
Revolution was the result of multiple causes, the
role of World War I in the Revolution, and the
short term and long term consequences of the
Russian Revolution.
Simplified Idea – You think about this
There were 4 MAIN causes to WWI (militarism,
alliances, imperialism, and nationalism) – all
linked together to create a war that killed millions
and was fought around the world.
With machines it got easier to kill each other
everywhere and non-stop. Also people back home
had to use machines to make the war machines.
Because the end of the war created an unfair
situation it caused anger and countries had the
tendency to seek easy answers that had bad results.
Russia adopted communism because the people
thought it would fix their problems. It did not but
many people around the world also thought it
might by eliminating private property. This caused
the period from 1917-1991 to focus a lot on the
fight between communism supported from the
USSR (Russia) and capitalism supported from the
US and Western Europe.
Essential Questions (we will be doing these as a group at the beginning of each class – they are the
possible short essay questions on the test):
Was WWI inevitable? [Did World War I have to happen?]
Why was World War I a “World” War?
What correlation exists between war and technology? [How do machines change how we fight
each other? Examples?]
Why didn't the "war to end all wars" end all wars?
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What impact did the Russian Revolution have on Russia and the world?
Essential Vocabulary (write the definition down when you come across it in the book):
militarism
nationalism
alliances
total war
propaganda
proletariat
bourgeoisie
revolution
bolsheviks
mensheviks
czar
nation state
Identification (these will be multiple choice questions drawn from Moodle questions – as many of these
as possible - and class notes)
1. Identify the physical and political geography of Europe.
a. Pages for these (maps of Europe):
b. Notes that cover these:
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2. What were the causes and impacts of World War I?
a. Pages for these:
b. Notes that cover these:
c. Answer:
3. What were the effects of scientific/technological advances on war and society?
a. Pages for these:
b. Notes that cover these:
c. Answer:
4. What was the significance of the Armenian Massacre?
a. Pages for these:
b. Notes that cover these:
c. Answer:
5. What were the causes of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire?
a. Pages for these:
b. Notes that cover these:
c. Answer:
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6. How was the war reflected in literature, art, and propaganda?
a. Pages for these:
b. Notes that cover these:
c. Answer:
7. What was the role of Czar Nicholas II in Russia?
a. Pages for these:
b. Notes that cover these:
c. Answer:
8. What was the significance of the Revolution of 1905?
a. Pages for these:
b. Notes that cover these:
c. Answer:
9. What was the importance of the March Revolution and provisional government in Russia?
a. Pages for these:
b. Notes that cover these:
c. Answer:
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10. What were the causes and effects of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia?
a. Pages for these:
b. Notes that cover these:
c. Answer:
11. What were the roles Trotsky, Lenin, and Stalin in Russia?
a. Pages for these:
b. Notes that cover these:
c. Answer:
12. Know about Stalin and the rise of a modern totalitarian state: industrialization, command
economy, collectivization.
a. Pages for these:
b. Notes that cover these:
c. Answer:
13. What were the causes and effects of the forced famine in Ukraine?
a. Pages for these:
b. Notes that cover these:
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c. Answer:
14. What was the significance of the Great Terror?
a. Pages for these:
b. Notes that cover these:
c. Answer:
Thinking (these are short answer, bulleted or graphic organizer type questions):
1. How did militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, and ethnic conflict combine to cause the
outbreak of World War I? (See ID #2)
a. Militarism
b. Alliances
c. Imperialism
d. Nationalism
e. Ethnic Conflict
2. What were different views of the German, French, and British regarding the causes of World War
I (basically who did they blame it on and why)?
a. German
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b. French
c. British
3. How did technological advances affect the course of World War I? (See ID #3)
4. What were the role of women in World War I and how did this role impacted the global women’s
suffrage movements?
5. What was the Armenian massacre and its connection to World War I? (See ID #4)
6. What were the political, social, and economic causes and consequences of the collapse of the
Ottoman Empire? (See ID #5)
7. What were the basic terms of the Treaty of Versailles? Did they contribute to the rise of Fascism
and Nazism, and the outbreak of World War II?
a. Basic terms
b. Why might they have made people (especially Italians and Germans) angry?
8. How did arts and propaganda reflect sentiments regarding this war? (See ID #6)
9. What were the causes of the Russian Revolution of 1905? (See ID #8)
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10. What were the views of various social, political, and economic groups regarding the Russian
Revolution?
11. How did World War I cause of the March and October Revolutions (in Russia)? (See IDs #9 and
10)
a. March Revolution
b. October Revolution
12. What roles did Trotsky, Lenin, and Kerensky play in the Bolshevik takeover (in Russia)? (See ID
#11)
a. Trotsky
b. Lenin
c. Kerensky
13. What was the involvement of women in the Russian Revolutions?
14. How did Stalin impact the growth and development of the Soviet Union? (See ID #12)
15. Interpret maps, charts, and tables connected to World War I and the Russian Revolution.
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