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Everything here is for unit 4 of the Grade 12 History textbook: what the chapter covers, the short notes, practice questions with their answers, and the lesson video where one exists.
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Question 1
Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914?
Answer: B Gavrilo Princip
Why
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated in Sarajevo by a Bosnian Serb named Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Black Hand secret society.
Question 2
Which popular slogan did the Bolshevik party use to win mass support during the 1917 Russian Revolution?
Answer: A Peace! Bread! Land!
Why
The Bolsheviks gained strong popular support in Russia with the slogan "Peace! Bread! Land! All power to the Soviets!"
Question 3
World War II officially began in Europe on September 1, 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded which country?
Answer: B Poland
Why
World War II broke out on September 1, 1939, when Adolf Hitler launched the German invasion of Poland.
Question 4
What was the German war tactic of fast, coordinated air and ground attacks known as?
Answer: C Blitzkrieg
Why
Blitzkrieg, which means "lightning war," was a method designed to win quick, decisive victories through coordinated air force and fast-moving ground forces.
Question 5
Why did Great Britain abandon its neutrality and declare war on Germany on August 4, 1914?
Answer: B Germany invaded Belgium, violating the 1839 treaty guaranteeing Belgian neutrality
Why
Britain entered World War I because the German invasion of Belgium on August 3 violated the 1839 treaty in which Britain had guaranteed Belgian neutrality.
Question 6
Under the Treaty of Versailles (1919), what arrangement was made for the German coal and iron province of the Saar?
Answer: B It was put under League of Nations control for 15 years, with coal going to France
Why
The Saar coal and iron province was placed under the League of Nations for 15 years, during which time its coal production went to France.
Question 7
In October 1922, Benito Mussolini came to power in Italy after which event?
Answer: B The March on Rome
Why
In October 1922, Italian Fascists wearing black shirts staged the March on Rome. King Victor Emmanuel III refused to use military force and instead appointed Mussolini as Prime Minister.
Question 8
What program did US President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduce between 1933 and 1938 to revive the economy from the Great Depression?
Answer: D The New Deal
Why
President F. D. Roosevelt launched the New Deal (1933-1938), which used regulations and wealth redistribution to raise workers' wages and stimulate the American economy.
Question 9
Which peace treaty was signed between the Allied Powers and Bulgaria in November 1919 following World War I?
Answer: C The Treaty of Neuilly (Neville)
Why
The peace treaty between the Allies and Bulgaria signed in November 1919 was the Treaty of Neuilly (referred to in the textbook as the Neville Treaty).
Question 10
In March 1918, what major area did Soviet Russia cede to the Central Powers under the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk to exit World War I?
Answer: A The whole of Ukraine
Why
Under the dictated terms of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in March 1918, Soviet Russia secured peace by ceding enormous areas of land, including the whole of Ukraine.
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Unit 4 runs from page 92 to page 119 of the Ministry of Education edition.
Ministry of Education edition, English, 290 pages
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