European countries were forced to spend on
those people who were escaping the fighting and seeking refuge.
The Great Depression refers to a
period between the years of 1929 to 1939 when North America and Europe suffered
great economic problems. This is known to be the most lengthy and severest of
the depression encountered by the Western World in terms of economics.
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Answer:
They took American sailors and sunk trading ships.
Explanation:
During the 1800s Americans and British were at war, and Britain didn't want America to have help so they sunk the trading ships.
Answer:
B) The Bolsheviks.
Explanation:
The Bolshevik Party, headed by Vladimir Lenin, was a radical Marxist party. They took advantage of the chaos, instability and famine brought about by the participation of Russia in the First World War. Lenin was in exile, but he was sent by the Germans in a train from Finland to Russia to cause more chaos and agitation. Lenin had his own agenda, nevertheless. The Czarist government fell in February 1917, and the temporary democratic government that succeeded it fell in November as a result of a revolt by the Bolsheviks that put them in power.
Here are your matches:
BRITAIN: leaders wanted to punish Germany but also wanted Germany to be economically strong
- <em>In particular, Prime Minister David Lloyd-George wanted to avoid going too far in punishing Germany, as he felt that weakening Germany would only hurt Britain, since Germany and Britain had long had trade relationships prior to the war.</em>
RUSSIA: pulled out of the war following a revolution
BRITAIN: signed a peace treaty with Germany
- <em>Could possibly also list Russia - see note below.</em>
GERMANY AND OTTOMAN EMPIRE: was part of the Central powers
OTTOMAN EMPIRE: ceased to exist following the war
GERMANY: forced to pay large reparations and take blame for causing the war
A note to explain some items above:
- The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the victorious Allies, including Great Britain. They required the signature of Germany as the leader of the Central Powers. Germany signed under protest because of the harsh terms of the treaty.
- Russia also signed a treaty with Germany and the other Central Powers nations (Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria). That was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which was the agreeement signed when Russia pulled out of the war.
- The Central Powers included Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.
In *2012 (I'm pretty sure that's what you're asking), Barack Obama was acting President of the United States of America.
