AMSCO - 7.5 Reading Notes - AP History questions and answers graded A+

AMSCO - 7.5 Reading Notes - AP HistoryWhat was the role of colonies in WWI? What were their overall experiences? - correct answers Their colonies sent supplies, food and soldiers to help in the war effort. How were colonies treated at the end of WWI? What did they expect and what did they receive? - correct answers After World War I, exploitation of the colonies' natural resources and labor increased so that imperial powers' could recover from the gargantuan effort that WW I implied. What was the mandate system and why was it seen as an insult to colonies? - correct answers The mandate system was where the allied powers would take control of the colonies and central powers territory and divide it. The allied countries were now able to increase their imperial holdings through a new form of colonization. How did the mandate system impact Allied countries? What did it allow them to do? - correct answers The mandate system gave Allied nations control over former territories of the Central Powers. The Mandate System of the League of Nations was established after World War 1 to administer former territories of the Ottoman Empire and Germany. Why was there turmoil in the Middle East? What was Pan-Arabism and how did it connect? - correct answers Western domination and the 1948 establishment of the state of Israel, Pan-Arabism is a movement that argues for the unification of all Arab states to form one Arab nation. What was the Balfour Declaration and how did they create tension in the Middle East as well? - correct answers The Balfour Declaration and the failure of the western powers to grant a Pan-Arab state led to a great deal of resentment in the Middle East. The British not only had failed to help the Arabs to found a state but had effectively colonized them and had even given traditionally Muslim territory to non-Muslims. What was the Indian National Congress and what was its role? - correct answers Indian National Congress, byname Congress Party, broadly based political party of India. Formed in 1885, the Indian National Congress dominated the Indian movement for independence from Great Britain. It subsequently formed most of India's governments from the time of independence and often had a strong presence in many state governments