click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chapter 12 History
Chapter 12 History Study Guide
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What are the 4 MAIN causes of WWI? | Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism |
Describe what Trench Warfare was like. | Carried diseases, rats, lice and other deadly conditions |
What was the Triple Alliance? | Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy |
What was the Triple Entente? | France, Russia and Great Britain |
What is another name for WWI? | The Great War |
What is a stalemate? | A deadlock; when neither side is winning |
What were the new weapons developed during WWI? | Poison gases, tanks, aircraft and machine guns |
Who were the Bolsheviks? | Small marxist group led by Vladmir Lenin |
What were some problems in Russia during WWI? | Little ammunition, only half a million men, not enough supplies and industry could not keep up |
Who was Grigory Rasputin? | Holy man, healer, influenced royal family |
Who was Vladmir Lenin? | Leader of Bolshevism; later became known as Marxism-Leninism |
What are U-boats? | Submarines used by Germans in WWI and II |
What was the League of Nations? | An international body of nations formed after WWI to prevent future wars |
What was the effect of unrestricted submarine warfare? | Many civilian boats/ships were destroyed |
What is an armistice? | An agreement to cease fighting, usually in war |
What battle was the turning point in the war for the Allies? | The Second Battle of the Marne |
Why did the U.S. want to stay neutral? | Expenses for war were costly and did want war between U.S. to break out |
What was the effect of the Zimmerman Note? | Influenced U.S.'s decision to get involved in war against Germany |
Describe what was stated in the Treaty of Versailles. | That Germany and the Allied Powers were to be at peace after signing treaty |