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Stack #237618
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Imperialism? | European countries were trying to expand their borders and it was causing conflicts among nations.It led to glorification of the military. |
| What is Nationalism? | Pride in one's nation or ethnic group. |
| Who tried to break way from Autria/Hungary? | Several ethnic groups. |
| What is an alliance system? | Nations formed alliances for protection in case of war. |
| Who formed the triple alliance? | Germany, Italy, Autria/Hungary |
| Who formed the triple entente? | France, Great Britan and Russia. |
| What did the alliance mean to these countries? | It meant that any conflict between 2 nations would quickly involve others. |
| What incident started WW1? | The assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand of Austria/Hungary. |
| Who killed the Arch Duke Ferdinand? | Serbia |
| Who did Austria/Hungary declare war on? | Serbia |
| Who was Serbia's ally? | Russia:who mobilized its forces |
| Who was Germany's ally? | Austria/Hungary. They declared was on Russia. |
| When Germany declared war on France which neutral country did they invade? | Belgium |
| Who declared war on Germany for invading Belgium? | Great Britan |
| Which area became known as the western front? | Germany invaded France and advanced within a few miles of Paris. There the French were able to stop the German advance at the First Battle of Marne. |
| How long did the fighting along the western front last? | 3 years because it became a stalemate neither side could advance. |
| Which soldiers on the western front dug defense trenches to avoid machine gun fires? | Soldiers on both sides. |
| What is the area between 2 trench lines called? | No Man's Land |
| Name 5 technology advances? | Airplanes, tanks, machine guns, heavy artillary, poison gases. |
| What were airplanes used for? | Supporting ground forces and scouting |
| When did armoured tanks first appear? | During WWI |
| What technology caused massive casualties? | Machine guns and heavy artillary. |
| Who decided to use gases first? | Germany and then it's allies |
| What did the gas do to people? | Choking, blinding, skin blisters, death. |
| How many nations decided to stop using poison gases after WWI? | 140 Nations |
| At the start of WWI what position did the United States take in the war? | Neutral |
| What does propagada mean? | The spread of information designed to win support for a cause. |
| Who used it? | Britan used it to gain the US support. |
| Who used U-Boats? | Germans |
| Who did the U-Boats target? | Military and civilian ships. |
| What ship was sunk by a U-Boat and angered the US? | Great Britans Lusitania. |
| How many Americans died on the Lusitania? | 128 |
| Who was Germany's foreign minister? | Authur Zimmerman |
| Who intercepted a telegram from Germany to Authur Zimmerman? | The British |
| What did the German telegram ask Authur Zimmerman to do? | It asked for Mexico to declare war on the US. In return Mexican would regain land lost during the Spanish American war |
| What is the name of the famous telegram to Arthur Zimmerman? | THE Zimmerman Note |
| When did President Wilson get congress to declare war on Germany? | April 2, 1917 |
| After American entered the war what did the triple entente become known as? | As the allied power. |
| What did the triple alliance become known as after America entered the war? | Central powers |
| with the help of the americans, the Allied Powers were able to force who to agree to an armisitee cease-fire? | germany |
| what was the date of the agreement to force Germany to a ceased fire? | November 11, 1918 |
| hte event of the germn force to cease fire ended the fighting in the what? | the Western Front |
| in what year did a revolte broke out in Russia, and Czar Nicholas had to give up leadership? | 1917 |
| the Bolsheviks, led by who took control of Russia? | Vladimir Lenin |
| they followed a form of socialism called what? | communism |
| what is communism? | a system where all resources are lead by a dictator |
| a civil war broke out between the communists and the noncommunists in where? | Russia, the u.s. helped the noncommunists. |
| the communists won, and formed the what? | Soviet Union |
| President Wilson propsed his peace plan at the confrence in where? | Paris |
| what was the peace plan called? | the 14 points |
| it was desined to create a more democratic what and help prevent wars? | Europe |
| other European nations wanted to punish who for their role in the war? | germany |
| the treity of versailles was a compromise of wilson's 14 points and ideas from the other what powers? | allied |
| th what was invented to prevent future wars? | the leage of nations |
| what was the ways Germany was punished? | they had to take down defense forts, acept blame for war, and pay huge reparation |
| the reparation caused Germany's what to collapse? | economy |
| what increased deramaticaly to the point that Germany's money became almost worthless? | inflation |
| it took almost how many years for the german economy to begin to recover? | 10 years |
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