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WW1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Causes of World War One | Industrial Revolution, Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism, Significant Individuals. |
| Central Powers include | Austria hungary, Odimen empire, Bulgaria, Germany |
| Allied Powers include | Serbia, Russia, Germany, France, Belguim, Great Britain |
| Imediate cause of WW1 was | Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand |
| Who assassinated him? | Gavrilo Princip |
| When was he assassinated? | June 28th, 1914 |
| Waht happened after Germany declared war on France? | Germany invades Belgium |
| What were the major goals of the Triple Entente? | Hold back the Germans, Prolong the War, Have a Naval Blockade in place. |
| What were the major goals of the Triple Alliance? | Concentrate on the Western Front, conquer France, Avoid two-front war, USed unrestricted submarine warfare. |
| Who was the western front against? | France and Germany |
| Who was the Eastern Front against? | Russia and Germany |
| What was the stance taken by majority of Americans towards War? | Neutrality |
| What led to the GReat War? | Imperial,territorial, and economy rivalries |
| June 28 1914 | archduke Frnacis Ferdinand and wife assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip |
| July 18 1914 | Austria declares war on Russia |
| August 1 1914 | Germany declares war on russia |
| August 3 1914 | Germany declares war on France |
| August 4 1914 | Germany invaded Belgium to get to Paris |
| August 4 1914 | Britain declares war on Germany |
| February 1915 | Germany submarine blockade of great Britain begins |
| April 1915 | Dardanelles Campaign |
| September 6 1915 | On Eastern Front, German and Austria "great offensive" conquers all of Poland and Lithuania; Russians lose 1 million men |
| October 14, 1915 | Britain and Frnace declare war on Bulgaria |
| Militarism | Germany was competing with the UK to builb battleships, the british feared an attack on their empire, germany was competing with France to expand their armies. |
| Imperialism | All the great powers were competing for colonies/ territory, The British feared Germany in Africa, The Austrians feared Serbia/Russia in the Balkans. |
| Who said, " Germany must have its place in the sun." | Kaiser Wilhelm 2 |
| What did KEiser Wihelm 2 do? | Built up Germany army and Navy, Aggressive foreign policy, determined to make Germany a top nation, distressed by other powers. |
| Why did Archduke Francis Ferdinand go to Sarajevo? | Austria-Hungary seized Bosnia. |
| What was the name of the terrorists group that attacked the Arch Duke? | Black Hand |
| Who shot him? | Gavrilo Princip |
| What were some Illusions/Myths about war? | Excited for war, War would be over in a few weeks, belief that modern industrial war could not be conducted for more than a few months, Home by christmas, Exhilarating release from every day life, A glorious adventure |
| ^^ cont. | War would rid the nations of selfishness, spark a national re-birth based on heroism. |
| Why did Britain get involved in WW1? | Britain had alliaces with France and Russia, The Schlieffen Plan,1838-UK had signed a Treaty to protect Belgium, Britain also scared of Germany controlling Channel ports, Did not want Germany to defeat France and dominate Europe. |
| Who said "Belgium is a country, not a road" | King Albet 1 |
| What was known as the "knock out blow" technique? | the schlieffen plan |
| Who declared war on Germany? | the united kingdom |
| Battle of Marne | stopped the germans but French troops were exhausted |
| What front was more mobile? | the Eastern Front |
| Who joined the central powere in sept. 1915? | bulgaria |
| Who attacked and eliminated Serbia from war? | Bulgaria |
| what happened on May 6, 1915? | the sinking of the Lusitania by U-20 captained by captain Schwieger. |
| What is in between trenches called? | No Man's Land |
| Carried by the wind and land? | Mustard Gas |
| What war was fought on the western front, fought between germany and France and France won? | battle of Verdun |
| what was an easy food source? | Rats |
| Battle of the Somme | |
| Marshal petain | French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, and was later Chief of state of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944 |
| What Is a military strategy in which a belliegent side attempt to win a war by wearing down its enemy to the point of collapse though continuous loosed in personnel and materials. | war of attrition |
| What role did u-boats play? | as an economic military vessel than a naval warship. |
| Why was it impossible to hide death? | Women in mourning, badly wounded soldiers returned home |
| social impact | Men lost limbs and were mutilated, Birthrate fell markedly, Individuals unable to work, Ethnic hostility, Influenza epidemic |
| "it is a frearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war…" | wooddrow wilson |
| Woodrow Wilson's 14 points | germany caused war |
| Zimmerman note | Was a 1917 diplomatic proposal from he German Empire to Mexico to make war against the US. |
| paris peace conference | important result= germany paid, gearmany weakened military, germany was declared guilty |
| Armistice Agreement | signed Nov. 11 1918. Endednfighting for the first world war |
| what treaty ended WW1? | treaty of Versailles |
| When was it signed? | june 28th, 1918 |
| One of the Most important controvesial provisions of treaty of versaille was | required Germany to except responsibility for causing the war along with austria-hungary |
| Bonus | War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each others children. -Jimmy Carter |
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