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WHB Unit 1 Review
World War I
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Many colonial people volunteered to fight for the Allied forces because they hoped their service would win their colony's ________. | independence |
| Why did Czar Nicholas II welcomed World War I? | He hoped that a surge of patriotism would overcome domestic problems and unite the country around his leadership. |
| Who were the White Army? | The opponents of the Bolsheviks. |
| This was a proposal by a German official that Mexico attack the United States in return for territory. | the Zimmerman Note |
| What was the Triple Alliance? | the alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy that was formed in the last 1800s |
| Which countries were part of the Triple Entente? | Russia, Great Britain, and France |
| How did women participate in World War I? | By helping on the home front and nursing wounded soldiers. |
| What was the result of the October Revolution? | Russia became a communist country. |
| How did the Zimmerman Note effect neutrality of the U.S.? | It led to strong public support for entry into WWI. |
| Allied treaties with the defeated Central Powers accomplished which of the following? | They broke apart Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. |
| Germany attempted to “bleed France white” in which battle? | The Battle of Verdun |
| Which best describes conditions in Russia on the eve of World War I? | Russia was a troubled country, with a worsening economy and an ineffective ruler. |
| Bolsheviks planned that which of the following groups would lead a revolution and rule Russia? | socialists |
| Which of the following countries declared war on Germany in 1914 as part of a military agreement with Great Britain? | Japan |
| Who was the trusted advisor to Czarina Alexandra? | Grigory Rasputin |
| What was the area between the trenches known as? | "no-man's-land" |
| Who was the last czar of Russia? | Nicholas II |
| Who were the proletariat? | this was the Marxist term for the industrial workers |
| Who came up with the Fourteen Points as a vision for world peace? | Woodrow Wilson |
| This was the passenger ship attacked by the Germans in 1915. | The Lusitania |
| This leader did not gain territory for his nation during the peace talks. | Vittorio Orlando |
| This French leader wanted to punish Germany at the end of World War I. | Georges Clemenceau |
| What was the Armenian massacre? | Forcible removal of people from the Caucasus by the Ottomans resulting in 600,000 deaths |
| this was the main Allied assault during 1916, resulting in an enormous loss of troops and no clear winner | Battle of the Somme |
| this declaration supported the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine | Balfour Declaration |
| Who assassinated the archduke of Austria-Hungary in 1914 to spark World War I? | Gavrilo Princip |
| What was the Schlieffen Plan? | German military plan to fight France, then Russia |
| This is a new weapon that was developed during WWI and it was fairly ineffective. | Poison gas |
| Information designed to influence people’s opinions | propaganda |
| How did nationalism lead Europe to the brink of war in 1914? | be prepared to discuss this. |
| In 1921, Lenin introduced a plan called the New _____________that permitted some capitalist activity. | New Economic Policy |
| Who used new technologies during World War I? | both the Allied and Central Powers used new technologies like tanks, poison gas, etc. |
| What was the Third Battle of Ypres? | This was a disaster for the British who had to end the attack, because after three years of battle, the front lines were unchanged. |
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