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World War I
pre-war European society, causes, new weapons, trench warfare, American entry,
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The first declaration of war in 1914 was by __________, against ________. | Austria-Hungary against Serbia |
| The event that actually triggered the beginning of WWI was | the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Ferdinand |
| The Black Hand group who killed the Archduke wanted | to free Slavs from Austrian control and take their territory to form Greater Serbia |
| What cause of WWI is seen in the arms race among European powers? | Militarism |
| The desire of some ethnic minorities to be free of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire shows what cause of WWI | Nationalism |
| This cause of WWI meant that the beginning of even a small war in Europe would soon involve all of the most powerful countries. | Alliance system |
| Competition between European nations for overseas colonies shows what cause of WWI? | Imperialsm |
| Before WWI Europeans believed that all questions about the natural world and all problems would soon be solved by | Science |
| Emily Davison threw herself in front of the British King's racehorse in order to help achieve | women's suffrage |
| Another reason that war in Europe spread so quickly was that the nation that did this the fastest had a huge advantage in the fighting. | Mobilization of their army |
| The German plan to win the war quickly by advancing through the neutral nation of Belgium was called | the Schleiffen Plan |
| The Schleiffen Plan might have worked had the Germans not taken some of their troops from the attack on France to stop the advance of the | Russians |
| The German attempt to capture Paris and defeat France quickly was finally stopped at this "miraculous" battle. | Battle of the Marne |
| Once the initial attacks of both sides failed, this type of war in France began where neither side could break through the enemy lines. | Trench warfare |
| The new type of weapon that caused the most casualties in the fighting in France was the | machine gun |
| Both sides in the war tried to stop the other from getting needed supplies by establishing a | blockade |
| The German blockade of England was carried out by this type of warfare. | Unrestricted submarine warfare |
| This battle began with a British attack on the German trenches resulting in 60,000 casualties on the first day of the months long battle. | Battle of the Somme |
| The Germans attacked the French town of Verdun in an attempt to "bleed the French white" in a battle of | attrition |
| Unrestricted submarine warfare and the sinking of this ship were important reasons that the US entered WWI on the side of the Allies. | the Lusitania |
| The German attempt to get Mexico to attack the US to keep America out of the war was revealed in the | Zimmerman Telegram |
| US banks tried to get the US to enter the war because they had | loaned money to France and Britain |
| After entering the war, the US government attempted to control the attitudes of the American people by the use of | propaganda |
| The US used this to get enough soldiers to create a large army. | the draft |
| The US largely financed the war by selling | Liberty Bonds |
| It was important that US troops arrive in France quickly because | large numbers of German troops that had been fighting Russia would soon be moved to the west to attack in France |
| Which of these nations was NOT a member of the Entente (the Allies) France, Britain, Austria, Russia | Austria |
| Which of these nations was NOT a member of the Triple Alliance (the Central Powers) the US, Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire | the US |
| At the beginning of WWI, Russia was ruled by | the Tsar (Nicholas II) |
| This Russian priest was able to gain much power in Russia by his association with the wife of Tsar Nicholas II. | Rasputin |
| In 1917, military defeats, huge casualties, and food shortages led to the overthrow of the Tsar and to the | Russian Revolution |
| The group that took over the Russian government after the fall of the Tsar was called the | Bolsheviks |
| The Bolsheviks were led by | V. I. Lenin |
| The Bolsheviks gained all power in Russia after they defeated the White Russians in the | Russian Civil War |
| The Bolsheviks created a major crisis for the French and British when they | signed a peace treaty with Germany |
| The turning point in WWI on the western front was | the 2nd Battle of the Marne |
| The effect of the British blockade on German civilians was to create | severe food shortages leading to riots |
| With civilians rioting in Germany and the German army losing ground to the Allies, Germany agreed to end the fighting by signing an | Armistice |
| The WWI ended at what time and date? | 11 o'clock, 11-11-1918 |
| World War I was won by | the Allies |
| The Allies were victorious in WWI because they had more men, material and money and because of the ________ that cut off Germany's access to food and other supplies. | Blockade |
| The agreement that officially ended the war was | the Treaty of Versailles |
| The treaty that ended the war required Germany to pay | reparations |
| The part of the Treaty of Versailles that especially angered the German people was the | War Guilt Clause |
| Problems caused by the borders established by the victors in WWI include present-day conflicts in the nation of | Iraq |
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