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World War I Review
World War I vocab and events review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Militarism | The build up and mobilization of a military |
| The Black Hand | A Serbian secret society |
| League of Nations | All countries working together in order to keep peace |
| Central Powers | The alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary |
| Armistice | An agreement to end fighting |
| Neutrality | A foreign policy where a country will refuses to enter into fighting |
| Treaty of Versailles | The agreement that ended WWI and became a cause of WWII |
| Trench Warfare | A new style of combat used during WWI to reduce casualties |
| Total War | Using all of a countries resources for the war effort |
| Propaganda | Material or info spread in order to advance a cause or damage an opponent’s |
| What are the Main causes of WWI? | Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism |
| How was militarism a cause of the war? | The buildup and glorification of armies near each other caused tension along borders |
| How were Alliances a cause of the war? | Alliances pulled countries into a conflict between a colony (serbia) and its mother country (Austria-Hungary) causing it to become a world war. |
| How was Imperialism a cause for the war? | Imperialism led to increased competition and tension between major European Powers as they tried to obtain new colonies |
| How was Nationalism a cause for the war? | Nationalism caused Serbia and the Balkan states to try and obtain independence leading to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand |
| What was the immediate cause of WWI? | The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
| What were two reasons the US entered WWI? There are many reasons | Sinking of the Lusitania, Sinking citizen boats, stopping goods from entering England, The Zimmerman Telegram. |
| How did the war create a situation in Russia that allowed for the Bolsheviks to have a revolution? | The casualty rate caused the people of Russia to resent the czar and look for means of getting rid of him. The Bolsheviks promised "Peace, Land, and Bread" to the starving masses |
| Why did the US not become a member of the League of Nations? | Congress did not want to get involved in European Alliances |
| What were three of the penalties put on Germany in the treaty of Versailles? | Blame for the war, reparations, no military buildup. |
| Why was the Balkan region referred to as the “Powder Keg of Europe” prior to World War I? | Nationalistic and Imperialistic rivalries were increasing |
| The major impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany was that the treaty led to | an increase in Germany’s desire to regain its power and prestige |
| What was some of the technology created during WWI | chemical weapons, tanks, planes, gas masks, machine guns |
| what were some of the problems facing soldiers fighting in the trenches | disease, trenchfoot, rats, etc. |
| what was the name of the area between trenches called | no man's land |
| what country had the highest percentage of casualties during WWI? | Austria-Hungary |
| what was the organization that Gavrilo Princip belonged to | The black Hand |
| Who shot Franz Ferdinand | Gavrilo Princip |
| Who was president of the US during WWI | Woodrow Wilson |
| What did Japan gain after WWI | Honor and notoriety as a powerhouse in the Pacific |
| What empires no longer existed after WWI | The Ottomon Empire and the Austrian-Hungarian Empire |
| What was the Armenian Massacre | The Turks tried to kill all people of Armenian decent |
| What were the long term effects of WWI | women got the right to vote, European depression, end of empires, new countries |
| How did the treaty of Versailles create a situation in Germany that allowed Hitler to rise to power | left animosity towards the president, starvation, people needed hope and Hitler gave it to them. |
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mrgates
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