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Bham WWI 2017
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Whose death started WWI? | Archduke Ferdinand |
| Which country left the war in 1918 allowing Germany to transfer large numbers of troops from the Eastern Front to the Western Front? | Russia |
| What new leader of Russia felt that the Russian army was in no condition to continue with the war? | Lenin |
| One result of World War I was | The creation of new countries. |
| Germany,Austria-Hungary, and Italy were part of? | Triple Alliance |
| Which country experienced a revolution during the war? | Russia |
| Name of the group that Wilson helped to form to prevent war in the future. | League of Nations |
| President Wilson said that his Fourteen Points would provide a framework for | A lasting and just peace. |
| The main purpose of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points at the end of World War I was to | Assure peace in the future by not treating Germany as a defeated nation |
| Pride in one's country. | Nationalism |
| What weapon caused the most death in WWI? | Machine Gun |
| What were the long term MAIN causes of WWI? | Militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. |
| What is the main reason the U.S got involved in WWI? | Zimmerman note |
| What part of the Zimmerman Note outraged the Americans? | That Germany would help Mexico regain lands lost to the United States in the Mexican American War. |
| Which of the following was a reason for America NOT to fight in WWI? | Wilson’s 1916 Presidential Election. |
| Vladimir Lenin said: “There can be no doubt that our army is absolutely in no condition…to beat back a German offensive successfully…” V.I. Lenin The excerpt above could be used to support the thesis that | Lenin believed that Russia should withdraw from World War I |
| The Treaty of Versailles was designed primarily to punish Germany for its responsibility for World War I. In what way did the treaty hurt the German economy? | It forced Germany to pay a huge sum of money for war damages |
| Which statement best describes the relationship between World War I and the Russian Revolution? | World War I created conditions within Russia that helped trigger a revolution |
| 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 does "Futile" Mean? | pointless |
| Why might ‘futile’ be a good description of trench warfare? | It illustrates how pointless trench warfare |
| How did technology make WWI different from previous conflicts? | The destructive technology meant more casualties of war |