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world war 1 test
world war 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is someone that gives money to a cause? | Philanthropist |
| What 5 things created tensions and mistrust that led to WWI? | Nationalism,/ Imperialism,/ Militarism,/ System of Alliances,/ Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife |
| What is intense pride and interests and culture of one's nation? | Nationalism |
| What place did France want to regain for their iron and coal? | Alsace- Lorraine |
| In what way was Imperialism a great factor towards the tensions and mistrust during WW1? | The mad scramble for colonies in Africa and Asia |
| What is the word for glorification of armed strength? | Militarism |
| Example of this is when military expenditures from 1870 to 1914 in Europe jumped 300%? | Arms Race |
| What was the saying pertaining to if one nation uses its reserves the others will as well? | "Mobilization Meant War" |
| What was known as "The Powder Keg of Europe"? | Balkans |
| Who was the "sick man" of Europe? | Ottoman Empire |
| What place did Austria-Hungary have the right to administer? | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Where was Archduke Franz Ferdinand visiting when he was assassinated? | Sarajevo |
| Who shot and murdered both Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his Wife? | Gavrilo Princip |
| Due to Archduke Franz's assassination AH believed Serbs had to do with it so they gave them a ____ of demands? | Ultimatum (Which they declined) |
| What date did Austria Hungary declare war on Serbia? | July 28, 1914 |
| When did the Alliance System really begin to operate? | After AH declared war on Serbia |
| What was Germany's major problem during the war? | Fighting a two front war |
| To avoid fighting the 2 front war what did Germany adopt? | Schlieffen Plan |
| When Germany tries to cut through Belgium to take out France, Great Britain gets pissed due to what document? | Belgian Neutrality |
| Great Britain and France were scared of what German leader at the time? | Kaiser Wilhelm II |
| Who are the four main countries in the Allied Powers? | Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy (also the U.S. rooted for them) |
| What were three of the Allied Power's strengths? | 1.Controlled seas (GB) 2. More manpower and greater Industrial Potential (Russia) 3. Surrounded Central Powers |
| Who were the three main countries in the Central Powers? | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire |
| What 5 advantages did the Central Powers have? | armies prepared, b weapons, indus gear toward war, better communication with allies, georaphically centrally located |
| What was the term both the Central Powers and the Allied Powers used about having a quick war? | "The boys will be home by Christmas." |
| What was the war between the Central Powers and the Allied Powers known as? | "The Great War" or "The War to End all Wars" |
| Where was the Western Front stretched out from? | English Channel to Swiss Alps |
| Where was the Eastern Front stretched out from? | Baltic Sea to Black Sea (bigger then western front) |
| What was the battle in which the Germans were finaly stopped by Great Britain and France? | First Battle of Marne (important because the war would have been over) |
| By 1915 it looked like no one could win the war making it a what? | Stalemate |
| What type of fighting was there during the First Battle of Marne? | Trench Warfare |
| What was the zone between trench warfare called? What was the term used when men would move through that? | "No Man's Land" |
| "Over the Top" | |
| What was the longest battled? | Battle of Verdun |
| What battle were tanks introduced in? | Battle of Somme |
| What was the date of the worst day in British military history? What battle was it part of? | July 1, 1916 |
| Battle of Somme | |
| Who introduced the tank to protect their men from machine gun fire? | Great Britain |
| What were gas filled ballons called? | Zeppelins |
| What had very little affect in the war? | aircraft (Bi-wing planes) |
| What did the Germans use that was very effective against British supplies? | submarines |
| What is a Great Britain warship called? | convoy |
| Who was the personal commander of the Russian army? | Czar Nicholas II |
| What was the date for the bread riots? and where did this occur? | March, 1917 |
| Petrograd | |
| What year did Czar Nicholas II advocate? | 1917 |
| What is the word for a temporary government? | Provisional |
| When the Second Revolution Occurred who had to do with it? | Bolsheviks |
| Who were the Bolsheviks led by? | V.I. Lenin |
| V.I. Lenin negotiated a costly peace treaty with Germany called what? WHICH MADE RUSSIA WITHDRAW FROM WAR | Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (Russia lost 25% of it's land and people) |
| Why did Russia's withdrawal from the war cause grave concern for the allies? | Now Germany could concentrate on the Western Front |
| On May, 1915 who joined the Allied Powers? | Italy |
| In Britain's attempt to take the Sea link between the Black Sea and Med. Sea where did they land troops? | Gallipoli Peninsula |
| Who was the British colonel that helped out Arab Nationalists against the Ottoman Turks? | T.E. Lawrence |
| Who seized Germany's sphere of influence in China? | Japan |
| What ship did the Germans torpedoe that pissed off President Wilson? | Lusitania |
| The American public opinion was outraged when what newspapers were published? | Zimmermann Telegram |
| What was the secret message form German Foreign Minister to Mexico called? | Zimmermann Telegram |
| When did Wilson ask Congress to declare war on Germany? | April 2, 1917 |
| Who established Communism in Russia? | Lenin |
| Germany's plan to avoid fighting a two front war? | Schlieffen Plan |
| What was the last great battle of the War? | Battle of Meuse |
| What is an agreement to end fighting called? | armistice |
| On what date date did Allies and Germany sign an Armistice? | November 11, 1918 |
| What was the costliest War up to that time? | Battle of Meuse |
| Who lost the most people? | Russia |
| What was the document formed as a postwar settlement? | Fourteen Points |
| What was the 14th point called in the postwar settlement? | League of Nations |
| What were Lloyd George, George Clemencean, Vittorio Orlando and Woodrow Wilson known as? | "The Big Four" |
| What treaty forced Germany to Disarm, created new countries, and much more? | Treaty of Versailles |
| Who was forced to admit Responsibility for the war? | Germany |
| When did Germany sign the treaty breaking up Austria-Hungary and changing the boundaries throughout Europe? | June 28, 1919 |
| Who was the father of the Turks? | Kemal Atatürk |
| What is the word for a territory administered but not owned by League Members? | Mandate |
| After all the Wars and Treaties what was created? | The League of Nations |
| After Everthing happened what did the U.S. do? | Entered a Period of Isolationism |
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