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Social Studies Sec.1
Chapter 23 8th World War 1 section 1 study guide
Question | Answer |
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In the 1800s, what inspired people who shared a language or culture to unite politically? | nationalism |
What contributed to tensions in Europe at the beginning of the twentieth century? | Militarism |
What two countries formed an alliance in 1893 in which each nation promised to protect the other if it was attacked? | Russia and France |
In the early 1900s who were known as the Allied Powers? | France, Russia, and Britain |
On June 28, 1914, who was killed by a 19-year-old Serb nationalist? | Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria Hungary |
Who was the Serb nationalist whose actions started World War 1? | Gavrilo Princip |
What affected Europe by leading Austria Hungary to declare war on Serbia? | the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand |
What was a large part of what made World War 1 so long and deadly? | the use of trench warfare |
What is a stalemate and a situation in which a stalemate took place? | A stalemate is a situation in which no side can win a decisive victory. In 1916 each side tried to end the stalemate by launching massive attacks- the Germans in the French city of Verdun, the Allies along the Somme River. |
What are German submarines used to attack Allied and neutral ships called? | U-boats |