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hist.test WW1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how did germany decide to compete with britain in the early 1900âs | |
| what caused germany to lose WW1 | US joined to the war the and blockade starved the germans |
| what was propaganda used for | information/material spread to advance a cause or to damage an opponentâs cause |
| give the three reasons why the US entered the war | 1)economic&historic ties to the allies(England&France) 2)unrestricted submarine warfare 3)zimmerman telegram |
| what was the league of nations | founded to promote world peace&cooperation, weakened by the refusal of the US to join(Woodrow Wilson couldnât get enough support from senate) |
| name he triple entente | Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy |
| name the triple alliance | England, France, Russia |
| who was assassinated in 1914 that started WW1 | Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
| name the allied powers | Britain, France, Italy (joined later), Belgium, Russia, US (joined later) |
| name the central powers | Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey (Ottoman Empire) |
| give the reasons for WW1 | Militarism, Alliances, Imperalism, Nationalism |
| describe the Von Schlieffin Plan | defeat France quickly before Russia could enter the war, then fight Russia, it didnât work had to abandon the plan and fight a two front war |
| what area of the world was considered very dangerous before the war started | |
| where did soldiers dig in to avoid being killed in the war; how far did they stretch | built trenches; 440-600mi |
| what happened at the western front in 1915 after the Germans advance on Paris was stopped | |
| what was no mans land | area in between trenches, tunnels, shelters |
| where did the allies try to break the statement in 1915 by attempting to re-supply the russians | |
| describe total war | gov. committed all their nationâs resources&took over industry to win the war--soldiers were drafted media was censored, propaganda was created to support the war; gov devoted all their resources to the war effort |
| describe the treaty of versaille | blamed germany for the war--asking for huge payments to war effort&families, led to bitterness which led to another world war |
| describe the 14 points | plane made before the war ended by president woodrow wilson, his way to keep the peace, help bring the war to an end |
| what ship was sunk by the germans in 1915 that upset the US | Lusitania |
| what is militarism | |
| arms race, tried to rival britainâs navy | |
| Balkans | |
| the fought a two-front war, lost 300,000 men | |
| gallipoli | |
| belief that national power was determined by their military strength/a policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standard army always prepared for war | |
| what were new weapons used in WW1 | 1)machine gun 2)poison gas 3)tanks 4)airplanes 5)submarines(u-boats) |
| what was the president of the US during WW1 | Woodrow Wilson |
| rationing | the limiting of amounts of goods people can buy |
| mobilize | process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war |
| armistice | agreement to stop fighting |
| kaiser william II | ruler of germany who forced Bismarck to to resign so he could hold all power, let his treaty with russia fail and began to build ships which alarmed other european countries |
| unrestricted u-boat warfare | tactic germans used around england to keep the allies from getting aid from the US and others, germany attacked any ship arriving in england |
| paris peace conference | nations met in france to work out a treaty to officially end the war-- big 4: France, England, Italy, US |
| what were some of Woodrow Wilsonâs 14 points | europe should have freedom of seas, free trade; reduction of weapons; divide colonies; self determination-countries should have a right to choose their own type of gov; create a league of nations |
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