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World War I
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This is the the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. | militarism |
| This is the area between enemy lines in trench warfare situation. | no-man's land |
| The policy of a nation not choosing sides in a conflict among other nations. | neutrality |
| This agreement between England and France led to their dividing up the old Ottoman Empire into the modern nations of the Middle East. | Sykes-Picot Agreement |
| This was the official support England gave for Palestine to become the home for Jewish people. | Balfour Declaration |
| This is information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. | propaganda |
| This was the organization of nations to prevent disputes between nations from turning into war championed by US President Woodrow Wilson. | The League of Nations |
| Style of fighting that came about by the invention of the machine gun and was especially seen along the Western Front of World War I. | trench warfare |
| Idea that people of same culture (common history, language, religion) should rule over themselves. | nationalism |
| Nationalist movement that called for Europe's Jews to move to Palestine. | Zionist Movement |
| This is a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations. | alliance |
| This is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. | imperialism |
| World War I came about because of the assassination of this person: | Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
| Austria's Prince and heir to the throne was assassinated by a nationalist from this country: | Serbia |
| This country had already created a military plan for a war in Europe that they followed against France at the beginning of WWI: | Germany |
| Germany's early plan was to quickly march west through Belgium and take this capital city: | Paris |
| Name some of the weapons that came about because of the nature of trench warfare: | the tank, poison gas (mustard gas), flamethrower, mortars |
| This country suffered heavy losses on the Eastern Front and eventually pulled out of the war: | Russia |
| What was the United States policy in the early years of WWI? | isolationist |
| Name for the alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire | The Central Powers |
| Name for the alliance between France, Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States | The Allied Powers (Entente) |
| What were some changes that occurred on the Homefront during WWI? | rationing, inflation, shortages, women taking over work of men, women beginning to get the right to vote in many nations including the US. (female suffrage) |
| What country was mostly blamed for the destruction of WWI? | Germany |
| What were the terms for Germany in the Treaty of Versailles after WWI? | Germany lost 10% of its land, all its overseas colonies, 12.5% of its population, 16% of its coal and 48% of its iron industry. There were also the humiliating terms, which made Germany accept blame for the war, limit their armed forces and pay reparation |
| How many soldiers were killed during WWI? | 10 million |
| How many civilians were killed as a result of WWI? | 10 million |
| Toward the end of World War I, this killed another 20-50 million people in the world: | The "Spanish Flu" outbreak (1918) |
| How Europe changed after WWI: | 9 new countries were created. |
| How did the political map of the Middle East change after WWI? | 5 new countries were created. |
| Which country became the most powerful as a result of WWI? | The United States |
| These three countries became very nationalized after WWI: | Germany, Italy and Japan (we end up fighting against all three in WWII) |
| This country went through a revolution toward the end of WWI, turning into a Communist nation. | Russia became The Soviet Union |
| This is how visual art changed during and after WWI: | The Abstract Art movement began |
| How music changed during and after WWI? | It first sounded militaristic, with marching rhythms, then more dissonant and abstract. |
| The sinking of this passenger ship by a German u-boat angered Americans, but not enough to join the War. | The USS Lusitania |
| How many total, and how many American were killed on the USS Lusitania's sinking? | 1200 total killed, 128 Americans. |
| During WWI, a genocide occurred in this region of the Ottoman Empire: | Armenia |
| These groups were the targets in the Armenian Genocide: | Christians and Greeks were targeted by the Muslim Turks. |
| What was the goal of US President Wilson's "14 Points?" | To end WWI and maintain peace afterward. |
| Why did The United States finally enter World War I in April of 1917? | Woodrow Wilson said it was to "make the world safe for democracy," but it may have been more to make sure the allies we loaned money to wouldn't lose (and not pay us back). |
| This is a situation where two warring sides can make very little advancement on each other. | Stalemate |
| At this battle in Northern France, there were 1 million casualties and 300,000 deaths. | The Battle of Somme. |
| Term that means the right to vote: | suffrage |
| One good changed that happened as a result of WWI: | Women began to get the right to vote in many countries, including the US. (suffrage) |
| This treaty officially ended World War I. | The Treaty of Versailles. |
| This area of the Middle East was chosen as the place for Jewish people to create a new Homeland. | Palestine |
| After WWI was over, this nation turned against the Allies because they lost some of the territory they gained during the war. | Japan |
| Even though US President Wilson created the idea of the United Nations, why did the US not join? | The Congress wouldn't approve it because they were turning even more isolationist after seeing the horrors of WWI. |
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