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WHII Unit 9 Test

World War I Test Review

TermDefinition
The Great War War to End All Wars, or World War I aka-
Europe Continent where WWI mostly took place
1914-1918 Years of WWI (World War I)
Militarism Reason for WWI: building of armies and mobilization
Alliances Reason for WWI: secret military agreements
Imperialism Reason for WWI: competition over territories and natural resources for industry
Nationalism Reason for WWI: desire to be stronest, most powerful European nation
Archduke Franz Ferdinand The assassination of this person "sparked" the reasons for World War I
Austria Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the prince of this European nation
Gavrilo Princip This person carried out the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Black Hand Terrorist organized Princip belonged to
Kaiser Wilhelm II Germany's leader during WWi
Tsar Nicholas II Last absolute monarch of Russia during most of WWI, his family would later be assassinated
Vladimir Lenin Russian communist leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, once he becomes dictator of Russia, Russia leaves WWI
United States Woodrow Wilson was president of the ____ during WWI and helped write the peace agreements (Treaty of Versailles) after
Fourteen Points Woodrow Wilsons own plan for peace after WWI
Central Central or Allied Power during WWI: Ottoman Empire
Alled Central or Allied Power during WWI: Russia
Central Central or Allied Power during WWI: Austria-Hungary
Central Central or Allied Power during WWI: Germany
Allied Central or Allied Power during WWI: France
Allied Central or Allied Power during WWI: Great Britain
Central Central or Allied Power during WWI: Bulgaria
Allied Central or Allied Power during WWI: Serbia
Allied Central or Allied Power during WWI: Italy
Sarajevo, Bosnia City and country where Archduke Ferdinand was killed
Western Front Trench lines were most of World War I took place
Allied Central or Allied Power during WWI: United States
No Mans Land Area between trenches, filled with barbed wire, land mines
Machine Gun New technology of WWI, quick fire of ammunition
Flamethrower New technology of WWI, launching burning fuel
Poison Gas New technology of WWI, caused blindness, soars, death Example: Mustard
Tanks New technology of WWI, cut through no mans land, but early versions were unsuccessful and pretty useless
Airplanes New technology of WWI, attacks above no mans land and dogfights
Submarines New technology of WWI, U boats used torpedoes to sink ships
Russia This nation was very weak, lost a war against Japan, had a terrible leader, and was financially suffering from WWI
Communist The Bolshevik overthrow of Tsar Nicholas established a ___ government afterwards
Siberia Area o Northeast Russia were Tsar Nicholas and his family were sent to and eventually would be killed
New Economic Plan Vladimir Lenin's Peace Plan-
Peace Land Bread Vladimir Lenin promised these three things from his NEP for Russian people as the new dictator
Out Vladimir Lenin takes Russia ___ of WWI
1917 Year that the United States joined the war
Lusitania British ship that was attacked and sank by German U-boat and 100 Americans on board died
No Yes or No? Germany stops attacking passenger ships after 1915
Zimmermann Telegram secret message from Germany to Mexico offering an alliance
Yes Yes or No? The Zimmermann Telegram and its' contents caused the US to join the Allies during WWI
United States This country's resources and technology allowed for a quick Allied victory of WWI over the Central Powers
USSR Russia becomes communist and has a new name: The Soviet Union or the __ _ _
Mandate System The Ottoman Empire (Central Power) lose WWI and will then be divided into a
France Syria and Lebanon - ____ controlled mandates
Britain Transjordan and Palestine- ____ controlled mandates
Treaty of Versailles Officially ended World War I
Germany This Central Power was blamed for all negative outcomes of WWI and the TOV (Treaty of Versailles) was particulary harsh towards-
Colonies Germany lost ____ as part of TOV punishments
Military Germany was not allowed to have a ____ as part of TOV punishments
War Guilt Clause Germany signed the ____ as part of TOV punishments taking all responsiblity for WWI
Reparation Germany was forced to pay ____ as part of TOV punishments
Depression Effects of this long war, and forcing to pay reparations caused economic ___ in Germany post WWI
League of Nations Wilson's plan for a group of nations to have representatives avoid future conflicts
Yes Yes or No? The League of Nations was created as a peace keeping organization?
The Great War War to End All Wars, or World War I aka-
Europe Continent where WWI mostly took place
1914-1918 Years of WWI (World War I)
Militarism Reason for WWI: building of armies and mobilization
Alliances Reason for WWI: secret military agreements
Imperialism Reason for WWI: competition over territories and natural resources for industry
Nationalism Reason for WWI: desire to be stronest, most powerful European nation
Archduke Franz Ferdinand The assassination of this person "sparked" the reasons for World War I
Austria Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the prince of this European nation
Gavrilo Princip This person carried out the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Black Hand Terrorist organized Princip belonged to
Kaiser Wilhelm II Germany's leader during WWi
Tsar Nicholas II Last absolute monarch of Russia during most of WWI, his family would later be assassinated
Vladimir Lenin Russian communist leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, once he becomes dictator of Russia, Russia leaves WWI
United States Woodrow Wilson was president of the ____ during WWI and helped write the peace agreements (Treaty of Versailles) after
Fourteen Points Woodrow Wilsons own plan for peace after WWI
Central Central or Allied Power during WWI: Ottoman Empire
Alled Central or Allied Power during WWI: Russia
Central Central or Allied Power during WWI: Austria-Hungary
Central Central or Allied Power during WWI: Germany
Allied Central or Allied Power during WWI: France
Allied Central or Allied Power during WWI: Great Britain
Central Central or Allied Power during WWI: Bulgaria
Allied Central or Allied Power during WWI: Serbia
Allied Central or Allied Power during WWI: Italy
Sarajevo, Bosnia City and country where Archduke Ferdinand was killed
Western Front Trench lines were most of World War I took place
Allied Central or Allied Power during WWI: United States
No Mans Land Area between trenches, filled with barbed wire, land mines
Machine Gun New technology of WWI, quick fire of ammunition
Flamethrower New technology of WWI, launching burning fuel
Poison Gas New technology of WWI, caused blindness, soars, death Example: Mustard
Tanks New technology of WWI, cut through no mans land, but early versions were unsuccessful and pretty useless
Airplanes New technology of WWI, attacks above no mans land and dogfights
Submarines New technology of WWI, U boats used torpedoes to sink ships
Russia This nation was very weak, lost a war against Japan, had a terrible leader, and was financially suffering from WWI
Communist The Bolshevik overthrow of Tsar Nicholas established a ___ government afterwards
Siberia Area o Northeast Russia were Tsar Nicholas and his family were sent to and eventually would be killed
New Economic Plan Vladimir Lenin's Peace Plan-
Peace Land Bread Vladimir Lenin promised these three things from his NEP for Russian people as the new dictator
Out Vladimir Lenin takes Russia ___ of WWI
1917 Year that the United States joined the war
Lusitania British ship that was attacked and sank by German U-boat and 100 Americans on board died
No Yes or No? Germany stops attacking passenger ships after 1915
Zimmermann Telegram secret message from Germany to Mexico offering an alliance
Yes Yes or No? The Zimmermann Telegram and its' contents caused the US to join the Allies during WWI
United States This country's resources and technology allowed for a quick Allied victory of WWI over the Central Powers
USSR Russia becomes communist and has a new name: The Soviet Union or the __ _ _
Mandate System The Ottoman Empire (Central Power) lose WWI and will then be divided into a
France Syria and Lebanon - ____ controlled mandates
Britain Transjordan and Palestine- ____ controlled mandates
Treaty of Versailles Officially ended World War I
Germany This Central Power was blamed for all negative outcomes of WWI and the TOV (Treaty of Versailles) was particulary harsh towards-
Colonies Germany lost ____ as part of TOV punishments
Military Germany was not allowed to have a ____ as part of TOV punishments
War Guilt Clause Germany signed the ____ as part of TOV punishments taking all responsiblity for WWI
Reparation Germany was forced to pay ____ as part of TOV punishments
Depression Effects of this long war, and forcing to pay reparations caused economic ___ in Germany post WWI
League of Nations Wilson's plan for a group of nations to have representatives avoid future conflicts
Yes Yes or No? The League of Nations was created as a peace keeping organization?
No Yes or NO? The US joins the League of Nations
Fourteen Points Wilson's ideas for peace (only point 14 was accepted- League of Nations)
Enforce The League of Nations fails to keep the peace (because there is a WWII); it did not have any power to ___ decisions made
John J. Pershing US General, helped turn the war in favor of the Allies
Georges Clemenceau Prime Minister of France during the final years of World War I, wanted harsh punishment for Germany
Marne Battle: #1 Outcome: Allied victory; trench warfare begins Why it matters: Start of Western Front stalemate
Gallipoli Battle: #2 Outcome: Ottoman victory Why it matters: Major Allied Naval failure
Verdun Battle: #3 Outcome: French hold Verdun; both sides suffer massive losses Why it matters: Symbol of French strength and sacrifice
Somme Battle: #4 Outcome: Inconclusive; huge casualties Why it matters: Showed horrors of trench warfare; small gains, tanks first used
Meuse-Argonne Battle: #5 Outcome: Allied victory; Germany sought armistice (stop fighting) Why it matters: Helped bring an end to WWI
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