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WWI Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the “main” causes of WW1? | Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism, Alliances, and the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand |
| How did militarism contribute to the start of WWI? | It made all the major powers in Europe compete to have the largest and strongest military which caused tensions and created very strong military's |
| What region was referred to as the powder keg of Europe and what was the “spark” that set it off? | The Balkans and it was sparked by the assassination of Franz Ferdinand |
| Describe the conditions of soldiers lives in the trenches. | Lived in long, muddy ditches, often in unsanitary conditions, and faced constant threats of disease, shelling, and sniping, and led to trench foot. |
| Define the term total war. | an unrestricted war in terms of weaponry, nations involved, and objectives pursued. |
| Why were other countries outside of Europe asked to join the war? | alliances between countries that promised they would protect one another in case of conflict |
| How did the role of women change during WW1? | They replaced the men working in heavy industry and munitions factories, and served as as nurses, drivers, and clerks for the military |
| What did the role of women lead to after the war? | They were seen as actually useful and not just someone to stay home and watch the kids, and they were given more opportunities |
| How was the fighting different on the Western and Eastern Fronts? | The western front was more of a trench warfare that was fought defensively, and the eastern front was a larger more dynamic battlefield that was fought offensively. |
| What changes to the political map occurred in Europe after WW1? | Poland and Czechoslovakia became independent nations, Austria Hungary and Ottoman Empire made new nations including Austria, Hungary, and Turkey, Germany lost territory, France won territory back, League of Nations established |
| What did President Wilson want out of the Paris Peace Conference? | He wanted to create lasting peace through the 14 points especially the League of Nations |
| List the major agreements in the Treaty of Versailles. | Germany had to minimize their military, pay for reparations, territorial gains, dissolution of empires and creation of new empires, and the establishment of the League of Nations |
| How did Germany feel about the Treaty of Versailles? | They lost pride in their country, and they felt resentment and anger to the other European nations, and feared the power the League of Nations had over them. |
| What was Germany’s plan at the beginning of WWI? | Schlieffen was when Germany was going to defeat France in the West and then send troops to Russia in the east before they were ready |
| Why did Germany's plan at the beginning of WWI fail? | They were unable to defeat Paris and Russia mobilized faster |
| What was the result of Germany's plan at the start of WWI? | Germany was defeated and had to divert troops from France |
| How did Russia exit the war? | They declared peace |
| What were the causes of Russia exiting the war? | Internal instability due to a revolution and the rise of the Bolsheviks who wanted an end to the war |
| Why did the U.S. get involved in WWI? | Germany sent a u-boat attack on the U.S. and proposed to Mexico to attack the U.S. in exchange for Texas, New Mexico, Arizona |
| What effect did the U.S. getting involved have on the Allies? | It boosted their power |
| What are reparations? | The payments for harm, loss, or damage |
| What is propaganda? | Information given to citizens to keep them supporting the war by misleading them or tricking them |
| How did propaganda affect the war? | Maintained the support from the public of war effort and helped recruit soldiers |
| How was the homefront affected by the war? | It shifted the community to rationing food for the soldiers, more industrial opportunities for women, and restricted citizens from doing some everyday tasks |
| How did alliances contribute to the start of WWI? | It took every nation into the war because they had promised each other they would protect each other in case of conflict |
| How did imperialism contribute to the start of WWI? | Colonial rivalry strained relationships between European nations which caused the forming of alliances |
| How did nationalism contribute to the start of WWI? | Caused pride in one's country but also hatred towards others leading to conflict |
| How did the assassination of Franz Ferdinand contribute to the start of WWI? | The assassination led to Austria-Hungary going into conflict with Serbia, causing the war |
| What was the treaty that took Russia out of WWI | Treaty of Brest-Litovsk |
| Who was the Eastern front between | The Russian Powers vs Central Powers |
| Who was the Western front between | Allied Powers (France and Britain) vs Central Powers (Germany) |
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