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World War 1 Jamie
Question | Answer |
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final sets of demands | ultimatum |
prepare its military forces for war | mobilize |
policy of supporting neither side in war | neutrality |
deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other | stalemate |
large gas filled balloons, to bomb the English coast | zeppelin |
undersea boat that did tremendous damage to the allied side, sinking merchant ships carrying vital supplies to britain | U-boat |
governments began to take a stronger role in directing the economic and cultural lives of their people | total war |
the draft which required all young men to be ready for military or other service | conscription |
make your side seem better | propaganda |
horrible acts committed against innocent people | atrocity |
a list of Woodrow Wilson's terms for resolving this and future wars | Fourteen Points |
agreement to end fighting with the allies | Armistice |
influenza, flu that killed 20 million people worldwide | Pandemic |
payments for war damage | reparations |
Austia-Hungary, Germany, Italy | Triple Alliance |
France, Russia, Britain | Triple Entente |
four main causes of WWI | militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism |
what started WWI | Serbia killed the Austrian-Hungary heir to the throne |
What three main countries made up the Central Powers | Austria-hungary, Germany, Optamin Empire |
what were the 3 new weapons of WWI | tanks, airplanes, and submarines |
what country surrendered and left the war in 1917 while facing a civil war | Russia |
What impact did Russia leaving have on the war | Germany moved all troops to france so there wasn't a 2 front war |
what country entered the war on the Allied side in 1917 | USA |
Why did the US enter the war | german sub warfare and they sent a letter to Mexico to attack the US |
What impact did the US have | fresh troops, and came in strong |
What side won WWI | Allies |
What were the costs of the war | a lot of people dies, expensive, flu pandemic, people lost faith in democracy |
What 3 European countries made up the Allied Powers | Russia, France, and Britain |
What were three outcomes of the Treaty of Versailles | Germany had to pay war debt, Germany took full blame, german army reduced, formed the league of nations |
Who came to power in Russia after WWI | Stalin, bolshaviks, lemin, communists |