Stack #79426 Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
Which three nations belonged to the Triple entente?	great britain, russia, france
which 3 nations belonged to triple alliance?	italy, austria-hungary, germany
which nation annexed bosnia & herzegovia in 1908?	austria-hungary
which two non-balkan nations competed for dominance of the balkans?	russia & austria-hungary
which nation greatly regretted its loss of alsace-lorraine to germany in 1870?	france
which nation's heir to the throne was assassinated in 1914 by a servian nationalist?	austria-hungary
which nation was unified by otto von bismarck & later ruled by kaiser wilhelm II?	germany
which nation was first to declare war in what would come to be called the great war?	austria-hungary
which two nations competed for industrial dominance of europe during the early 1900s?	germany, great britain
which nation did otto von bismarck believe was the greatest threat to peace in europe?	france
T/F- under the schlieffen plan, germany was to focus first on defeating great britain.	false-france
the battles of the marne, the somme, and verdun were fought on austria soil.	false- france
although japan had been part of the triple alliance, it refused to join the central powers.	false-italy
trench warfare was the primary form of warfare used on the eastern front.	false- western front
in the first weeks of war, the allied powers included great britain, france, russia, & japan	true
following germany's unprovoked attack on belgium in violation of belgian neutrality, great britain declared war on germany.	true
after russia began mobilizing troops on its western border, serbia declared war opn russia. two days later, it also declared war on france.	f- germany
in 1917, germany returned to its policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, hoping to..	keep cargo ships from reaching great britain
world war I was a "total war" in the sense that..	the nations involved devoted all their resources to it
the system of rationing was designed to limit	the purchases of consumer goods
the purpose of propaganda during world war I was to..	influence public opionion
the zimmerman note, which pushed the US to enter the war, exposed the german plan to..	help mexico regain US territory
the armistice signed near paris is nov. 1918 brought an end to...	world war I
t/f- woodrow wilson proposed the "general association of nations" that would later become the league or nations.	true
t/f- the right of nations to self-determination was a guiding principle of the treaty of versailles.	F- fourteen points
Great britain was represented at the paris peace conference by george clemenceau	f- france
all of germany's territories in africa and the pacific were declared colonies, or territories to be administered by the league of nations	f- mandates not colonies
agreement at the paris peace conference was hindered primarily by strong differences of opinion between woodrow wilson & david lloyed gerorge	f- clemenceau..not david
article 231, also known as the "war guilt" clause, ordered germany to pay huge war reparations to allied nations	true
two nations deliberately excluded from the league of nations were germany & russia	true
definition of nationalism	the belief that people should be loyal mainly to their nation that is, to the people w/ whom they share a culture/history rather than to a king or empire
definition of imperialism	a policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, ecnomically, or socially
definition of militarism	a policy of glorifying military power & keeping a standing army always prepared for war.
treaty of versailles	the peace treaty signed by germany & the allied powers after WWI. signed on june 28th, 1919
what was the over-all affect of the treaty of versailles?	most unsuccessful treaty ever..very unfair to germany..primary part of WW2.
unrestricted submarine warfare	type of naval warfare in which submarines sink merchant ships without warning..germany=involved in 1915&1918..it failed
after-war..fourteen points & treaty of versaille	14 points became the basis of the german surrender..treaty official ended WWI
start of WWI	World War 1 began after the Archduke of the decaying Austro-Hungarian empire was assassinated in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914 by a group of Serbian nationalists. This event began the struggle between Serbia and the Austro-Hungarian government..

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