13 The Great War, 1914-1918

Question 1

militarism

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a policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war

Question 2

Triple Alliance

Answer 2

a military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in the years preceding World War I

Question 3

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Answer 3

emperor of Germany from 1888-1918

Question 4

Triple Entente

Answer 4

a military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia in the years preceding World War I

Question 5

nationalism

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the belief that people should be loyal main- ly to their nation—that is, to the people with whom they share a culture and history—rather than to a king or empire

Question 6

imperialism

Answer 6

a policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially

Question 7

Franz Ferdinand

Answer 7

archduke of Austria-Hungary and heir to the throne

Question 8

1914

Answer 8

the year WWI started

Question 9

1918

Answer 9

the year WWI ended

Question 10

1917

Answer 10

the year the US joined WWI

Question 11

1919

Answer 11

the year the Treaty of Versailles (WWI) was signed

Question 12

Central Powers

Answer 12

in World War I, the nations of Germany and Austria-Hungary, along with the other nations that fought on their side

Question 13

Allies

Answer 13

in World War I, the nations of Great Britain, France, and Russia, along with the other nations that fought on their side

Question 14

Western Front

Answer 14

in World War I, the region of northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battled each other

Question 15

Schlieffen Plan

Answer 15

Germany’s military plan at the outbreak of World War I, according to which German troops would rapidly defeat France and then move east to attack Russia

Question 16

trench warfare

Answer 16

a form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield

Question 17

Eastern Front

Answer 17

in World War I, the region along the German-Russian border where Russians and Serbs battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks

Question 18

No Man’s Land

Answer 18

the area between trench lines that meant almost certain death for those fighting there

Question 19

unrestricted submarine warfare

Answer 19

the use of submarines to sink without warning any ship (including neutral ships and unarmed passenger liners) found in an enemy’s waters

Question 20

total war

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a conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort

Question 21

rationing

Answer 21

the limiting of the amounts of goods people can buy—often imposed by governments during wartime, when goods are in short supply

Question 22

propaganda

Answer 22

information or material spread to advance a cause or to damage an opponent’s cause

Question 23

armistice

Answer 23

an agreement to stop fighting

Question 24

Arthur Zimmermann

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German foreign secretary who sent a telegram to Mexico to persuade them to join the Central Powers

Question 25

Woodrow Wilson

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President who proposed the Fourteen Points and represented the US at Versailles following WWI

Question 26

Georges Clemenceau

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France’s premier and delegate at Versailles following WWI

Question 27

Fourteen Points

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a series of proposals outlining a plan for achieving a lasting peace after World War I

Question 28

self-determination

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the freedom of a people to decide under what form of government they wish to live

Question 29

Treaty of Versailles

Answer 29

the peace treaty signed by Germany and the Allied powers after World War I

Question 30

League of Nations

Answer 30

an international association formed after World War I with the goal of keeping peace among nations

Question 31

reparations

Answer 31

indemnities paid by Germany to the Allies

Question 32

trenches

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long, deep holes in the ground dug for protection from enemy fire

Question 33

13.1 What were the three forces at work in Europe that helped set the stage for war?

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Question 34

13.2 What factors contributed to Russia’s war difficulties?

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Question 35

13.3 What factors helped prompt the United States to join the war for the Allies?

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Question 36

13.4 What was the goal of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points?

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