Ch 26

Question 0

Neutrality

Answer 0

Policy if supporting neither side in a war

Question 1

Total war

Answer 1

Channeling of a nations entire resources into a war effort

Question 2

Militarism

Answer 2

Glorification of the military

Question 3

Zeppelins

Answer 3

Large gas filled balloons

Question 4

Dardanelles

Answer 4

A vital strait connecting the Black Sea and the Mediterranean

Question 5

Propaganda

Answer 5

Spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause

Question 6

Reparations

Answer 6

Payment for war damage, or damage cause by imprisonment

Question 7

Proletariat

Answer 7

Working class

Question 8

Fourteen points

Answer 8

List of terms for resolving ww1 and future wars outlined by American president Woodrow Wilson in January 1918

Question 9

Nationalism and what affect it had on Germany

Answer 9

Strong feeling of pride in and devotion to ones nation.

Question 10

Why did Britain get involved in the war

Answer 10

Germany invaded Belgium, a neutral country allied with Britain

Question 11

Why did the schlieffen plan fail

Answer 11

Russia mobilized more quickly than expected, Germany had to put soldiers in the east, weakening their army in the west. Then the Marne battle

Question 12

Why was there a stalemate on the western front

Answer 12

British and French pushed back Germany along the Marne river. Both sides unable to defeat each other

Question 13

Triple alliance

Answer 13

Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary

Question 14

Triple entente

Answer 14

Russia, France, Britain

Question 15

Why was the Ottoman Empire considered a good ally

Answer 15

Because of its strategic location

Question 16

Why did colonial subjects want to join the war

Answer 16

They believed their service would be a step toward citizenship or independence

Question 17

Zimmerman note

Answer 17

propose that Germany would help Mexico “to reconquer the lost territory in New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona” in return for Mexican support against the u.s.

Question 18

Why did the United States enter the war

Answer 18

Cultural ties with many of the allies, especially Britain

Question 19

What were the things Wilson called for in the fourteen points

Answer 19

Freedom of the seas, free trade, large-scale reductions of arms, and an end to secret treaties

Question 20

What was the objective of the treaty of Versailles

Answer 20

Held Germany accountable for the start of the war and they have to repair the damages

Question 21

Who gained control of Russia in 1917

Answer 21

Lenin?

Question 22

Why did Britain have a dominant navy

Answer 22

Had a vast overseas empire.

Question 23

How did nationalism work in Germany

Answer 23

Nationalism was strong in Germany. They were proud of their new empire’s military power and industrial leadership .

Question 24

Why did Russia enter the war

Answer 24

They wanted to defend Slavic people’s in Serbia. Allied with Serbia, France, and Britain

Question 25

How did fighting on the eastern front differ than fighting on the western front

Answer 25

Stalemate on the western front. German victories in east

Question 26

Why did allies welcome the overthrow of Tsar

Answer 26

They were bringing Russia into economic turmoil

Question 27

Why were many Irish Americans against Americans going into war

Answer 27

They resented British rule of Ireland

Question 28

Why did the British blockage violate international law

Answer 28

Britain was cutting off Germany’s food, and good supplies along with military supplies

Question 29

Which allied leader wanted to weaken Germany so they couldn’t attack France

Answer 29

George’s Clemenceau

Question 30

Who was the leader of Bolsheviks

Answer 30

Lenin

Question 31

Who made up the Russian white army

Answer 31

Counterrevolutionary armies made up of Tsarist imperial officers, Mensheviks, democrats and those who wanted to defeat Bolsheviks