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Still upset of their loss in the Franco-Prussian War, France wanted to recover…

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their lost territories of Alsace and Lorraine

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What was the Schlieffen Plan designed to avoid?

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a war on two fronts

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How did Germany encourage Austria’s actions after the assassination of the archduke?

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Germany backed Austria with a “blank check,” giving the Austrian leaders confidence in their course of action

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Which nations made up the Triple Entente?

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France, Russia, Britain

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What was the intention of forming alliances?

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To promote peace by creating powerful combinations that no one would attack

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In order for the Schlieffen Plan to work…

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Germany had to defeat France quickly

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Why did Britain declare war?

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Britain had an agreement guaranteeing Belgian neutrality

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Why were young men on both sides eager to fight when World War I started?

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Because of a renewed sense of patriotism

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Which of the following was a major cause of rising international tensions in the early 1900s?

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competition for colonial territories

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Leading to the arms race in Europe prior to World War I was militarism, or…

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the glorification of the military

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Lots of new technology emerged during World War I. Which two new or improved weapons were deadly to the soldiers?

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the long-range artillery gun and rapid-fire machine gun

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Why did Japan make and alliance with Britain and join into World War I?

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To seize German outposts in China and islands in the Pacific

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European colonies were drawn into World War I. What did the colonies expect for their service in the war?

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Citizenship or independence

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The Italians had a defeat as disastrous as the Russian defeat in 1914. Where was the Italian defeat which was caused by a major offensive by the Austrians and the Germans?

a. Gallipoli
b. Tannenberg
c. Dardanelles
d. Caporetto

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d. Caporetto

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What advancing technology led to the use of tanks, airplanes, and submarines against each other?

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gasoline-powered engine

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T.E. Lawrence played a key role in…

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the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire

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How did new weapons make trench warfare necessary?

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Trenches were dug to protect soldiers from shells and waves of bullets

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Which of the following had the greatest impact on the outcome of the war?

a. zeppelins
b. u-boats
c. tanks
d. poison gas

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b. u-boats

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Of all of the great powers of the world during World War I, which was the least industrialized and most poorly equipped to fight a modern war?

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Russia

20
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Poison gas was first used in 1915 by Germany. The gas blinded and choked it victims. It was effective, but uncertain because of…

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shifting winds

21
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International law allowed blockades to confiscate contraband. What items were not seen as contraband?

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food and clothing

22
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How did Germany strike at Britain’s economy?

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Germany tried to stop the flow of goods to Britain by using submarines to sink ships.

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After hearing about the overthrow of the Russian tsar, what did the Allies hope would happen?

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They would institute a democratic government

24
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What started in St. Petersburg, that eventually lead to a revolution in which the Russian monarchy was overthrown?

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bread riot

25
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What were some of the terms of Wilson’s Fourteen Points? Choose more than one

a. Free trade
b. no secret treaties
c. Freedom of the seas
d. arms reduction

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All of them

26
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What idealistic reasons did President Wilson use when asking Congress to declare war on Germany and also later on?

A

as a war to end war and to make the world safe for democracy

27
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In the middle of the war Germany was able to concentrate its forces on the Western Front because….

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the Russian’s withdrew from the war

28
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Why were people tired of war by 1917?

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there were many casualties, food shortages, and few decisive victories

29
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Universal military conscription was imposed in every warring nation but Britain. What did conscription require?

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All young men to be ready for military or other service.

30
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In 1917, what event boosted the morale of the Allies?

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The United States joined the war.

31
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The Allies wanted to blame the massive conflict on their defeated foe so after World War I was over, the Central Powers had to pay ___.

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reparations

32
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The spread of a disease across a large area is a…

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pandemic

33
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Political ___, or people that wanted to make extreme changes, dreamed of building a new social order from the chaos.

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radicals

34
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President Wilson held firm to one of his Fourteen Points, the League of Nations. The League was based on the idea of ___.

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collective security

35
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Why did the League of Nations fail to accomplish Wilson’s dream?

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The League was too weak to stop new wars from starting.

36
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The victorious Allies added to their overseas empires by creating a system of ___. For example Britain and France gained territory in Africa.

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mandates (territories administered by Western powers, were to be held until they could stand alone, but this didn’t happen)

37
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The Central Powers viewed the armistice as a cease-fire, not a surrender. While the cease-fire was on they were looking for a…

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scapegoat

38
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Colonies felt different when the colonial soldiers returned home after the war. The new view of the imperial powers was…

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they were not as invincible as they seemed

39
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What did the Treaty of Versailles create in Europe?

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An angry Germany and the groundwork for a future war

lost Alsace and Lorraine, reparations, arms reduction

40
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Germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles without any chance of negotiating its terms. German resentment will poison the international climate for years leading to…

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another world war

41
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Under the stress of war..

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governments had collapsed in Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

42
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Conservatives warned against the spread of…

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Bolshevism (communism)

43
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The fate of the Central Powers was decided at..

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the Paris Peace Conference but the Central Powers and Russia weren’t invited

44
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David Lloyd George wanted____Georges Clemenceau wanted____ and Vittorio Orlando

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money
for Germany to weaken
the Austrian Hungary lands that were promised

45
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Self Determination

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desire to become an independent state

46
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The United States didn’t join the LON because

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we didn’t want to be dragged into future wars

47
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What weakened the LON?

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The loss of the US

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