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Midterm Flashcards

1
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In what month of 1914 did WWI begin?

A

August

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2
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Who was the tsar of Russia during the war?

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Nicholas II

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3
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Who was assassinated in June 1914?

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Franz Ferdinand

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King Peter and the city of Belgrade remind you of what Allied country?

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Serbia

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5
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As a direct result of what was was the German Empire created?

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Franco-Prussian War

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6
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In what country was Bosnia located in 1914?

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Austria

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7
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What country was to be invaded as part of the Schlieffen Plan but not of the Moltke Plan?

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Holland

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8
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How many armies were deployed on the Right Wing of Germany’s Western Front?

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Five

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9
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What two countries signed the “Re-insurance treaty?”

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Germany and Russia

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10
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What is the correct way to describe the government of 1914 France?

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Third Republic

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11
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What was the most populous country in Europe in 1914?

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Russia

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12
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Who succeeded Queen Victoria to the British throne?

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Edward VII

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13
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What was the largest state within the German Empire?

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Prussia

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14
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What was the capitol city of the Dual Empire?

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Vienna

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15
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What was the name of the German royal dynasty?

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Hohenzollern

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16
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What is meant by the idea of a “black swan”?

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an unpredictable event

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17
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Who is the ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1914?

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Franz Joseph

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18
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Which country’s war contingency plan was Plan XVII?

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France

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19
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What does the phrase Schlacht ohne Morgen mean?

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battle without a tomorrow

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20
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On what date in 1914 did the Sarajevo assassination take place?

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June 28

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21
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The word “allies” describes one side in the Great War, the site which included France and Britain. By what term is the other side known?

A

Central Powers

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22
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Russia and Serbia shared what non-Indo-European ethnicity?

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Slav

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23
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What was the name of the 1914 city known today as Instanbul

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Constantinople

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24
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Who was Conrad von Hotzendorf?

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Austrian Chief of Staff

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25
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What is the central claim of the Fischer Thesis

A

German culpability

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26
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Who was the German chancellor in 1914

A

Betthmann-Hollweg

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27
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Name the four countries bordering Serbia in 1914

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Greece, Albainia, Austria, Romania, Bulgaria

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28
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What three states signed the Triple Alliance?

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Germany, Austria, Italy

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29
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In what way is history a social science?

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Its claims are obtained by evicence which can’t be falsified. (proved wrong if wrong)

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30
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What were the two French provinces occupied by Germany in 1871?

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Alsace and Lorraine

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31
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What is the proper name during the war of the country casually referred to as Turkey?

A

the Ottoman Empire

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32
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What country experienced a revolution in the year 1905?

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Russia

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33
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What is the body of water that lies to the east of the Italian coast?

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Adriatic

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34
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What French word describes the cult of the offensive in its most emotionally charged and spirited patriotic aspect?

A

elan

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35
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What is the typical form of 19th century land transportation after canals and before the automobile

A

railroads

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36
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At what battle were soldiers transported to the battlefront by taxis?

A

Marne

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37
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What was the most northern part of the Western Front called?

A

Flanders

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38
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What is the name of the field unit composed of several (typically four) companies?

A

battalion

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39
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In what country was Ypres located?

A

Belgium

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40
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General Putnik reminds you of what Allied country?

A

Serbia

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41
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What country’s soldiers initially gave battle in bright blue coats and bright red trousers?

A

France

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42
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What were the FIRST two countries invaded by German in 1914?

A

Belgium and Luxembourg

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43
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In what month in 1914 did the first battle of the Marne take place?

A

September

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44
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The Christmas Truce

A

Actually happened and was reported by the newspapers

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45
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Which “wing” of the German armies was supposed to remain on the defensive in the Schlieffen Plan?

A

The Left

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46
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On whose side was Italy in 1914?

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Neutral

47
Q

Which Russian general in all likeliehood committed suicide following defeat at Tannenburg?

A

Samsanov

48
Q

What was the name of the first Belgian fort attacked by Germany?

A

Liege

49
Q

In the expression “We are shackled to a corpse” - to what does the corpse refer to?

A

Austria

50
Q

What river flows through the center of both Vienna and Budapest

A

Danube

51
Q

During the retreat from what place in Belgium did British soldiers claim to see guardian angels in the sky holding back the pursuing Germans?

A

Mons

52
Q

What was the actual military objective in the series of battles we call “The Race to the Sea?”

A

outflank the enemy

53
Q

In World War I, what was the name of the army unit composed of several divisions?

A

Corps

54
Q

Who was the C-in-C of the B.E.F. in 1914?

A

French

55
Q

What was the name of the greatest German battle triumph of 1914?

A

Tannenberg

56
Q

Following the Battle of the Marne, to what east-west river did the Germans retreat and there make a stand?

A

Aisne

57
Q

Who was the ruler of Belgium at the start of the war

A

King Albert

58
Q

Which military unit is next smaller than a battalion

A

Company

59
Q

With which military unit did most ordinary individual soldiers identify?

A

the battalion

60
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Who were the “Old Contemptibles”?

A

British “regulars” who survived ordeals of 1914.

61
Q

Who emerged from the attack on Liege as the most acclaimed German leader?

A

Ludendorff

62
Q

Who was General von Kluck

A

general commanding Germany’s 1st army

63
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Who was in charge (C-in-C) of the French Armies of 1914?

A

Joffre

64
Q

Who was Rennenkampf?

A

general commanding the Russian 1st army

65
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Who commanded the so-called “taxi army”

A

Gallien

66
Q

What was teh difference between the trenches in Flanders and those further south in Picardy?

A

Picardy tended to be deeper

67
Q

The cause of trench foot was

A

water in the trench

68
Q

The cause of trench fever was

A

scratching lice-caused itches

69
Q

Which of the following actions was longest in duration

A

Offensive

70
Q

What caused by far the most WW1 trench wounds?

A

artillery

71
Q

What was the purpose of the flair pistol?

A

to illuminate no-mans land during night patrol

72
Q

How were artillery wounds different from bullet wounds?

A

artillery wounds tended to be more mutilating

73
Q

What was the purpose of a patrol?

A

reconnaissance

74
Q

What caused gas gangrene??

A

tetanus infection

75
Q

Which of the following caused most damage to barbed wire?

A

H.E.

76
Q

Which of the following was the closest to the front lines?

A

regimental aid post

77
Q

What flower grew most abundantly in the churned up sod of trench areas

A

poppy

78
Q

What was a V.A.D.

A

Nurse

79
Q

What was a green envelope?

A

domestic correspondence

80
Q

Of the following cities situated along the Western Front, which was in Belgium?

A

Ypres

81
Q

How long was the contested distance of the Western Front?

A

350 miles

82
Q

Who was Robert Service

A

War poet

83
Q

Which side in all likelihood initiated the Christmas truce?

A

Germans

84
Q

What was the capitol city of the Ottoman Empire in 1914?

A

Constantinople

85
Q

What was an R.M.O.

A

Regimental Medical Officer

86
Q

Who wrote “Flanders in Fields”

A

Dr. John McRae

87
Q

What were the trench wooden walkways called?

A

duckboards

88
Q

If dead cows or horses suddenly exploded, what condition had they developed?

A

gas gangrene

89
Q

What was a Toc H?

A

British serviceman club, like American YMCA

90
Q

What were O.R.s?

A

Other ranks, not officers or even NCOs

91
Q

What was the most common use for grease in the trenches?

A

treatment to prevent trench foot

92
Q

What was a row of sandbags called that protected the front line trenches from the rear?

A

parados

93
Q

What was the machonochie?

A

tinned stew

94
Q

What was a howitzer

A

a shell with a looping trajectory

95
Q

What was the crime committed by the British nurse executed in 1915

A

Using her position to help allied soldiers escape Belgium

96
Q

Which allied power had more enemies directly bordering its territory than any other allied power?

A

Russia

97
Q

In what order were the allied forces lined up NORTH TO SOUTH along the Western Front in 1915?

A

Belgian. British, French

98
Q

What color postal envelope was distributed for domestic mail, notes to sweethearts, and the like?

A

green

99
Q

Which was by far the smallest caliber?

A

German rifle

100
Q

Who was the British prime minister at the beginning of 1915?

A

HH Asquith

101
Q

What german chemist engineered the first use of poison gas in the war?

A

Fritz Haber

102
Q

At what battle was gas first introduced into war

A

2nd Ypres

103
Q

Why did Italy join the war?

A

It wanted territory

104
Q

Who was the first chief of the Ministry of Munitions in Britain?

A

David Lloyd George

105
Q

During what years did the Germans direct their major offensives against the Western Front?

A

Odd years

106
Q

What was the name of the Cunard luxury passenger ship sunk of the coast of Ireland?

A

Lusitania

107
Q

What was the French word for the ordinary French infantry soldier?

A

poilu

108
Q

What term described the sand=bagged barrier atop the firing line facing the enemy

A

parapet

109
Q

What was the rank of the lowest ranked commissioned officer

A

lieutenant

110
Q

What was the first chemical poison used in the war?

A

chlorine

111
Q

What was the full name of the British nurse executed by Germans in Oct 1915?

A

Edith Cavell

112
Q

After what bird were the Munitonettes called?

A

canaries

113
Q

At what battle did the British retaliate with gas?

A

Loos

114
Q

What was the name of the campaign Germany won at the expense of Russians in 1915

A

Gorlice-Tarnow

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