Module 7 Flashcards
Q: What were some of the ethnic movements that began in Europe leading up to WWI
A: Pan-German and Pan-Slavic Movements.
Q: Which region was known as “the Powder Keg of Europe” at the start of WWI?
A: Southeastern Europe.
Q: Who was the assassin of Archduke Ferdinand
A: Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian Nationalist.
Q: Name the two alliances formed before WWI.
A: Triple Alliance and Triple Entente.
Q: What type of warfare characterized the Western Front during WWI?
A: Trench Warfare.
Q: What was the primary cause of most deaths in WWI?
A: Machine guns.
Q: What act did the United States Congress pass to raise soldiers for WWI?
A: The Selective Service Act.
Q: Which act settled union and labor disputes during WWI in the US?
A: The National War Labor Board.
Q: What was the primary focus of Wilson’s Fourteen Points
A: Self-determination and the establishment of a League of Nations.
Q: Why did the United States not join the League of Nations?
A: The Treaty of Versailles was not ratified by the US Senate.
Q: What was the result of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871?
A: The unification of Germany.
Q: Which country switched sides in WWI and joined the Allied Powers in 1915?
A: Italy.
Q: What was the main reason for trench warfare becoming a common tactic on the Western Front?
A: Response to the stalemate caused by counteroffensives.
Q: What led to the United States questioning their neutrality during WWI?
A: The Sussex Pledge and incidents like the sinking of the Lusitania.
Q: What significant event in Russia contributed to the American intervention in WWI?
A: Russian Revolution
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
