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Question 1

What is Militarism

Answer 1

• An aggressive strengthening of military force

Question 2

What is Alliances

Answer 2

• An agreement made between two or mor

Question 3

What is Imperialism

Answer 3

• When a country takes over new lands or
  countries an makes them subject to their rule.

Question 4

Nationalism

Answer 4

A strong sense of pride and loyalty to one’s
country or culture.

Question 5

Information

Answer 5

Intheearly1870s,Europehadenormoustensionbetweennations.
Especially following the Franco-German War (1871) and in the
Balkan Region.
• TheassassinationofAustro-HungarianArchdukeFranzFerdinand
led to the start of WWI.
• HewasassassinatedbyGavriloPrincip,ayoungSerbian.
• FranzFerdinand’swifeSophiewasalsokilledintheassassination.
• Becauseoftheassassination,Austria-Hungaryfirstdeclaredwar
on Serbia.
• Becauseoftheirpreviouslyagreedalliance,Russiajoinedthewar
to help their ally Serbia.
• TheTripleAlliancebecameknownastheCentralPowers.
• TheTripleEntentebecameknownastheAlliedPowers.
Trenches of WWI
• Firestepswerewoodenplanksbuiltintothedirtwallofatrench that allowed soldiers to see over the sandbags on the front wall.
• Duckboardswerelargewoodenplankslaidoverareaswherewater gathered.
• Germansexpectedawarofattritionorstalematetoahigherdegree than the Allied forces.
o Therefore, German trenches were much more sophisticated with electricity, toilets, and even beds.

o British and French trenches were wet, muddy, cold, and dark.

Question 6

What is Trench Warfare -

Answer 6

A type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other

Question 7

What is The Zimmermann Telegram

Answer 7

note from Germany to Mexico that tried to get Mexico to join German war effort. It was intercepted by the British and published in newspapers to encourage the U.S. to join the war.

Question 8

What is Armistice

Answer 8

Truce or agreement to end a dispute
• GloballeadersmetatVersailles,inFrance,tosettledetailsofthe war treaty.

Question 9

What is Fourteen Point Plan -

Answer 9

President Wilson’s list of ideas for
how to live in peace after the war.

Question 10

Reparations

Answer 10

Payments for war debt or war guilt
• GermanywasforbiddentohavetanksoranactiveAirForce.
• TheLeagueofNationswascreatedtokeepglobalpeace,butit
failed miserably.

Question 11

League of Nations -

Answer 11

The international assembly that would
work to settle international disagreements created by Woodrow Wilson

Question 12

Intheearly1870s,Europehadenormoustensionbetweennations.
Especially following the Franco-German War (1871) and in the
Balkan Region.
• TheassassinationofAustro-HungarianArchdukeFranzFerdinand
led to the start of WWI.
• HewasassassinatedbyGavriloPrincip,ayoungSerbian.
• FranzFerdinand’swifeSophiewasalsokilledintheassassination.
• Becauseoftheassassination,Austria-Hungaryfirstdeclaredwar
on Serbia.
• Becauseoftheirpreviouslyagreedalliance,Russiajoinedthewar
to help their ally Serbia.
• TheTripleAlliancebecameknownastheCentralPowers.
• TheTripleEntentebecameknownastheAlliedPowers.

Question 13

Firestepswerewoodenplanksbuiltintothedirtwallofatrench that allowed soldiers to see over the sandbags on the front wall.
• Duckboardswerelargewoodenplankslaidoverareaswherewater gathered.
• Germansexpectedawarofattritionorstalematetoahigherdegree than the Allied forces.
o Therefore, German trenches were much more sophisticated with electricity, toilets, and even beds.

Question 14

British and French trenches were wet, muddy, cold, and dark.
• Alltrencheshadlice,rats,deadbodies,andoftenrawsewage.
• Trenchfoot,trenchfever,andboredomweredownfallsofall
trenches.

Question 15

TheWWIWesternFrontranfromtheEnglishChannelto Switzerland.
o The Allied Powers were on one side and the Central Powers on the other.
• TheWWIEasternFrontwasthebarrierbetweenRussianand German armies and went away when Russia left the war

Question 16

WWIweaponshadtheabilitytocausegreatlyincreasingdamage during WWI, but armor DID NOT improve at the same rate.
o Tanks – Airplanes – Poisonous Gas – Machine Guns –
Improved Artillery - Flame Throwers VS Gas Masks – Steel Helmet
§ As a result, the death count grew extremely high and caused the need for trench warfare.
• WWIwasthefirst-timechemicalgaswasusedinanactivewar zone

Question 17

The US in WWI
• TheUnitedStatesenteredthewarbecause:
o Blockades were impacting American way of life. o Germans sunk the Lusitania