The Great War

Question 0

Give examples of two of the war causes

Answer 0

Militarism- naval races
Alliances- triple alliance (central powers)
Nationalism- propaganda
Assassination- archduke

Question 1

What are the 5 causes of WW1

Answer 1

M- militarism
A- alliances
N- nationalism
I- imperialism
A- assassination (of archduke Francis Ferdinand)

Question 2

Who were the members of the triple entente?

Answer 2

France
Russia
Great Britain

Question 3

What is a war of attrition

Answer 3

When neither side wins; they just weaken each other

Question 4

Name two new technologies used in WW1

Answer 4

Mustard gas
Machine guns 
Barbed wire
Submarines
Tanks
Airplanes

Question 5

What is total war?

Answer 5

When the whole society is at war. Home front is also involved; all resources go to war

Question 6

What political ideology did the Bolsheviks hold?

Answer 6

Radical socialism; Marxists

Question 7

What was the main reason the US entered WW1?

Answer 7

Economic reasons

Question 8

Was the treaty of Paris harsh or lenient on Germans? Why?

Answer 8

Harsh; because of small navy, they were blamed for the war, and they lost territory)

Question 9

One of Attaturk’s modernization policies?

Answer 9

Last names, using Latin alphabet, modernization of schools