U3 Exam

Question 1

When did WW1 begin?

Answer 1

1914

Question 2

When did WW1 end?

Answer 2

1918

Question 3

What does MAIN stand for?

MAIN are the causes of WW1

Answer 3

Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism

Question 4

What two coalitions fought in the war?

coalition is another word for alliance

Answer 4

Allied Powers and Central Powers

Question 5

What countries were apart of the Triple Entente?

Answer 5

France, Russia, and Britain

Question 6

When and why did Russia leave the Triple Entente?

Answer 6

Russia left in 1917 because of the Russian Revolution.

Question 7

What countries were apart of the Allied Powers?

Answer 7

France, Britain, and the United States

Question 8

When did the US join the war and the Allied Powers?

Answer 8

1917

Question 9

What countries were apart of the Central Powers?

Answer 9

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.

Question 10

What countries were apart of the Triple Alliance?

Answer 10

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

Question 11

What is propaganda?

Answer 11

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. (Patriotism, demonization of enemies, recruitment efforts)

Question 12

What was the Zimmermann Telegram?

Answer 12

Germany’s attempt to form a secret alliance with Mexico, threating the US; one of the reason the US got involved into the war.

Question 13

What was the Lusitania?

Answer 13

A ship that was sunk a German U-boat; one of the reasons the US got involved into the war.

Killled 128 American passengers (May 7, 1915)

Question 14

Examples of technology used during the war

Answer 14

• Poison Gas
• Tanks
• Machine Guns
• Submarines

Question 15

What triggered the chain of events leading to the outbreak of WW1?

Answer 15

The assination of Archduke Franz Fernidad by Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914 in Sarajevo, Bosnia

Question 16

Franz Fernidad was heir to which country?

Answer 16

Austria-Hungary

Question 17

After the assassination of Archduke Franz Fernidad, what country did Austria-Hungary and Germany declare war on?

Answer 17

Serbia

Question 18

What was Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points?

Answer 18

a statement of principles designed to create a stable and lasting peace and address any future international conflict.

Question 19

What were the two fronts where fighting took place?

Answer 19

Eastern and Western fronts.

Question 20

President of US during WW1?

Answer 20

Woodrow Wilson (1912)

Question 21

What was the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 21

Treaty signed at the end of the war, putting all the blame on Germany.

Question 22

What was the League of Nations?

Answer 22

Organization formed to prevent a repition of the first world war/maintain world peace by enforcing international law.

Ended because failure of enforcing laws (lack of army) and accusations.

Question 23

How did women contribute to the war?

Answer 23

Took on new roles in work force and provided addition help and support in the military.

Question 24

How did African Americans contribute to the war?

Answer 24

Contributed to the war effort.

Question 25

How would the US benefit from the war?

Answer 25

America had private foreign investments and and private loans to England, so if Britain wins the war America would benefit financially.

Question 26

War guilt cause

Answer 26

In the Treaty of Versailes which places responsibility on Germany, leading to economic hardships, political instabiliy, and resentment.

Question 27

Militarism

Answer 27

The opinions or actions of people who believe that a country should use military methods to gain power and achieve its goals.

Question 28

Alliance

Answer 28

a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.