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1
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Which one of these countries was NOT a member of the triple entente

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Germany

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2
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Which one of the following countries was NOT a member of the triple alliance

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Ottoman empire

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3
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Which one of the following countries fought with the allies during WW1

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Italy

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4
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Which one of the following countries fought with the Central Powers during WW1

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Bulgaria

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5
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What ws the German military strategy to go through Belgium and the Netherands to defeat France in six weeks before the russians could mobilize

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Von Schleifan Plan

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6
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Which military offensive helped end WW1 in 1918

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Meuse Argonne Offensive

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7
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Which group helped the Allies defeat the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East

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Arabs

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7
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Which disease killed 20-50 million people

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1918 Flu Pandemic

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8
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1st battle of the Marne

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Allied victory that saved Paris and ended hopes for a quick war

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9
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Tannenburg

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Devastating Russian defeat by Germany on Eastern front

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10
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Verdun and Somme

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Bloody battles in Frances with no clear victor

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Gallipoli

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Failed attempt to seize Dardanelies and force Ottomans out of war

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12
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Czar Nicholas II

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Abdicated in 1917 due to discontent in Russia

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13
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Kerensky

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Led provisional government in Russia

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14
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Bolsheviks

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Led by lenin

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15
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Russian civil war

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Bolsheviks

16
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Armistice day

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Germans agreed to end fighting

17
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The ottomans commited Genocide against which ethnis group and why

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Armenians, they did this because Armenians were christian, supported the allies, and didn’t approve of Armenian nationalism

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19
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3 reasons why US got involved in WWI

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Lusitania sinking
Sussex sinking
Zimmerman telegram

20
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4 of Woodrow Wilsons fourteen point and one reason why the allies were not willing to accept some of the proposals

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equal trade conditions, Adjust colonial claims, Belgium to be evacuated and restored, Created the League of Nations, They didn’t want to give up their colonies

21
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One five sentence paragrah
causes or WW1

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Many countries had nationalistic feelings, Diplomatic failures, Imperialism which caused fighting over colonies, Militarism and too much spent on military, Trouble in the Balkans volatile state,

22
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Two five sentence paragraph
effects of WW1

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Many effects, around 9 million soldiers and 13 mil civilians died, Many countries did not happy with outcome, ex Arab nations did not get their independence for helping the Allies against the Ottomans, Many new European nations were formed, Baltic States and Finland created from Russia, Transjordan Palestine (Jordan) is set aside as home for Arabs, although others already occupied it, Economic downturn before Roaring 20s due to inflation