World History: WWI Study

Question 1

How did the Franco-Prussian WAr of 1870-71 help lead Europe on the path to WWI in 1914?

Answer 1

It led to the first alliance made.

Question 2

The Triple Alliance was made up of which 3 countires in 1914?

Answer 2

Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Italy

Question 3

The Central Powers was made up of which 3 countries during 1915?

Answer 3

Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Ottoman Empire

Question 4

The Triple Entente was made of which 3 countries during 1914?

Answer 4

Britain, France & Russia

Question 5

What was the Triple Entente also called?

Answer 5

The Allies

Question 6

Which country switched alliances in 1915 in order to gain lands from Austria- Hungary?

Answer 6

Italy

Question 7

Which country was the largest Slavic nation in Europe?

Answer 7

Russia

Question 8

Which small Slavic nation in the Balkan area of Europe did Russia act as a protector to?

Answer 8

Serbia

Question 9

Besides Alliances, what were the 3 other cause for World War I to be fought?

Answer 9

a. Imperialism
b. Militarism
c. Nationalism

Question 10

Which two causes above were seen as “rivalry” reasons? Explain how.

Answer 10

1. Imperialism - nations completed against each other for lands/resources/strategic locations
2. Militarism - nations completed to get the strongest, largest, forces with the best weapons etc.

Question 11

Briefly explain why the Balkan Peninsula region of Europe was called “a powder keg?”

Answer 11

The Balkan region in southeastern Europe was home to many ethnic populations whose cultures, religions, etc. often differed. There were many conflicts between the different ethnicities that could possibly spark larger wars.

Question 12

What was the name of the A-H archduke (heir to the throne)?

Answer 12

Franz Ferdinand

Question 13

The assassin of the A-H was named what? And what Serbian nationalist/terrorist group was he apart of?

Answer 13

1. Gavrilo Princip
2. The Black Hand

Question 14

The assassination of the Austrian-Hungary archduke in 1914 would be placed under which one the four causes of WWI?

Answer 14

Nationalism

Question 15

How did WWI begin in August 1914?

Answer 15

When Germany invaded the neutral nation of Belgium in order to attack France.

Question 16

What was the German plan for a 2-front war called?

Answer 16

The Schlieffen Plan

Question 17

At which battle was the first German advance to capture Paris stopped?

Answer 17

First Battle of the Marne

Question 18

As a result of Germany’s failed attack & neither side being able to out-flank each other, a long line of defensive _________ were made. This line became known as the _____________ Front & it stretched all the way from the __________ Channel to Italy.

Answer 18

1. Trenches
2. Western
3. English

Question 19

List 3 new weapons used for the 1st time during WWI

Answer 19

1. Airplanes
2. Tanks
3. Poison Gas

Question 20

Explain how trench warfare caused a stalemate?

Answer 20

Trenches caused a stalemate in WWI combat because entrenched soldiers were not fully exposed to bullets fired by the attacking enemy. The attacking enemy therefore found it extremely difficult to capture (& hold) a trench. Therefore the battle lines (front) rarely/barely moved.

Question 21

Besides frontal attacks on enemy trenches, explain the 2 other reasons why the Western Front was called a “war of attrition”?

Answer 21

1. Deadlier weapons/better technology caused massive numbers of dead & wounded soldiers
2. Terrible conditions due to weather & lack of sanitation in the trenches led to disease outbreaks with many soldiers dying

Question 22

What early battle on the Eastern Front resulted in the Germans crushing almost an entire Russian army?

Answer 22

The Battle of Tannenberg

Question 23

The Ottoman Empiredefeated a British allied army at the Battle of ______________ . This 8-month battle was located in a strategic area called the ________________________. The reason why it was important was because this waterway was needed by the Allies in order to ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Answer 23

1. Gallipoli
2. Dardanelles
3. The Dardanelles were needed for allied ships to use in order to supply Russia

Question 24

During WWI, the Ottoman Turks committed genocide by forcibly moving & killing over 1 million _______________. This ethnic minority was of the ______________ religion, but they were helping the ______________ fight the Turks during the war.

Answer 24

1. Armenians
2. Christian
3. Russians

Question 25

Great Britain helped the ____________ who lived under Ottoman rule by sending a military officer named ____________________________ to the Middle East to help these resistance fighters win lands from Ottoman control.

Answer 25

1. Arabs 2. T. E. Lawrence of Arabia

Question 26

In the war at sea, the British used their ships to stop any ship from reaching German ports on the _______ Sea. In Germany, it became known as the __________________ Blockade. In return, the Germans used their _______________ to stop or attack any trade vessel in the ________________ Ocean that was going to Britain or France.

Answer 26

1. North 2. Hunger 3. U- Boats 4. Atlantic

Question 27

Why did the Germans use unrestricted submarine warfare?

Answer 27

To stop/prevent France & Britain from receiving resources/trade (contraband) that can help them in their war effort

Question 28

What was the Lusitania & why was it important to WWI?

Answer 28

Lusitania was a British cruise/passenger ship sunk by a German U-Boat in May 1915. 1,200 people were killed (128 of them Americans) The sinking led the US to be more anti-German in their neutrality & it made the Germans end their unrestricted submarine attacks on merchant ships

Question 29

Who was the US President during WWI?

Answer 29

Woodrow Wilson

Question 30

Since WWI was not over as quick as many nations thought it would be, governments of the warring nations had to meet the needs of both their military & civilians. BESIDES CONSCRIPTION, list 2 government policies made in wartime that affected their home front economies.

Answer 30

Price limits and Rationing

Question 31

What were two roles/jobs performed by women in the nations at war?

Answer 31

Military role - Nurses Homefront role- Factory jobs

Question 32

What is propaganda? Give one example of a way that it was used during WWI?

Answer 32

Media/information that is used to help shape people’s opinion Ex: Anti-enemy posters/signs, support for troops, patriotism

Question 33

What were two reasons why Czar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated his throne in 1917?

Answer 33

WWI defeats and unhappiness of the troops Homefront unhappiness/riots due to shortages of food & fuels

Question 34

Vladimir Lenin led a group of socialist revolutionaries, which were named the _________________ & they overthrew the provisional government of ______________ in November 1917. In March of 1918, Lenin & his revolutionaries had control over most of the country so they signed the Treaty of ____________________________ which was the surrender of Russia to the Central Powers, dropping them out of the war.

Answer 34

1.Bolshevicks 2. Russia 3. Brest-Litovsk

Question 35

How could the above event help change the overall war for Germany?

Answer 35

The Germans would be able to transfer their Eastern Front army to the Western Front to help fight Britain & France. The additional troops could possibly tip the scale in favor of the Germans & break the stalemate to win the war

Question 36

Briefly explain the Zimmerman Note. (who sent it, what it was meant to do & why was it important to the war?

Answer 36

The Zimmermann Note was a telegram sent by the German Foreign Ambassador (Zimmermann) to the German Embassy in Mexico. It was a proposal for the Mexican government to attack the US in order to keep America occupied so it wouldn’t enter the war in Europe. The British had intercepted the message, gave it to the US in early 1917 and used it as a reason to declare war on Germany

Question 37

In the space below, write what WWI event is best described by the 3 statements below. (1 pt) 1. boost for the worn-out French & British troops 2. More troops to help stop the renewed German advance 3. Led attacks that pushed the Germans back & eventually to surrender

Answer 37

US entry into WWI