world war 1

Question 1

who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Answer 1

royal prince and heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary.

Question 2

why is Franz important

Answer 2

his assassination led to the outbreak of world war 1

Question 3

who killed Franz

Answer 3

Gavrilo Princip

Question 4

where was Franz killed

Answer 4

Sarajevo, Bosnia during their ride around the city(in his car)

Question 5

what is militarism

Answer 5

the opinion of people who believe that the military should have a prominent role in gaining power

Question 6

what is an example of militarism in ww1

Answer 6

Great Britain and Germany both greatly increased their navies in this time period. Further, in Germany and Russia particularly, the military establishment began to have a greater influence on public policy. This increase in militarism helped push the countries involved into war.

Question 7

what are alliances

Answer 7

a relationship or bond between countries that benefits everyone involved

Question 8

what is an example of an alliance in ww1

Answer 8

the Triple Alliance, which included Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. The other major alliance being England, France, and Russia.

Question 9

what is imperialism

Answer 9

a way for a country to gain more power by introducing their countries economic and political ways to other countries

Question 10

what is an example of imperialism in ww1

Answer 10

as countries like Britain and France expanded their empires, it resulted in increased tensions among European countries.

Question 11

what is nationalism

Answer 11

feeling pride in ones country

Question 12

what is an example of nationalism in ww1

Answer 12

It was Serbian nationalism that was the immediate cause of World War I. A Serb Nationalist, Gavrilo Princip, assassinated Archduke Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Question 13

who are the allied powers

Answer 13

France, the United Kingdom, Russia, the United States, Italy, and Japan

Question 14

who are the central powers

Answer 14

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire

Question 15

what is the Schlieffen plan

Answer 15

in case of the outbreak of war, Germany would attack France first and then Russia.

Question 16

what is trench warfare

Answer 16

Trench warfare is a type of land warfare using occupied lines largely comprising military trenches, in which combatants are well-protected from the enemy’s small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery.

Question 17

what the effects of trench warfare on the soldiers

Answer 17

death occurred almost daily in the trenches due to a sniper’s bullet or the unsanitary living conditions which resulted in many diseases such as dysentery, typhus and cholera.

Question 18

what the effects of trench warfare on the war

Answer 18

allowing soldiers some protection from enemy fire but also hindering troops from readily advancing and thus prolonging the war.

Question 19

what are some examples of weapons used in ww1

Answer 19

artillery, machine guns, mortars, rifles, tanks, snipers, bayonets, and hand grenades

Question 20

who was fighting on the western front

Answer 20

France, Britain, Australia, Belgium, Canada, United States, and New Zealand.

Question 21

who was fighting on the eastern front

Answer 21

Germany and the Soviet Union, along with smaller Axis allies like Finland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Italy.

Question 22

why was propaganda used in ww1

Answer 22

recruitment. They needed to raise troops, often appealing to men’s notions of courage and duty. Propaganda also reinforced traditional gender roles, reminding men that it was their job to protect the women and children.

Question 23

who was using propaganda in ww1

Answer 23

Great Britian, and the U.S

Question 24

what is propaganda

Answer 24

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

Question 25

what is total war

Answer 25

a war fought without limitations on targets or weapons.

Question 26

why was rationing used in ww1

Answer 26

The war took men and horses away from farm work. Imports of nitrate fertilizers were hit. Reduced agricultural output forced up prices and encouraged hoarding. Governments responded by putting price controls on staple foodstuffs.

Question 27

what was rationed in ww1

Answer 27

During the war everything seemed to be rationed or in short supply: gasoline and fuel oil and rubber; bobby pins and zippers and tin foil; shoes and whiskey and chewing gum; butter and coffee and nylons and tomato ketchup and sugar; canned goods and cigarettes and the matches needed to light them.

Question 28

what was the role of women during ww1

Answer 28

With millions of men away from home, women filled manufacturing and agricultural positions on the home front. Others provided support on the front lines as nurses, doctors, ambulance drivers, translators and, in rare cases, on the battlefield.

Question 29

when does the US enter ww1

Answer 29

April 4, 1917–the U.S. Senate voted in support of the measure to declare war on Germany. The House concurred two days later. The United States later declared war on German ally Austria-Hungary on December 7, 1917.

Question 30

what was the treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Answer 30

the treaty marked Russia’s final withdrawal from World War I and resulted in Russia losing major territorial holdings. In the treaty, Bolshevik Russia ceded the Baltic States to Germany; they were meant to become German vassal states under German princelings.

Question 31

what was the second battle of the marme

Answer 31

The last major German offensive on the Western Front. Allied counter offensive overpowered German forces.

Question 32

what is armstice

Answer 32

The last major German offensive on the Western Front. Allied counter offensive overpowered German forces.

Question 33

what is shell shock

Answer 33

a reaction to the intensity of the bombardment and fighting that produced a helplessness, which could manifest as panic, fear, flight, or an inability to reason, sleep, walk or talk

Question 34

what is the lost generation

Answer 34

a group of American writers who came of age during World War I and established their literary reputations in the 1920s. The term is also used more generally to refer to the post-World War I generation. Hemingway in a Red Cross

Question 35

what was the treaty of versailles

Answer 35

The Treaty of Versailles was signed by Germany and the Allied Nations on June 28, 1919, formally ending World War One. The terms of the treaty required that Germany pay financial reparations, disarm, lose territory, and give up all of its overseas colonies.