World War 1

Question 1

What happened to Russia in 1917?

Answer 1

Russia left the war for many reasons; poor industry and agriculture struggling, lots of lives lost from military, poor government campaign, civil war about a monarchy trying to be a democracy

Question 2

Why did USA enter the war?

Answer 2

The sinking of the Lusitania changed opinion on war and the Zimmerman telegram causes them to enter war

Question 3

Militarism

Answer 3

The development of new weapons of war

Question 4

Fran’s Ferdinand

Answer 4

Austrian Archduke who got assassinated with his wife

Question 5

Schlieffen Plan

Answer 5

A plan created by Anton Von Schlieffen that would prepare Germany for a war on two fronts. Hit France and capture Paris and get to Eastern front before Russia finishes mobilizing

Question 6

Triple Aliiance

Answer 6

Military alliance among Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

Question 7

First Battle of Marne

Answer 7

1916- first WWI battle fought in trenches and end of fast moving battles

Question 8

Battle of Verdun & Somme

Answer 8

1916 Verdun was longest battle of WWI, great symbol to French and Somme was only 12 kilometres gained

Question 9

Battle of Tannenburg

Answer 9

1914 Germans crushed invading Russians and Russia could never recover

Question 10

Battle of Passchendale

Answer 10

1917 The battle in Flanders, the final great battle of attrition (back forth back forth)

Question 11

Ultimatum

Answer 11

A final, uncompromising demand or set of terms issued by a party to a dispute. If rejected can lead to deference of relations or use of force

Question 12

Gavrillo Princip

Answer 12

Guy who killed Franz Ferdinand and belonged to a group of activists known as the Black Hand

Question 13

Zimmerman Telegram

Answer 13

A telegram sent by German foreign minister to his opposite in Mexico that was intercepted by Great Britain and said if war broke out attack USA

Question 14

Blank Check

Answer 14

An unlimited support guarantee by Germany to Austria

Question 15

Self- determination

Answer 15

The process in which a country controls itself and has its Own government and such

Question 16

Wilhelm II

Answer 16

Was the last German emperor and king of Prussia

Question 17

War guilt Clause

Answer 17

This is the part of the treaty of Versailles that places sole blame on Germany for WWI and Germany had to pay reparations to allies because of it

Question 18

Two Front War

Answer 18

A war in which a country is attacked on both sides of it (two fronts)

Question 19

Second Battle of Ypres

Answer 19

The only major attack in 1915, Germans were the first country to use poison gas here

Question 20

Battle of Vimy Ridge

Answer 20

1917 The Canadian Corps on the Western front used the creepiest my barrage to sweep out German soldiers. A 7km ridge upward to Germans and known as defining moment in Canadian history

Question 21

Battles of Masurian Lakes

Answer 21

Was the northern part of the central powers’ offensive on the Eastern Front in the Winter of 1915. Goal was to knock Russia out of war

Question 22

Battle of Gallipoli

Answer 22

1914 the only stalemate on the eastern front. It lasted a year and where Turks entered war and beat French Australians and British

Question 23

Mobilize

Answer 23

Prepare and organize troops for active service

Question 24

Bismarck

Answer 24

Ask

Question 25

Triple entente

Answer 25

Was the alliance linking the Russian Empire, the French, and Great Britain

Question 26

No mans land

Answer 26

The area of land that lied I between the two enemies trenches