World War I 14.1 - 14.4

Question 1

Conscription

Answer 1

• military draft
• regular practice before 1914
• adopted by most Western countries
• armies doubled in size between 18-1914

Question 2

Mobilization

Answer 2

• process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war

Question 3

Triple Alliance

Answer 3

• Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

Question 4

Triple Entente

Answer 4

• France, Great Britain, and Russia

Question 5

Black Hand

Answer 5

• Serbian terrorist group
• wanted Bosnia to be part of a Serbian Kingdom instead of Austria-Hungary

Question 6

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Answer 6

• heir to the Hapsburg throne of Austria-Hungary
• assassinated by the Black Hand conspirators
• his assassination had the Austria-Hungary see it as an opportunity to take down Serbia, and they got Germany to back them in fear of Russia backing with Serbia
• assassination sparked WWI

Question 7

Gavrilo Princep

Answer 7

• 19 year old Bosnian Serb
• part of the Black Hand
• assassinated the archduke

Question 8

Czar Nicholas II

Answer 8

• Czar of Russia

Question 9

What factors contributed to the start of World War I (Use the acronym MAIN to identify 4 factors)?

Answer 9

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand was a factor of imperialism because Bosnia did not want to be apart of the Austro-Hungary empire that imperialized their country. This was also an act of nationalism to take control of their own nation. The alliances formed with other nations cause Austria-Hungary to be fearful of an alliance between the Serbs and Russia, because Russia had the largest military, promoting conscription and militarism. This caused Austro-Hungary to form an alliance with Germany. By August 4, 1914, all of the Great powers had gone to war with each other, including Britain who feared for their dominance and power in the world.

Question 10

How did the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand spark the outbreak of the war?

Answer 10

When Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated, it sparked anger in Austria-Hungary, who wanted to take down Serbia once and for all. However, Austria-Hungary needed an alliance of Germany to defeat Serbia, who had the alliance of Russia. This then sparked more conflict, calling in allies France and Great Britain, causing the Great powers to go to war with each other.

Question 11

How is mobilization related to militarism?

Answer 11

Mobilization is related to militarism because they both represent supporting and backing a strong military. Mobilization is the act of preparing troops for a war, creating a strong military.

Question 12

How did the implementation of the Schlieffen Plan broaden the conflict in Europe?

Answer 12

The Schlieffen Plan broadened the conflict by involving allies and other nations, that were otherwise uninvolved in the conflict. The plan declared war on the allies as a way to weaken them by catching them off-guard, disadvantaging them from helping their alliances.

Question 13

Propaganda

Answer 13

• ideas that are spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause

Question 14

Trench warfare

Answer 14

• fighting from ditches protected by barbed wire

Question 15

War of attrition

Answer 15

• war based on wearing down the other side with constant attacks and heavy losses

Question 16

Total war

Answer 16

• a war that involved the complete mobilization of resources and people, affecting the lives of all citizens in the warring countries, even those remote from the battlefield

Question 17

Planned economies

Answer 17

• a economic system directed by government agencies

Question 18

Allied Powers

Answer 18

• Russia, Great Britain, and France

Question 19

Central Powers

Question 20

How did the war on the Eastern Front differ from the war on the Western Front?

Question 21

Describe the steps that resulted in the development of trench warfare.

Question 22

What made WWI more devastating than any previous wars?

Question 23

Why do you think World War I was the last large-scale conflict in which trench warfare was used?

Question 24

Why did technology make it difficult for armies on the Western Front to mount a successful offensive attack?

Question 25

Why did the war widen to become a world conflict?