World War I

Question 1

Nationalism

Answer 1

The strong belief that the interests of a particular nation-state are of primary importance, also the belief that a people who share a common language, history, and culture should constitute an independent nation, free of foreign domination.

Question 2

Chancellor Otto von Bismarck

Answer 2

Prince of Bismarck, was a conservative prussian statesman who dominated german and european affairs from the 1860s until 1890.

Question 3

Kaiser Wilhelm I

Answer 3

German emperor and king of Prussia from 1888 to 1918, was one of the most recognizable public figures of world war one.

Question 4

Militarism

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Belief of government or a people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests; examples of militarist states include north korea, nazi germany, and the soviet union.

Question 5

Alsace – Lorraine

Answer 5

A territory created by the german empire in 1871 after it annexed most of Alsace and the Moselle department of lorraine following its victory in the franco prussian war.

Question 6

Arch Duke Ferdinand

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Of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph; his assassination at sarajevo triggered the outbreak of WWI (1863-1914). Ex of archduke a prince of the former ruling of house of austria.

Question 7

Gavrilo Princip

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(1895-1918) Was a serbian nationalist who became the catalyst for WWI when he assassinated Austrian Archduke franz ferdinand in sarajevo on june 28, 1914. The murder started a chain reaction that led to the beginning of the war only one month later.

Question 8

Mobilize

Answer 8

Is the act of assembling and readying troops and supplies for war. Mobilization was first used, in a military context, to describe the preparation of the Russian army during the 1850s and 1860s.

Question 9

Central Powers

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Germany and its allies (austria-hungary, bulgaria, and the ottoman empire) in WWI.

Question 10

Allied Powers

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refers to coalitions of primarily North American nations victorious over rival, central-European forces in World War I and World War II. The four nations that recurred as the main forces of the Allied powers in both wars were France, Russia/USSR, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Question 11

Trench warfare

Answer 11

A type of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches, in which troops are protected from enemies fire.

Question 12

Stalemate

Answer 12

A position of the pieces in which a player cannot move any piece except the king and cannot move the king without putting it in check. any position or situation in which no action can be taken or progress made; deadlock: Talks between union and management

Question 13

U-Boats

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German submarines during WWI and WWII.

Question 14

Neutral

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Not allied with supporting either side, not taking part in a war.

Question 15

Lusitania

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British luxury liner sunk by a german submarine in the north atlantic on may7, 1915.

Question 16

William Jennings Bryan

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(1860-1925) American orator and politician from Nebraska, and a dominant force in the populist wing of the democratic party, standing 3 times as the party’s nominee for president of the U.S.

Question 17

Woodrow Wilson

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28th president, served 1913- 1921 and led America through WWI, advocate for democracy and world peace.

Question 18

Sussex pledge

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A promise made by Germany to the U.S in 1916, during WWI before the USA entered the war, Germany had instituted a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, allowing armed merchant ships, but not passangers ships to be torpedoed without warning.

Question 19

Zimmermann note

Answer 19

Secret telegram sent on jan. 16, 1917, by a foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann to count johann von bernstorff, the german ambassador to the U.S, in it zimmermann said that in the event of war with the U.S, Mexico should be asked to enter the war as a german ally.

Question 20

Committee on Public Information

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Independent agency of the government of the united states created to influence U.S public opinion regarding American participation in wwi.

Question 21

Espionage

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The act or practice of spying, use of spies by a government to discover the military and political secrets of other nations.

Question 22

Sedition

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Over conduct, such as speech and organization, that tends towards insurrection against the established order, often includes subversion of a constitution and resistance to lawful authority.

Question 23

Selective Service Act

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Enacted may 18, 1917 requiring all men between the ages of 21-30 to register with locally administered draft boards for military conscription by national lottery.

Question 24

Liberty Bonds

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War bond sold in the U.S to support the allied cause in WWI.

Question 25

Jane Addams

Answer 25

Known as mother of social work was a pioneer American settlement activist/reformer, social worker, public philosopher, sociologist, author, and leader in women’s suffrage and world peace.

Question 26

Jeanette Rankin

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American politician and women’s rights advocate, and the first woman to hold national office in the U.S. She was elected to the U.S house of representatives by the state of montana in 1916, and again in 1940.

Question 27

National war labor board

Answer 27

May refer to either of the two U.S government agencies established to mediate labor disputes in wartimes.

Question 28

American Expeditionary Forces

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Expeditionary force of the U.S army during WWI, established july 5, 1917, in France under command of John J. Pershing.

Question 29

General John J. Pershing

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Commanded AEF in Europe during WWI, president and first captain of the west point class of 1886.

Question 30

Bolsheviks

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Member of the wing of Russian social-democratic workers party which led by Lenin seized control of the government in Russia (october 1917) and became the dominant political power.

Question 31

Communist

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An economic and social system envisioned by the 19th century german scholar karl marx. In theory, under communism, all means of production are owned in common, rather than by individuals.

Question 32

Vladimir Lenin

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Russian founder of the communist party, leader of bolshevik revolution, and was the architect of the soviet state.

Question 33

Ferdinand Foch

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French general and marshal of france, great britain,a nd poland, a military theorist and the supreme allied commander during the first world war.

Question 34

Alvin York

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Most decorated U.S army soldier of WWI.

Question 35

Harlem Hellfighters

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The 369th infantry regiment, formerly known as the 15th new york national guard regiment, was an infntry regiment of the U.S army national guard during WWI and WWII.

Question 36

Strategy

Answer 36

A way through large-scale, long-range planning and development, to ensure security or victory.

Question 37

Kaiser Wilhelm II

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King of prussia from 1888 to 1918, one of the most recognizable public figures of WWI.

Question 38

Armistice

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A formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting, it is not the end of the war,since it may constitute only a cessation of hostilities while an attempt is made to negotiate a lasting peace.

Question 39

Influenza

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Highly contagious infectious disease that is caused by any virus, it commonly occurs in epidemics, one of which killed 20 million people between 1917 and 1919.

Question 40

Fourteen Points

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14 goals of the U.S in the peace negotiations after WWI. President Wilson announced announced them to congress in 1918.

Question 41

League of Nations

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An international organization established after WWI under the provisions of the Treaty of versailles, the leage, the forerunner of the united nations brought about much international cooperation in health, labor problems, refugee affairs, and the like.

Question 42

Paris Peace Conference

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1919, also known as the versailles peace conference, was the meeting of the Allied victors, following WWI to set the peace terms for the defeated central powers following the armistices of 1918.

Question 43

Big Four

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Also known as the council of four, composed of woodrow wilson of the U.S, david lloyd george of britain, vittorio emanuele orlando of italy, and george clem. Of france.

Question 44

Reparations

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Compensation demanded by a victorious nation from a defeated nation. Reparations can be in the form of goods or money. Note: After World War I, heavy reparation debts were imposed on Germany by Britain, France, and the other victorious nations.

Question 45

Treaty of Versailles

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Document signed between germany and the allied powers following WWI that officially ended that war.

Question 46

Henry Cabot Lodge

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American republican senator and historian from massachusetts.

Question 47

Arms Race

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Competition between two or more parties to have the best armed forces, each party competes to produce a larger number of weapons, greater armies, and superior military tech.

Question 48

Alliance

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A formal agreement or treaty between two are more nations to cooperate for specific purposes.