World War I

Question 1

Nationalism

Answer 1

A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country

Question 2

Alliance System

Answer 2

Triple entente, triple alliance, and the balkans

Question 3

Triple Entente

Answer 3

France, Great Britain, Russia

Question 4

Triple Alliance

Answer 4

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

Question 5

The Balkans

Answer 5

Bulgaria and Serbia

Question 6

Propaganda

Answer 6

Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause

Question 7

Shell Shock

Answer 7

A mental disorder caused by exposure to the distressing experiences of trench warfare

Question 8

Schlieffen Plan

Answer 8

Germany’s plan to avoid fighting a war on two fronts against France then an attack on Russia (Belgium slowed them down)

Question 9

U-Boats

Answer 9

German submarines used in World War 1

Question 10

Neutrality

Answer 10

Policy of supporting neither side in a war

Question 11

Trench Warfare

Answer 11

A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.
Fighting from ditches was protected by barbed wire

Question 12

Stalemate

Answer 12

A situation in which neither side can win a decisive victory

Question 13

Lusitania

Answer 13

American boat that was sunk in 1915 by the German U-boats; made America consider entering WWI. Forced Germany to undergo Sussex Pledge

Question 14

Balance of Power

Answer 14

Distribution of military and economic power in which nations of the world have roughly equal power

Question 15

Militarism

Answer 15

A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war

Question 16

Sussex Pledge

Answer 16

German pledge to warn neutral ships and passenger vessels before attacking

Question 17

Blockade

Answer 17

The use of troops or ships to prevent commercial traffic from entering or leaving a city or region

Question 18

Central Powers

Answer 18

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire

Question 19

Allied Powers

Answer 19

Great Britain, France, Russia

Question 20

Zimmerman Telegraph

Answer 20

Telegraph that revealed Germany’s attempt to ally with Mexico to draw the U.S. into the War

Question 21

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Answer 21

treaty between Russia and Germany that would end Russia’s involvement in WWI in 1917

Question 22

Western Front

Answer 22

Region of northern France where much fighting took place

Question 23

Eastern Front

Answer 23

A stretch of battlefield along the German and Russian border

Question 24

Conscription

Answer 24

Drafting of civilians to serve in the military

Question 25

Poison Gas

Answer 25

New and deadly weapon of World War I that caused vomiting, blindness, and suffocation

Question 26

Tank

Answer 26

British invention which smashed through barbed wire, cleared paths through "no man's land". Helped end the war

Question 27

Machine Gun

Answer 27

Invented by Richard Gatling, | a firearm that fires bullets really quickly; dominated the battlefields during WWI

Question 28

14 Points

Answer 28

Woodrow Wilson's plan to keep the peace after WWI

Question 29

Treaty of Versailles

Answer 29

Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WWI and handed down harsh punishment

Question 30

The Big Four

Answer 30

United States (Wilson), France (Clemenceau), Britain (Lloyd George), and Italy (Orlando)

Question 31

War Guilt Clause

Answer 31

Clause in the Treaty of Versailles that blamed Germany for starting World War I

Question 32

Reparation

Answer 32

Germany had to pay $33 billion as payment for war damages

Question 33

Self Determination

Answer 33

Fourteen points would let Eastern Europe choose their own form of government

Question 34

League of Nations

Answer 34

A group of countries with the goal of settling disputes through negotiation, rather than war

Question 35

Armistice

Answer 35

An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a cease fire

Question 36

November 11, 1918

Answer 36

The day that Germany signed Armistice ending WWI

Question 37

Woodrow Wilson

Answer 37

President of the United States during WWI. He wanted peace & democracy

Question 38

Vittorio Orlando

Answer 38

Italian prime minister at Versailles Peace Conference who wanted to punish Germany

Question 39

Georges Clemenceau

Answer 39

French statesman who wanted to crush Germany and forget about the Fourteen Points

Question 40

David Lloyd George

Answer 40

British prime minister who wanted to mediate at peace conference between Clemenceau and Wilson

Question 41

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Answer 41

Austria-Hungarian heir assassinated by a Serbian nationalist; the spark of WWI

Question 42

No Mans Land

Answer 42

The area between opposing trenches. Most fighting took place in this area

Question 43

Theatres of War

Answer 43

key geographical areas where major battles take place during wars

Question 44

Gallipoli Campaign

Answer 44

(1915) Failed attempt by the Allies in World War I to take control of the Dardanelles

Question 45

Assasination

Answer 45

Murder of a public figure by surprise attack

Question 46

Trench Foot

Answer 46

Infection of the foot caused by wet, cold, and unsanitary conditions. (Trenches)

Question 47

Wilhelm II

Answer 47

Kaiser of Germany during WWI