World War I Test Study Flashcards

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1
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Armistice

A

Verterns Day

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2
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Mobilization

A

Preparing for the war

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3
Q

Belligerent

A

Fighting sides

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4
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Propaganda

A

Information used to influence public opinion.

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5
Q

U- Boats

A

Submarines (Underwater Boats)

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6
Q

Huns

A

Germany

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7
Q

Doughboys

A

Americans

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8
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Tommie’s

A

British

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9
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Frogie’s

A

French

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10
Q

Spanish Flu

A

Influenza, killed many in the war

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11
Q

Isolationism

A

Nothing to do with Europeans affairs and remain neutral

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12
Q

Suicide Club

A

The Airforce

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13
Q

No Man’s Land

A

Between two countries trenches

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14
Q

Lusitania

A

British Luxury Liner

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15
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Franz Ferdinand

A

Archduke of Austria- Hungary

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16
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Czar Nicholas II

A

Czar of Russia

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17
Q

Manfred Von Richtofen

A

“Red baron”

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18
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Vladimir Lenin

A

(Promised people) dictator of Russia who started Bolshevik Revolution.

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19
Q

King George V

A

King Of Great Britian

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20
Q

Great War

A

WWI

21
Q

Bolshevik Revolution

A

communist and movement revolutions

22
Q

Kaiser Wilhelm

A

King of Germany

23
Q

Franz Joseph

A

King of Austria- Hungary

24
Q

Arthur Zimmerman

A

German Ambassador

25
Q

Eddie Rickenbacker

A

Top American Ace

26
Q

John Pershing

A

Gerneral of the US army

27
Q

The Four Causes and Describe how each contributed to the war?

A

Militarism- Created military build-up of forces & weapons.
Alliance System- Created a world conflict.
Imperialism- Created rival ties between empires.
Nationalism- created a desire for self.

28
Q

What was known as the “powder keg of Europe”?

A

The Belkin Peninsula

29
Q

Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

A

Archduke of Austria- Hungary

30
Q

What was the “Black Hand”?

A

A Serbian Terrorist Group

31
Q

Who was Gavrilo Princep?

A

The assassin who killed the Archduke and his wife.

32
Q

Describe what Pan-Slavism was?

A

A national movement which was created to bring independence to the region

33
Q

Describe how the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary created a world war?

A

Austria declares war over Serbia then the alliance system kicks in and drags Austria and Serbia. Then they begin to side.

34
Q

What was the original purpose of the Alliance system?

A

To prevent wars

35
Q

Name five modern weapons and what impact they had?

A
  • Machine Guns- mostly deadly
    -Zeppelins “blimps”
    -Poison Gas- Mustard Gas
    -Tanks- cross trenches
    -Artillery- launch exploding shells .
36
Q

Name the three purposes of the propagandas used in WWI

A
  1. Recruitment of men
  2. promote patriotism
  3. make enemy look evil
37
Q

The Western front extended from where to where? The Eastern front extended from where to where?

A
  1. Western front extended from the North Sea.
  2. The Eastern front extended from the Baltic Sea
38
Q

What were the three main reasons the USA entered the war in 1917?

A
  1. Sinking of Lusitania
  2. Unrestricted submarine warfare
    3.Zimmerman telegram
39
Q

Describe why Russia eventually pulls out of the war in 1917?

A

Communist took over and pulled Russia out as they promised after the Russian revolution.

40
Q

Why were the Allied Powers so concerned when Russia pulled out of the war?

A

Russia was the only allied power to be fighting at the eastern front.

41
Q

What were the American Impacts on the war?

A
  1. Boosted moral of allied powers
  2. Fresh manpower
  3. Supplied and equipment
42
Q

What does “Bloody Stalemete”mean?

A

No one was winning the war

43
Q

Name the Big Four countries and their Leaders?

A
  1. Great Britian- David Lloyd George
  2. France- Georges Cleameance
  3. USA- Woodrow Wilson
    4 Italy- Vittono Orlanda
44
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What was the purpose of the five points in the peace plan?

A

To prevent future wars

45
Q

What is “self-determination”?

A

Nations should have the right to govern themselves.

46
Q

What was the League of Nations and its goal?

A

International peacekeeping organizations and the goal was to prevent any future wars.

47
Q

Name the three nations of the Central Powers and the Allied Powers? & which USA joined

A

Central- Germany, Austria, and Ottoman Turks
Allied- Russia, France, and Great Britian (USA)

48
Q

List the four results of World War I:

A
  • Death Toll
    -Bolshevik
    -USA becomes a world power
    -Four major empires collapse
49
Q

What event marked the “turning point” in the war?

A

The United States joining the war on the Allied power sides.