world war one

Question 1

Otto Von Bismark

Answer 1

German Chancellor
isolates France
alliance with Austria/Hungary and Italy later joins
trade treaty with Russia
fears two front war

Question 2

Kaiser Wilhem II

Answer 2

German Ruler (1888-1918)
forces Bismark to resign
built up army and navy

Question 3

Three Emperor’s League (1881)

Answer 3

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia

Question 4

Triple Alliance (1882)

Answer 4

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

Question 5

Entente Cordiale (1904)

Answer 5

Britain, France

Question 6

Triple Entente

Answer 6

Britain, France, Russia

Question 7

Franz Ferdinand

Answer 7

Austrian Archduke
visits Sarajevo, Bosnia and gets assassinated

Question 8

Gavrilo Philip

Answer 8

Serbian Nationalist, Black Hand member
kills Ferdinand

Question 9

July Crisis

Answer 9

Austria gives Serbia an ultimatum (July 23)
Serbia accepts all but two
Austria declares war (July 28)
Germany declares war on Russia

Question 10

Count Berchtold

Answer 10

Austrian Prime Minister
gives ultimatum

Question 11

Bethmann Hollweg

Answer 11

German Prine Minister
support for Austria during July crisis with Wilhem II was gone

Question 12

Sir Edward Grey

Answer 12

British Foreign Secretary

Question 13

Schlieffen Plan

Answer 13

attack France (through Belgium) when Russia is mobilizing and then attack Russia, to avoid two front war

Question 14

Britain-Belgium Treaty (1838)

Answer 14

Britain would protect Belgium so Germany could not control their channel ports
Britain declared war on Germany (Aug 4, 1914) after ultimatum

Question 15

German Western Front

Answer 15

defence
large troops with heavy artillery

Question 16

Battle of Tannenberg (Aug 25-28, 1914)

Answer 16

Germans took 95000 prisoners, killed 30000

Question 17

German Easter Front

Answer 17

traditional tactical warfare

Question 18

Ludendorff and Hidenburg

Answer 18

German commanders during Battle of Tannenberg (Aug 25-28, 1914)

Question 19

Wilfrid Laurier

Answer 19

7th Canadian Prime Minister
joined Britain in war (declared loyal to Britain in 1904)
joins full war effort in 1914 (initially sends 25000 men, then 100000 men in June 1915)

Question 20

Robert Borden

Answer 20

8th Primer Minister during the war
signed War Measures Act which gave the government extraordinary powers

Question 21

Sam Hughes

Answer 21

Canadian Minister of Militia
started a nationwide recruitment campaign

Question 22

Valcartier

Answer 22

Quebecois, a part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
had a training camp
30000 Canadians sailed for England (Sept 1914), arrived Feb 1915

Question 23

Henri Bourassa

Answer 23

Quebecois nationalist
opposed war effects though supported voluntary enlistment

Question 24

Canadian Patriotic Fund

Answer 24

money for soldier’s families

Question 25

Military Hospitals Commission

Answer 25

hospitals for wounded

Question 26

YMCA

Answer 26

organized canteens support services for soldiers

Question 27

Red Cross

Answer 27

humanitarian aid kept track of the wounded

Question 28

Victory Bonds

Answer 28

raised money for war

Question 29

Income Tax

Answer 29

introduced in 1917, still around

Question 30

Ypres, Belgium (April 1915)

Answer 30

chemical warfare (chlorine gas) Canada helped hold the line, 6000 died/missing/wounded

Question 31

Somme River (July 1916)

Answer 31

troops go over the top 57000 British die

Question 32

Vimy Ridge, Northern France (April 1917)

Answer 32

Canada use rolling barrage, drop shells just in front of Germans, great success for Canada

Question 33

Officer Arthur Currie

Answer 33

Canadian strategist strategized in Vimy Ridge

Question 34

Passchendale, Belgium (July 1917)

Answer 34

British lose 68000 British High Command sends Arthur Currie but more die

Question 35

USA Neutrality

Answer 35

wished to stay out of European business their interests were out of the Western hemisphere militarism was absent (small army) many immigrants, did not want to tear country apart could trade with both sides, aided economy

Question 36

Lusitania

Answer 36

US passenger boat struck by German U-boat

Question 37

Woodrow Willson

Answer 37

USA president

Question 38

National Defense Act (1916) USA

Answer 38

increased army (80000 to 223000) state militias National Guard to 400000 established junior reserve officer training corps

Question 39

Naval Expansion Act (1916) USA

Answer 39

10 dreadnoughts 16 cruisers 50 destroyers

Question 40

Merchant Marine Act (1916) USA

Answer 40

federal gov owned ships regulated shipping

Question 41

Zimmermann Telegram

Answer 41

note from Germany to Mexico offering to form an alliance to help them regain lost territory (taken by USA)