Ww1 Flashcards
In what year did WW1 start
1914
What year did WW1 end?
1918
What was the immediate cause of WW1?
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The United States practiced what policy at the beginning of WW1?
Isolationism
What is an alliance?
An agreement between nations to defend one another.
Adolph Hitler led which country during World War II?
Germany
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
Italy, Germany, and Japan
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
December 7, 1941
Why were tensions heightened among countries in Europe after 1900?
Nations began mobilizing for war
Initially, how was the war effort on the Western Front characterized?
trench warfare that kept both sides in the same positions for four years.
As the war progressed, why did both the Allied Powers and the Central Powers seek new allies?
get more money and supplies.
What complicated the negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference?
Germany’s refusal to pay for the war.
Why was Germany especially opposed to Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles?
held Germany (and Austria) responsible for the war and required reparations
Define Nationalism:
Loving your country to a level where you feel you are superior to others
What are the 2 countries that were about to fight against each other because of colonies but they didn’t?
France & Germany
which of the following wasn’t directly involved in the beginning?
United States
Who was president during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
What was the name of Austria Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire?
Central Powers
What was the name of the British passenger ship that was sank by the Germans?
Lusitania
What caused the US to enter the war?
US ships being sank
What were the submarines called that were used by Germany?
U-boats
