WW1 Key Takeaways

Question 1

What were the causes of WW1?

Answer 1

Causes that contribute to WW1: 
• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• Nationalist sentiments
• Industrialization/Imperialism
• Funky alliances
• Militarization

Question 2

What does MAINS stand for?

Answer 2

M - Militarism (ex. German naval arms race)
A - Alliances (ex. Triple Alliance and Triple Entente)
I - Imperialism / Industrialization (ex. British sun never sets, Germany in Africa, Railroads, dreadnoughts)
N - Nationalism (ex. Balkans, big powers)
S - Significant individuals (ex. Kaiser Willhelm II, King George V, Tsar Nicholas II, Franz Joseph)

Question 3

What was the futility in WW1?

Answer 3

futility: pointlessness or uselessness.

Examples:
The Battle of the Somme (1M casualties and 300k deaths), Battle of Verdun(both sides with 300k casualties),

Question 4

What are some examples of Total War?

Answer 4

Total war: military conflict in which the contenders are willing to make any sacrifice in lives and other resources to obtain a complete victory

Examples:
• Women working with careers that were originally seen as “for men only”

• Food production and agriculture
• Government Propaganda

Question 5

What is the Schlieffen Plan?

Answer 5

• Germany’s military plan to defeat France and Russia.

* Germany Invaded Belgium which caused Britain to enter the war because of its neutrality.

Question 6

What did the FNMI Contribute?

Answer 6

• 4000 fought for Canada
• 1/3 of First Nations Peoples in Canada aged 18-45 enlisted
• Thousands of non-Status Indians, Inuit & Metis enlisted without official recognition of their Indigenous identity

Question 7

What was Vimy Ridge about and why was It important

Answer 7

• Vimy was a strategic location for the Germans to see the Western Front
• The French and British could not capture Vimy until Canada came along.
• Arthur Currie was the penultimate leader of Vimy Ridge’s success
• Vimy Ridge was the first battle where all four Canadian divisions fought together, which created Nationalism
• It was considered “The Birth of a Nation” and gave Canadian solders a good reputation