WWI

Question 1

Causes of ww1

Answer 1

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militarism
alliances
imperialism
nationalism
assassination of archduke ferdinand

Question 2

WW1 Central Powers countries

Answer 2

Germany
Austria-Hungary
Turkey/Ottoman Empire

Question 3

WW1 Allied Powers countries

Answer 3

Serbia
Russia
France
Britain
Italy

Question 4

impact of industry and mass production for ww1

Answer 4

mass armies - easier to equip large armies

Question 5

Von Schlieffen plan

Answer 5

german ww1 war plan at start of war
get to paris in 60 days thru belgium, then focus on Russia
didn’t work

Question 6

trench warfare advantage/disadvantage

Answer 6

works great for defense

horrible to attack

Question 7

ww1 impact of british blockade on german ports

Answer 7

starved germany into surrender (army+civilians)

confined german fleet in its port

Question 8

ww1 Christmas Truces

Answer 8

1914 Christmas truce - spontaneous
allied soldiers had truce with Germans
commanders didn’t like it - soldiers less willing to kill

Question 9

why stalemate in ww1 for 1st 2 years?

Answer 9

trench warfare and modern weapons

Question 10

ww1 battle of verdun

Answer 10

unsuccessful german attacks on french fort
mass artillery fight
meant to break french morale

Question 11

ww1 battle of Chateau Thierry

Answer 11

1st american offensive, successful

Question 12

ww1 causes to involve US

Answer 12

sinking of Lusitania, violation of Sussex Pledge, Zimmerman Note, German unrestricted sub warfare

Question 13

ww1 Battle of Meuse Argonne

Answer 13

3rd major American offensive
objective to break hindenburg german lines and force germans back thru belgium
combined effort of french and US
BAR Browning Automatic Rifle introduced

Question 14

ww1 battle of somme

Answer 14

brit attempt to relieve french troops at verdun
brits lost 60000
strategy: roll tanks through/across trenches

Question 15

invasion of gallipoli

Answer 15

brit attempt to take out ottoman empire
1st modern amphibious invasion
failed

Question 16

battle of jutland

Answer 16

naval battle

german victory - lost fewer ships and men

Question 17

sussex pledge

Answer 17

US will stay neutral if germany stops unrestricted sub warfare
failed

Question 18

zimmerman telegram

Answer 18

german offered alliance with mexico
promised texas, nm, Arizona back to mexico
reason: germany can focus on europe

Question 19

women’s role ww1

Answer 19

factories, replaced men in many other jobs
collected money for war effort
nurses

Question 20

John Blackjack Pershing

Answer 20

led Expedition forces

Question 21

American soldiers called?

Answer 21

doughboys

Question 22

ww1 african-americans

Answer 22

manual labor for US

fought for french

Question 23

ww1 date of armistice

Answer 23

11/11/1918 at 11 AM

Question 24

ww1 location of treaty

Answer 24

Palace of Versailles, France

Question 25

ww1 President Wilson’s 14 Points

Answer 25

plan for peace
no secret alliances
restore freedom of seas
reduce armaments
league of nations
self-determination for germany

Question 26

ww1 terms of peace treaty

Answer 26

germans reduce military
france gets alsace-lorriane (rhineland) for 15 yrs
german colonies given to allies
no self-determination for german colonies
$33 billion reparations
take the blame for ww1

Question 27

life like in US during ww1

Answer 27

civil rights restricted
economy controlled by government
voluntary rationing