WWI

Question 1

Militarism

Answer 1

the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability

Question 2

Imperialism

Answer 2

Military society led by an emperor

Question 3

Nationalism

Answer 3

Being super loyal to your own nation and no others

Question 4

Stalemate

Answer 4

When a decision cannot be made. Similar to a test.

Question 5

U-Boats

Answer 5

German Submarines

Question 6

Propaganda

Answer 6

Early form of media and advertising

Question 7

Espionage

Answer 7

Spying

Question 8

Sedition Acts

Answer 8

The Sedition Act made it a crime for American citizens to “print, utter, or publish…any false, scandalous, and malicious writing

Question 9

The Great Migration

Answer 9

It was one of the largest movements of people in United States history. Approximately six million Black people moved.

Question 10

Armistice

Answer 10

An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.

Question 11

Lusitania

Answer 11

A British passenger ship that was owned by the Cunard Line and was first launched in 1906. Built for the transatlantic passenger trade, it was luxurious and noted for its speed. During World War I the Lusitania was sunk by a German torpedo, resulting in great loss of life.

Question 12

Zimmerman Telegram

Answer 12

This was a way that the ally countries secretly communicated.

Question 13

Allies

Answer 13

United States, France, Great Britain, Russia, Japan

Question 14

Central powers

Answer 14

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman

Question 15

Austria-Hungary

Answer 15

They both viewed Russia as one of their main enemies and wanted to curb Russia’s influence in Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

Question 16

Trench Warfare

Answer 16

Fighting from man-made ditches called trenches. They used the underground location for protection.

Question 17

No Man’s Land

Answer 17

The narrow, muddy, treeless stretch of land, characterized by numerous shell holes, that separated German and Allied trenches during the First World War.

Question 18

14 Points from Wilson

Answer 18

1. Open diplomacy without secret treaties.
2. Economic free trade on the seas during war and peace.
3. Equal trade conditions.
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Question 19

M.A.I.N causes of WWI

Answer 19

Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism

Question 20

What year did U.S. join WWI?

Answer 20

1917

Question 21

Timeline of Events

Answer 21

Archduke Francis Ferdinand is assassinated.

July 28, 1914
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, beginning World War I.

August 2-7, 1914
Germany invades Luxembourg and Belgium.
Austria-Hungary invades Russia.

September 9, 1914
Allied forces halt German advance into France during First Battle of the Marne.

February 18, 1915
Germany begins naval blockade of Great Britain.

Question 22

Conscientious Objectors

Answer 22

Someone that refused to engage in war because of their conscience.

Question 23

How did WWI end?

Answer 23

Armistice on the Western Front. On Nov. 11, 1918, after more than four years of horrific fighting and the loss of millions of lives, the guns on the Western Front fell silent. Although fighting continued elsewhere, the armistice between Germany and the Allies was the first step to ending World War I.

Question 24

What started WWI?

Answer 24

The assassination of Archduke Frances Ferninand

Question 25

The Schlieffen Plan

Answer 25

In case of the outbreak of war, Germany would attack France first and then Russia. Instead of a ‘head-on’ engagement, which would lead to position warfare of inestimable length, the opponent should be enveloped and its armies attacked on the flanks and rear.

Question 26

Russian Revolution During WWI

Answer 26

During the final phase of World War I, it removed Russia from the war and brought about the transformation of the Russian Empire into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), replacing Russia’s traditional monarchy with the world’s first Communist state.

Question 27

Soviet Union at end of WWI

Answer 27

In March 1918, the new Russian government, now under Lenin’s leadership, signed a peace treaty with Germany in what is now Belarus.