WWI

Question 1

Militarism

Answer 1

Glorification of the Military

Question 2

Alliances

Answer 2

OVB signed with Austria and Italy
Triple Entente
OVB signed with Russia

Question 3

Imperialism

Answer 3

Britain felt threatened by German building up Navy

Question 4

Nationalism

Answer 4

People wanted to be the bets of the best
New weapons
Threats amongst each other

Question 5

Causes of WWI

Answer 5

M.A.I.N
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism

Question 6

Francis Ferdinand

Answer 6

His assassination thrust Europe into war

Question 7

What is the Schlieffen plan

Answer 7

Germany marches through Belgium, defeats France then fights Russia to avoid a two front war

Question 8

How did trench Warfare negatively affect WWI?

Answer 8

Massive casualties in a short period
Extended the war
Cause wide spread disease

Question 9

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

Answer 9

Military tactic to combat the Allied blockade in the North Sea
Major pull factor for the US to join the war

Question 10

Ottoman Empire

Answer 10

Controlled of a the Dardanelles
Led to the Battle of Gallipoli in which the Allies were forced to pull out of the region
Led to Winston Churchill being temporarily pushed out of British politics

Question 11

Propaganda

Answer 11

The spreading of ideas to promote a cause or damage to an opposing army

Question 12

Russia

Answer 12

A revolution opened an opportunity for the Germans to focus on the western front

Question 13

President Wilson tried to promote piece by offering a treaty intended to be a treaty to prevent future wars. “Peace without victory” was the slogan. Ultimately, it was not adopted and the Allies went the opposite direction

Answer 13

14 Points

Question 14

This passenger cruise line was sunk, causing 1,200 deaths. This was one of the pull factors for the USA to join the war

Answer 14

Lusitania

Question 15

Treaty of Versailles

Answer 15

Germans were forced to sign
Put forth conditions to end the war
German military smaller

Question 15

What was the reason for the stalemate on the western front?

Answer 15

Allies and Central powers dug trenches to combat the rapid gun and artillery fire

Question 16

How did technologies developments lead to high casualties during WWI?

Answer 16

The Old battle tactics weren’t develop to automatic machine guns and long-range artillery

Question 16

What are the Allies

Answer 16

USA
England
France

Question 16

The war ended on

Answer 16

November 11, 1918

Question 17

Zimmerman Note

Answer 17

Communication was intercepted by the Allies
Requested Mexico start a war with the United States to keep its full focus on Europe
Push factor for the US joining the war

Question 18

Germans were forced to take full blame for the war, and pay what?

Answer 18

Reparations

Question 19

President of the United States during WWI

Answer 19

Woodrow Wilson

Question 19

A list of terms, presented by the United States, to end this war, and future wars. It called for freedom of he seas, free trade, reduction of arms, and self determination. Ultimately, this was not adopted

Answer 19

Fourteen Points

Question 20

Who were the Central Powers

Answer 20

Ottoman Empire
Austria-Hungary
Germany

Question 21

Gavrilo Princip

Answer 21

The man who assassinated Francis Ferdinand

Question 22

Mobilization

Answer 22

to assemble armed forces, military reserves, civilians of military age, industries, and transportation facilities, etc. into active service during a time of war

Question 23

Technology

Answer 23

airplanes, long-range artillery, gas, motorized ambulances, mobile X-ray equipment, wireless radio

Question 24

Trench Warfare

Answer 24

allowing soldiers some protection from enemy fire but also hindering troops from readily advancing and thus prolonging the war

Question 25

Stalemate

Answer 25

a period in the Great War where neither the Allies nor the Central Powers could gain a decisive advantage over the other on the Western Fron

Question 26

Ending the War

Answer 26

the armistice between Germany and the Allies

Question 27

Blockade

Answer 27

an act of war whereby one party blocks entry to or departure from a defined part of an enemy's territory, most often its coasts

Question 28

Self-Determination

Answer 28

a nation—a group of people with similar political ambitions—can seek to create its own independent government or state

Question 29

Collective Security

Answer 29

system by which states have attempted to prevent or stop wars

Question 30

Peace without Victory

Answer 30

World War I should be ended without there being a clear winner and that the losing side shouldn't be punished too severely

Question 31

Armistice Day

Answer 31

November 11, 1918 an armistice was signed between the Germans and the Allies, ending World War I

Question 32

Direct Rule

Answer 32

System of government where central authority practices complete control over a territory

Question 33

Indirect Rule

Answer 33

System of government where central authority allow local leaders to maintain authority

Question 34

Entente

Answer 34

Alliance formed between France, Russia, and Britain during WWI

Question 35

Alsace and Lorraine

Answer 35

Two territories that played a role in conflicts between France and Germany Symbol of French nationalism Annexed by Germany Returned to France after the Treaty of Versailles was signed

Question 36

Neutrality

Answer 36

State/Policy of not taking sides and getting involved in conflicts

Question 37

Zeppelin

Answer 37

Massive Airships Filled with gas and allowed them to carry cargo/passengers

Question 38

Total War

Answer 38

Type of welfare where the nation mobilizes all of its resources, both military and civilian to support war effort

Question 39

Convoy

Answer 39

Groups of ships that traveled together Mutual protection in enemy attacks Ensured safe delivery of resources form one place to another

Question 40

Conscription

Answer 40

Draft Individuals BY LAW are required to serve in the military

Question 41

Armistice

Answer 41

Formal agreement between two parties that ends fighting

Question 42

Pandemic

Answer 42

Global Outbreaks of infectious diseases that spread across countries/continents