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1
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What were the MAIN causes of WWI?

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Militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism

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What incident triggered the outbreak of war in 1914?

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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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What was the name of the battle fought outside Paris that began the trench warfare and took away Germany’s hope of a quick victory?

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Marne

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What is a situation in which no progress is being made on each side?

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Stalemate

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What is the land in between the two side’s trenches?

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No man’s land

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Who was the leader of Germany during WW1?

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Kaiser Wilhelm II

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What was the name of Germany’s plan that involved attacking Paris, France and then attacking Russia?

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Schlieffen plan

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Which neutral country was invaded by Germany as they moved into France at the start of the War?

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Belgium

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What were three weapons used during trench warfare?

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Machine guns, poison gas, airplanes

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How did the United States contribute to the Allied war effort?

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The United States send troops, weapons, and money.

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Who was Tsar (Czar) Nicholas II?

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The leader of Russia before the Russian Revolution

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What were three reason why the United States entered the war?

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The Zimmerman telegraph, the U-boat attacks, and democracy

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Who was John Pershing?

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He led the U.S. forces in Europe called the American Expeditionary Force

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Who was Vladimir Lenin?

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He led the Bolsheviks which were a communist group that takes power of Russia after the second Russian Revolution

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Which Allied Power left the war in 1918 due to a Revolution?

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Russia

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What was the name of the alliance that included Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria?

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The Central Powers

17
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What is an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce?

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Armistice

18
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What is the process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government?

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Self-determination

19
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When does the war officially end (date and time)?

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Nov. 11, 1918 – At 11am

20
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Who won World War I?

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The Allied Powers

21
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What were the four punishments for Germany that were part of the Treaty of Versailles?

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1) take full blame for the war
2) pay reparations
3) give up some of their land
4) reduce military

22
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What was the name of Wilson’s post-War plan?

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The Fourteen Points

23
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What was the international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes?

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The League of Nations

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