WWI causes and weapons

Question 1

What was the first chain reaction in WWI?

Answer 1

The Spark: Franz Fernand and wife were assassinated on June 28, 1914 by Black Hand

Question 2

What was the second chain reaction in WWI?

Answer 2

Austria Hungary blames Serbia: issues harsh set of demands on Serbia

Question 3

What was the third chian reaction in WWI?

Answer 3

Serbia unable to meet the demands

Question 4

What waas the fourth chain reaction in WWI?

Answer 4

Jully 28, 1914, Austria Hungary after confering with Germany declares war on Serbia
Germany issues a Blank check of unconditional support

Question 5

What was the fifth chain feaction in WWI?

Answer 5

Pan Slavism: Russia (largest Slav nation comes to defend Serbia and mobilize for war

Question 6

What is mobilizing?

Answer 6

undeclared declaration of war

Question 7

What is the sixth chain reaciton of WWI?

Answer 7

Germany: Austria Hungary ally declares war on Russia
Germany: declares war on France, ally with Russia
Exercized Schleffen Plan

Question 8

What is the Schleffen Plan?

Answer 8

2 front war with France and Russia iniciated by Germany

Get France out of the war quick

Question 9

What was the seventh chain reaction of WWI?

Answer 9

Germany invades Belgium (enroute to France)

Question 10

What is the eighth chain reaction of WWI?

Answer 10

Britain honors long standing Belium alliance and declares war on Germany

Question 11

WHere was the question “Who started the War” answered?

Answer 11

Paris Peace Conference with the Treaty of Versallies

Question 12

What weapons were used in WWI?

Answer 12

sniper rifle
tanks
grenades (potato masher)
aircraft
machine gun
bolt action rifle

Question 13

What was WWI fighting style?

Answer 13

Napoleonic Style

Divide and conquer

Question 14

WHy did Napoleonic Style fail?

Answer 14

due to modern weapons (machine guns)

Question 15

What are the MAIN causes of WWI?

Answer 15

Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism

Question 16

Militarism?

Answer 16

Standing army in the millions
Glorification of war
War is good and neccisary for each generation to prove itself
2nd industrialization had mass production
Europe had Franco PRussian War (seasonal war)
Europeans expected WWI to be a seasonal war
Very naive to new weapons
Most significant cause of WWI

Question 17

What was Europe like in 1800s?

Answer 17

relitively peace and prosperity

Question 18

Alliances?

Answer 18

Triple Alliances: Germany, Austria Hungary, Italy (Italy changes teams and Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria joins)
Triple Entente: Britain, France, and Russia (later Italy and is called Allies)
Main threat was Germany
Italy changed becuse Briation made a secret treaty to gie it more land
WIlson 14 points
Common Enemy Theory

Question 19

Imperialism?

Answer 19

Most industrial nations imperialize
Industrial naitons need raw materials and new markets
Scramble for Africa
Balance of power between European nations

Question 20

Nationalism?

Answer 20

extreme joy in one country winning

Standing army in the millions

Question 21

WHat were the Balkans?

Answer 21

Powder Keg of Europe
They were apart of the weakest empire (Ottoman)
South Central Europe next to Italy

Question 22

What were Seasonal Wars?

Answer 22

wars that last just a few months

Franco Prussian War

Question 23

WHo wer the Black Hand?

Answer 23

Serbian nationalists

Question 24

Where did Serbia want to move to?

Answer 24

land with sea

Question 25

The Austria Hungary invasion of _ brought Russia into the War?

Answer 25

Serbia

Question 26

What was the German Kaiser during WWI was who?

Answer 26

Wilhelm II

Question 27

What was Germany’s secret treaty to convince Mexico to join the war?

Answer 27

Zimmerman

Question 28

Who was the Commander of the American Expeditionary Force during WWI?

Answer 28

John Pershing

Question 29

WHo was the president during WWI?

Answer 29

Wilson

Question 30

What years were WWI?

Answer 30

1914-1918

Question 31

German Kriegsmarine pioneered the use of _ to sink enemy ship.

Answer 31

Submarine

U boat

Question 32

WHat was the pledge that Germny would stop unrestricted submarine warfare?

Answer 32

Suffex Pledge

Question 33

WHat type of warfare was used by both sides on the Western Front?

Answer 33

trent warfare
machine gun
stalemate
no mans land
over the top

Question 34

For the first 3 years of the war, the US practiced waht kind of policy?

Answer 34

Neutrality

Question 35

What was Wilson’s campain for the 1916 election?

Answer 35

he kept us out of war

Question 36

How was most of the money used to fund the war was raised?

Answer 36

sales of Liberty Bonds

Question 37

The Commitee of Public Information was set up in 1917 for what purpose?

Answer 37

To publicize and popularize the war

Question 38

What laws aloowd the US govt to silence or imprision those who oppose the war?

Answer 38

THe espionage
sabatoge
Sedition Act of 1917

Question 39

The AMerican soldiers in WWI were nicknamed what by allies troops?

Answer 39

dough boys

Question 40

WHo was the top fighter pilot during the war?

Answer 40

Rickenbacker

Question 41

Who was the Red Baron?

Answer 41

Richtholen

Question 42

What political faction orchestrated the Nov 1917 revolution in Russia?

Answer 42

The Bolshevilks