Misc. 1
WWI was largely fought using ________ warfare
Trench
The US joined WWI in 1914 - True of False
False
The United States fought on which side during WWI
allies
What Country faced harsh consequences at the end of WWI
Germany
What does MAIN stand for?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Which event sparked WWI?
a. the sinking of the Lusitania
b. the German-French dispute over Alsace-Lorraine
c. Russia's quest for a warm-water port
d. the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
D
Which side won the war
The allied powers
Germany fought on which side during WWI
Central powers
What is the name of the peacekeeping organization that Woodrow Wilson created?
League of nations
What is an alliance
An alliance is an agreement between two or more nations to defend each other if one nation is attacked.
What is no man's land
The area between trenches
How many people died during WWI
16 million
What was the name given to the countries that fought against Germany and Austria-Hungary during WWI?
Allied powers
President Wilson's program for peace came to be known as the _________ ________.
What is the "Fourteen Points."
What is imperialism?
Imperialism is the process of countries building empires by gaining control of weaker nations.
Why was WWI so deadly?
New weapons
Trench Warfare
Name two problems that came from trench warfare
trench foot
lice
rats
shell shock
One incident that triggered the U.S. to declare war was the:
a. sinking of the Lusitania.
b. Serbian invasion of Hungary.
c. assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
d. German seizure of Alsace-Lorraine, claimed by France.
"a. the sinking of the Lusitania."
What is the name of the Treaty that ended World War I?
Treaty of Versailles
What is Nationalism?
Nationalism is an intense loyalty to a country that goes beyond just patriotism.
Tough one - what was the name of the man who killed Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip
Name one thing Germany had to do because they lost the war *hint - we talked about four of them
accept total responsibility for causing the war
give up some of its land
agree to pay the Allied nations billions of dollars in war reparations,
decrease the size of their military.
This was a telegram sent by Germany that tried to convince Mexico to join the central powers and attack the US
The Zimmerman Telegram
President Wilson convinced all but which of the Allies to accept the Fourteen Points:
a. France
b. the United States
c. Austria-Hungary
d. Germany
B
What is Militarism
the belief in keeping a strong military for national interest.