Long terms Causes of WWI
What does the acronym MAIN stand for? (Each letter)
M-militarism
A-alliances
I-Imperialism
N-Nationalism
What was the spark (short term cause) of WWI?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
During World War I, developments in military technology led to
(1) an early victory by the Allied powers
(2) the establishment of industrial capitalism
(3) the use of poisonous gas and submarine attacks
(4) an increase in ethnic tension in western Europe
(3)
Why did Russia pull out of the war and what year?
Russia was going through poverty, with many Russians unhappy with Czar Nicholas II. Russian radical communists took over the Russian government and immediately signed a peace treaty with Germany in 1917.
Name 3 new political borders in Europe that are drawn after WWI.
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia
What is nationalism?
Pride in one's nation or culture
True or false: There was a direct link between the Serbian government and the black hand (terrorist group in charge of assassinating the archduke)
False
The technology developed during World War I resulted in
(1) smaller nations becoming part of larger empires after the war
(2) a smaller number of refugees during the war
(3) increased military casualties in battles fought during the war
(4) a slowdown in transportation improvements after the
(3)
With Russia out of the war, what did this allow Germany to do?
Send all of its forces to the Western Front
What was the League of Nations?
An international organization compromising of all the world's nations that would serve as a forum against allowing any conflict to escalate.
How did Serbian nationalism increase tension in the Balkan Peninsula?
Serbia wanted to create a slavic speaking nation, however, Bosnia was under the Austria-Hungarian empire which upset Serbia.
The Balkans were referred to as the "Powder Keg of Europe" in the period of WWI because of their
Nationalistic Rivalries
What is Total War?
What was America's goal at the start of World War I?
Planned and hoped to continue its longstanding policy of staying out of European conflicts--but they wanted to profit off of the war
Why did the United States refuse to join the League of Nations? What did they predict?
Because European nations refused to enact any of Wilson's other 13 points and instead placed all reparation blame on Germany. He knew that doing that, another World War would come about within a generation. He did not want to waste American time or money on a forum that would fail.
Who had the largest colonial empire by the 1900's? (prior to the start of World War I)
Great Britain
Who was the first to declare war in World War I? On whom?
Austria-Hungary on Serbia
What is Trench Warfare?
warfare in which opposing armed forces attack, counterattack, and defend from relatively permanent systems of trenches dug into the ground.
What was the Zimmerman telegram?
A telegram sent by Arthur Zimmerman, to Mexico, stating that if Germany goes to war with the United States, Mexico would ally itself with Germany in exchange for the lost territories of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
What happened to Germany after World War I? (2 things)
They were forced to pay all reparations of war and were forced to demilitarize.
Which countries were under the Triple Alliance? Which countries were under the Triple Entente? And which country switched sides at the beginning of World War I?
Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Triple Entente: Russia, France, Britain
Italy switches sides because the Triple Entente promises it land.
During World War I, who were the Allied powers and who were the Central powers?
Allied: France, Britain, Russia, and Italy--eventually Japan and US
Central: Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary, and Bulgaria
Describe three technological developments in warfare during WWI.
Chemical Warfare, Submarines, Tanks, Machine Guns, Airplanes
Why was it a significant moment when the United States enters WWI?
The United States had 2 million fresh troops ready for battle while Germany was exhausted from years of fighting prior to the US entry. WWI ends less than a year of the US's entry
What did World War I show the new world in terms of technological advancements and death?
War is destructive in the new world--with technological advancements comes massive destruction and death. Soldiers would not be able to work normally when/if they return home.