The Great War Begins
A New Kind of War
Winning the War
Making the Peace
Revolution and Civil War in Russia
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These three nations made up the Tripple Alliance.
What were Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary?
100
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY** What was the Schlieffen Plan designed to avoid?
A war on two fronts. DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Name the five (5) battle fronts.
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How did women help in the war effort?
They worked in war industries.
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The Big Three included leaders from which countries?
Britain, France and the United States.
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Two factors that lead to the Tsar's abdication were...
Food shortages and defeat in battle.
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The four (4) M.A.I.N. causes of WWI.
Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism
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Which countries battled each other on the Eastern Front?
Germany and Russia
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**DOUBLE JEOPARDY** What event boosted morale in 1917?
The United States joined the war. DOUBLE JEOPARDY: What are two factors that caused the United States to enter the war?
200
The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to pay...
Reparations ($30 billion) for war damages.
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The leader of the Bolsheviks
V.I. Lenin
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The major cause of rising international tensions in the early 1900s.
What was competition for colonial territories?
300
Which weapon had the greatest impact on the outcome of the war?
The submarine.
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How did Germany respond to British naval blockades?
It used U-boats to sink ships carrying supplies to Britain.
300
What were the Fourteen Points?
Wilson's terms for ending the war and future wars (to create a "lasting peace").
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During the November Revolution, the Bolsheviks seized power from...
the provisional (temporary) government that the Duma had set up.
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Why were Serbian nationalists angry when Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary visited Bosnia?
They saw the Austrians as oppressive foreign rulers.
400
An important change during the war
The Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers
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What was the immediate result of Russia's withdrawal from the war?
Germany concentrated its forces on the Western front.
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A new country created following the war in Southeastern Europe (Serbian territory).
Yugoslavia
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What did the New Economic Policy of 1921 do?
Allowed small business to reopen for private profit.
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What countries made up the Central and Allied Powers?
Central: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire Allied: France, Britain, Italy, United States
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What was the main result of the First Battle of Marne?
It ended Germany's hopes for a quick victory on the Western Front/gave time for the Russian army to mobilize.
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Which problem threatened peace in postwar Europe?
Many overlapping claims to territories.
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The League of Nations was weakened because...
The Unites States refused to join.
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Why were Marxists ideas ADAPTED to Russian conditions?
Russia did not have a large force of urban workers.
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