Causes of WWI
What were the mutual defense alliances?
What is agreements between nations that stated that if one were to go into war the other would follow suite in order to protect them.
ex. Russia and Serbia
What country did Germany first attack?
What is Belgium.
Where were the trenches at?
What is they were on both sides and went from the North Sea and through Belgium and France.
When did the pandemic occur?
What is between January 1918 and December 1920.
What ruler was overthrown during the Russian Revolution?
What is Nicolas II.
How did militarism come into play in the war?
What is the war quickly became an arms race for the countries to try and prove how powerful they are.
What did the first month of combat look like in WWI?
What is bold attacks and rapid troop movements on both eastern and western fronts.
What was the area between the two enemy trench lines called?
What is "No Man's Land".
About how many people contracted the Spanish flu in the U.S.?
What is 200 of every 1000.
What were some of the causes of the Russian Revolution?
What is food shortages, economically, and widespread inflation.
Why was nationalism a cause of WWI?
What is countries were being greedy and not negotiating.
Where did the Western front end up becoming?
What is it became entrenched in central France and that is where it stayed for the duration of the war.
Why was trench warfare important?
What is trenches were used to protect solders from machine guns from the opposing side.
How was this pandemic so unusual?
What is its symptoms were the same as the common flu but proved to be much more deadly.
What negative effects came out of the Russian Revolution?
What is Communism, 15 million innocent lives taken, and loss of freedom for Russian citizens.
What continents were struck by imperialism that led to World War I?
What is Africa and parts of Asia.
Who were the Allie powers of WWI?
What is Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States.
What were some of the weapons the soldiers used to fight?
What is machine guns, heavy artillery, and chemical weapons.
How did the influenza get into Ireland?
What is it was carried back from Irish soldiers returning home.
Who was the new leader of Russia after the revolution and what did they believe?
Who is Vladimir Lenin and he believed that Russia's government should be Marxist (communist).
The assassination of who led to the war?
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary.
What was the Battle of Marne?
What is a turning point in the war when the war became a stalemate when the Allied Powers won the Battle of the Marne.
What were some diseases the soldiers contracted whilst they were in the trenches?
What is Dysentery, cholera, typhoid fever, and trench foot.
About what was the total death rate after the influenza was finally defeated?
What is 50 million.
What was the result of the Russian Revolution globally?
What is the Communist International was formed for promoting revolutions on a international scale.