Section 1
What countries are in The Triple Alliance?
Germany. Italy, and Austria-Hungary.
How many men did the British mobilize?
Nearly 9 million.
All of the warring nations except ____ imposed universal military conscription. Which nation didn't?
Britain
Who said, "Tell me what is right, and ill fight for it."
President Wilson
In 1914, the Russian empire stretched from Eastern Europe east to where?
To the Pacific Ocean.
Who said "I shall not live to see the Great War"
German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck.
How long did the battle lines remain unchanged in France?
4 years
What nation formed a blockade in the North Sea to keep ships from carrying supplies in and out of Germany?
Britain.
What happened in 1918?
A pandemic of influenza.
Who was killed on December 29th, 1916?
Rasputin
Nationalism was strong in what two countries?
Germany and France
In 1915, what did the Allies and Germany both start using?
Poison Gas
In May 1015, a German submarine torpedoed what Britain liner off the coast of Ireland?
Lusitania
Who had to pay reparations?
Germany (The Central Powers)
The revolutions of March and November 1917 are known to Russians as what?
February and October revolutions.
By 1914, what were Balkans called?
"powder keg of Europe"
What did Britain introduce in1916?
Armored tanks.
In march 1917, what happened in Russia?
Bread riots and a revolution started.
Who wasn't allowed to meet at the Paris Peace Conference?
The Central Powers and Russia
Lenin adapted what ideas to fit Russian conditions?
Marxist ideas.
What happened in 1912?
Several Balkan states attacked Turkey and succeeded in taking a large area of land away from Turkish control.
What were pilots known as?
"Flying aces"
In early 1918, Lenin signed what?
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Wilson urged for what?
Peace without victory.
Who were the reds and whites?
Reds - Communists
Whites - Opposed communists