People
Who was the future ruler of Austria-Hungary who was shot in Sarajevo?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
In what year did World War I end?
1918
What was Europe called before WWI because it was so tense and ready to explode?
The Powder Keg
What is it called when you love your country so much you think it's the best?
Nationalism
A or B
or
Which US president kept America neutral for three years before joining WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
In what year did Archduke Franz Ferdinand get shot? (Hint: This started WWI.)
1914
Why were Germans angry and embarrassed after WWI?
The winning countries made Germany pay huge money and give up land
What is the name for secret agreements that countries made to fight together?
Alliances
Name two new weapons introduced in WWI.
Any two: machine guns, tanks, poison gas, submarines, airplanes
Which Russian leader was forced to give up his throne during a revolution in 1917?
Tsar Nicholas II
In what year did Hitler invade Poland, starting World War II?
1939
What did the Treaty of Versailles force Germany to do? (Two things – name at least one)
Pay $33 billion OR admit blame
What was the deadly open space between enemy trenches called?
No Man's Land
A or B or C or D or E
Which teenager fired the shot that started World War 1?
Gavrilo Princip
In what year did the US stock market crash, starting the Great Depression?
1929
What happened because the League of Nations had no army?
Totalitarian leaders (like Hitler) ignored it
What did Chamberlain's failed plan – giving a leader what he wants to avoid war – called?
Appeasement
What was the first topic we learned in this semester?
The French Revolution
Which German leader promised to help Austria-Hungary fight after the assassination?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
The Great Depression lasted from 1929 until what year?
1939
Name the MAIN reasons for the start of WW1
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism
WW1 was mainly known for its use of ______ warfare
Trench
Name the two leaders who helped with the Italian unification, the leader who helped with the German unification, who invented the telephone, and who invented the steam engine
Camilo di Cavour, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Otto von Bismarck, Alexander Graham Bell, and James Watt