World War I Begins
Give me what two out of the 4 letters in the acronym MAIN stand for?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What was the name of the American cruise ship Germany shoot down in 1915?
Lusitania
List the Big Four countries during the Treaty of Versailles meetings.
United States, France, Great Britain, Italy
When the stock market crashed on October 29, 1929 what was the nickname given to the tragic day?
Black Tuesday
6 countries were considered great powers during World War at the beginning of World War I. Name 4 of them?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, and France.
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
Effort by Germany to enlist Mexico in war against the United States which angers the United States.
List one of the leaders from one of the countries in the Big Four?
Woodrow Wilson, Georges Clemenceau, David Lloyd George, Vittorio Orlando
Who were the 2 fascist leaders we discussed in this class?
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini
On June 28, 1914 the heir to the throne of Austria, visited Sarajevo where he was shot by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. What was the name of the heir to the throne of Austria?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
One sided information to build morale and support for the war. Is what term?
Propaganda
Wilson proposed a outline for lasting world peace. What was the outline called?
Fourteen Points
What was the policy called where the League of Nations decided that they hoped fascists would be satisfied after limited conquests and stop?
Appeasement
Name either all the countries in the Allies or the Central Powers group choice?
Central Powers—Germany, Austria-Hungary; later joined by Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire.
Allies—Great Britain, France, Russia; later joined by Japan, Italy
During World War I Russia pulled out of the war and had a revolution. What kind of government did Russia switch to?
Communism
Britain and France oppose Wilson’s ideas and wanted to punish which country in particular?
Germany
“A day that will live in infamy” is referring to what historical event during World War II.
Pearl Harbor
Between the Battle of Verdun and The Somme what was the total casualties between both battles?
800,000
How many soldiers died in total during World War I?
8.5 million
What is the right of people to govern their own nation?
Self-determination
After World War II was over what four countries took were dished out Germanys land?
Russia, Great Britain, United States, France