Causes and Buildup
Warfare Styles & Tech
Famous Battles
Russian Revolution
Effects of WWI
100
Name the four MAIN causes of World War I.
Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism
100
What was the overall effect of machine guns on World War I?
Battles require more soldiers because each battle takes more lives than they did previously.
100
Explain the Schlieffen Plan and its success or lack thereof.
Germany came up with a strategy to invade France by surprise by going through Belgium. However, the Belgian people kept the Germans at bay by destroying bridges and railroad tracks. By the time Germany got to France the Allied troops had mobilized and Germany lost the Battle of Marne.
100
What type of government did the Reds support? Which did the Whites support?
Reds: Communist Whites: Loyalist or a Parliament
100
World War I helped established America's dominance in what?
Economic Power
200
What war was the cause of the tension seen between France and Germany before WWI started? Why was this war a big deal for both sides?
The Franco-Prussian War France: Very embarrassing to have capital captures so quickly by such a small and historically unimportant country. Germany: Incredibly awesome to beat an international power house like France because it made their power known throughout Europe and proved their naval and military strength.
200
Explain the pros and cons of trench warfare.
Pro’s: You didn’t lose massive amounts of territory and you were harder to hit. Con’s: Living conditions, higher causalities during attacks, battles could go for months without having any impact
200
Explain the impact of the Battle of Verdun, why it is remembered, and who fought in it.
German general showed the desire to destroy the French army beyond surrender (Total War), remembered because of the huge amount of causalities suffered on both sides,, Germany VS France
200
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik party?
Lenin
200
What did Article 231 or the "War Guilt Cause" demand Germany do?
Pay all of the Allies' debts and admit blame for the entire war.
300
Who made up the three main Allied Powers and who made up the three main Central Powers at the start of WWI?
Allied Powers: France, Britain, & Russia. (USA joined later) Central Powers: Germany, Austria, & The Ottoman Empire
300
Outline the use and effect of Submarines and the U-Boat campaign:
Submarines were invented by the Germans as a way to sink ships during a blockade. The U-Boat campaign however sunk merchant ships to hurt the Allies economy and infuriate their citizens.
300
Explain the impact of the Battle of Somme, why it is remembered, and who fought in it:
This battle showed the force and change made by tanks, remembered because it shows the power of artillery and because 60K soldiers died in the first day, fought between Germany and the Allies.
300
What government was established after the February Russian Revolution? Why did it's first act anger the people of Russia?
The Duma Parliament's first act was to sign a peace treaty with Germany. The treaty they signed gave up a large amount of land and population which angered their people who then turned to the Bolshevik (Red) party.
300
Explain the what of each of the three main allied countries wanted to get out of the Treaty of Versailles.
France- embarrass and punish Germany for "starting" WWI Britain- stabilize our economy by paying our debts USA- Make Europe "safe for democracy" and the 14 points
400
What was the “Balkan Power Keg” and how did it related to WWI?
“The Balkan Power Keg” was the nationalist groups in Eastern Europe controlled by Prussia and Austria. Its effect on World War I was that once that area went to war with Austria, all the alliances would pull everyone else into the fight. This is the spark that started WWI.
400
Outline the use of Zeppelins during World War I.
Germans used zeppelins to bomb London, Paris, and other powerful Ally cities because Zeppelins could be more accurate then modern planes and were hard to shoot down.
400
Explain the impact of the Battle of Tannenburg, why it is remembered, and who fought in it:
Shows the power of technology, Germany tapped Russia’s phone lines and won because they knew what was coming, fought between Russia and Germany on Germany’s eastern front.
400
What party took over Russia in the October Revolution?
The Bolshevik (Communist) Party
400
Name 3 of the 4 royal families that lost power during World War I and their respective nations.
The Hapsburgs (Austria) The Romanovs (Russia) The Ottomans (Ottoman Empire) The Hohenzollerns (Prussia and/or Germany)
500
What was the Zimmerman Telegram? What was it's impact?
The Zimmerman Telegram was sent from the German government to Mexico, asking them to declare war on America. After Germany's attacks on our European trading ships, this was the last straw. After Britain intercepted the telegram and showed it to America, we joined the Allied Powers and helped them win World War I.
500
What was a convoy and how did it work?
A convoy was a naval strategy made to defend merchant and naval ships against submarines. The biggest, most important ships sailed in a straight line with a line of smaller decoy ships on their flanks. When a smaller ship was hit by a submarine the ships next to it could estimate where the sub was and send a depth charge down to destroy the submarine before it could damage the bigger, more important ships.
500
Explain the impact of the Battle of Gallipoli, why it is remembered, and who fought in it.
Major loss for the Allies, the Allies tried to take the strip of land connecting the Middle East to Europe so they could not support the Central Powers, during this battle the Allies fought the Turks.
500
Imagine you are a Russian citizen in the 1920's. Name at least 3 reasons to support the Bolshevik/Communist party?
The Bolsheviks have promised us that they will recover the territory we lost after World War I, that they will modernize our country so we don't freeze to death in the winter, and that they will make sure everyone has food.
500
Name 4/8 new states created by the Treaty of Versailles
Poland Finland Hungary Czechoslovakia Estonia Yugoslavia Lithuania Latvia
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