Warfare
What was No Man's Land?
Space between the trenches that was very deadly for soldiers.
Who were the members of the Triple Entente?
Russia, France, & Britain
What was the first event (or the SPARK) that caused WWI?
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand by The Black Hand of Serbia.
Who was allowed to participate in the peace talks that decided the future of the Central Powers?
The "Winners" (Britain, France, Italy, USA)
What type of government did Russia turn into after Lenin & his Bolsheviks took over?
Communist (mixed with oligarchy)
What was the name of the squadron of American pilots that joined the French Air Force when the US didn't want to go to war?
The Lafayette Escadrille
Name one European country that was NEUTRAL in WWI.
Belgium, Norway, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, etc.
Who was the first country to officially declare war? (which meant all their allies had to join them)
Austria-Hungary
A popular quote at the time was that WWI would be the "war to end all wars". Was this proven right or wrong?
WRONG! The point of the quote was to be optimistic that the world wouldn't be tangled up in a war like this again, now that we knew how deadly it would be. When, obviously, we would have another World War just 20 years later.
Is Dr. Pepper a Pepsi product, or a Coke product?
NEITHER! and BOTH!
In the US, Dr. Pepper is it's own company. But in Canada & Australia, Pepsi owns it. And in Britain & East Asia, Coke owns it.
Name 2 issues people in trenches had to deal with that do NOT have to do with getting killed by the opponent.
Disease-ridden rats, Gangrene, Stalemates that stalled any progress, Trench Foot, etc.
What was Italy's main alliance called before the war, AND what side were they on during the war?
They were originally part of the Triple Alliances with Germany and Austria-Hungary.
BUT they joined the war on the side of the Allies (Britain, France, Russia, USA, etc.)
What was the goal of propaganda in WWI?
To raise support for the war by boosting Nationalism as much as possible. Blind love for your country, Blind hate for your enemy.
What was the "Mandate System"?
Took Germany's colonies and gave them to the winners of WWI (Britain and France)
Give me one fun fact I mentioned about Rasputin.
Born as a peasant, "Saved" the czars' son, anything about his weird assassination, the "Curse of Rasputin", thrill-seeking tendencies, etc.
Name 4 NEW technologies that contributed to warfare in WWI.
Planes, Artillery, Poison Gas, U-Boats (submarines), TANKS, Machine Guns, Flamethrowers, etc.
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
A secret message Germany sent to Mexico to ask them to help invade the US. The US joined WWI shortly after.
(Mexico stayed neutral. This telegram only made the US angrier after the sinking of the Lusitania killed 130 Americans)
What are the 4 M.A.I.N. causes of WWI?
M - Militarism
A - Alliances
I - Imperialism
N - Nationalism
What was the main idea behind Woodrow Wilson's "14 points"?
To prevent something like this war from happening again. (Most of the points were denied)
What was "the catch" in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk that allowed Russia to leave WWI?
Russia had to give up a clump of its land.
(Land that would later go on to make Ukraine, Poland, and other countries)
Describe what the Schlieffen Plan was, and why it failed.
Germany was going to invade Paris by going around their border and through Belgium.
It failed because, since Belgium was neutral, this angered Britain, who joined the France army to overpower Germany.
Why were "secret alliances" so dangerous?
Because you may not know who's ally you're going to war with, or how many allies you'll anger.
Why did other countries outside of Europe join WWI? (NOT America, think Africa)
Imperialism! All of the colonies owned by the countries in the war had to help them. (e.g. India was in WWI because Britain owned them)
Name ALL FOUR parts of the Treaty of Versailles' effect on Germany.
1) Germany had to take full responsibility for WWI
2) Paid billions in reparations
3) Lost all their colonies
4) Very small military (only 100k soldiers)
What were "Victory Bonds"? (also called "War Bonds" and "Liberty Bonds")
Citizens giving money to the war effort, with the promise that the money they gave would be given back.