WWI Tactics and Tech
US Enters WWI
Russian Revolution
Causes of WWI
End of WWI (Effects of the War)
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What is the name for a blimp or a hot air balloon used to monitor enemy movements during WWI?
A dirigible.
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What was the quote that expressed President Woodrow Wilson's goal during the 1919 Paris Peace Conference?
"A just and lasting peace."
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Who was the leader during the Russian Revolution who was most influenced by Marxist ideology?
Vladimir (V.L.) Lenin.
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What was NOT a reason for the United States to enter WWI?
The desire to obtain Germany's overseas colonies.
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This was NOT a consequence of the Bres-Litovsk.
Why could Germany focus its troops entirely on the Western front?
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What is the WWI lethal weapon that "spreads close to the ground"?
Poison gas.
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What was the secret agreement in which Germany promised to give away U.S. territory in exchange for the U.S. supporting the U.K?
The Zimmerman Telegram.
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Which social group protested at the 1905 "Bloody Sunday" incident in St. Petersburg.
Workers.
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List the three reasons why WWI started (communism is not one of them).
Alliances (partnerships among countries), nationalism (pride in one's country), and militarism (pride in the military).
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What new country in Europe was created after World War I?
Czechoslovakia.
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What ended the stalemate in WWI caused by trench warfare?
The U.S. entry into the conflict of WWI?
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What was one of Woodrow Wilson's goals for peace the year after WWI?
Wilson wanted to end the system of secret alliances (friendships).
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What is the order of events (including the years they occurred) during the Russian Revolution?
1905: Bloody Sunday, 1914-18: World War I, 1917: Tsar Nicholas II's abdication, 1918: the assassination of the Romanov family.
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List three countries were originally part of the Triple Alliance (also known as the Central Powers).
Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy.
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How was the Ottoman Empire affected by the end of WWI?
Turkey lost territorial holdings outside Turkey.
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How did trench warfare change the nature of fighting during WWI?
Troops were forced into defensive positions, leading to a stalemate.
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How did the European nations respond to Point #12 in Wilson's Fourteen Points?
The Europeans established a mandate system.
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What was the main cause of the Petrograd Uprising that began the Russian Revolution?
Severe food shortages.
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List three countries that were part of the Triple Entente.
Britain, France, and Russia. (USA joined the war after Russia got out.)
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What was the result or change in Russia led by factory workers during WWI?
The outbreak of the Russian Revolution.
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How did the European colonies help their parent countries during WWI?
Colonies supplied needed troops and supplies to the parent countries.
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Who was the Global Leader who drafted the proposal for the League of Nations?
President Woodrow Wilson.
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What was the result of Josef Stalin's (Vladimir Lenin's successor) policy of agricultural collectivization (grouping together of farms).
A destructive famine in the Ukraine.
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What is the other name (synonym) for the pre-arranged agreement with Austria-Hungary and Germany?
A treaty.
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Who were the people targeted by the "Palmer Raids" (U.S. Attorney General Mitchell Palmer's plan to deport friends of Marxism) from 1919-1920?
Communist radicals.
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