What was the British ship's name that left N.Y. and got hit by a German torpedo?
The Lusitania
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What was the Schlieffen Plan?
A plan for Germany to prevent fighting a two front war. It was to go through Belgium to get to France, conquer them and then rush over to Russia before they could get fully mobilized and fight them.
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Who was the Prussian chancellor?
Otto von Bismark
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What was Wilson's plan called?
The 14 points
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What is another cause of WWI that begins with an A?
Alliances- agreements between nations to aid and protect
one another
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What did Otto von Bismark do?
He united the German speaking territories.
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Who was assassinated in Sarajevo?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie
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Who was the German leader?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
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What caused Congress to not sign the Treaty?
The inclusion of the League of Nations
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What is another cause of WWI that begins with an I?
Imperialism-when one country takes over another country
economically and politically
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Which empire did not unite with the German Empire?
The Austrian-Hungary Empire
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Who assassinated the Archduke?
Gavrilo Princip
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Who was the leader of Russia and cousin to the Kaiser?
Tsar or Czar Nicholas II
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What time, day, and month and year was the war over?
At 11o'clock, on the 11th day, of the 11th month in the year 1919.
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What is a cause of WWI that begins with an N?
Nationalism-pride in or devotion to one’s country
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What nations formed the Triple Alliance AND the Triple Entente?
The Austrian-Hungary Empire, Italy,
Germany and Great Britain, France, and Russia
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What group of terrorist was behind the assassination?
The Black Hand
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Who was the Armerican President at this time?
Woodrow Wilson
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What caused a stalemate during battle?
Trench warfare
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What is the spark that lit the flame that started the war?
the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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What was the U.S.'s policy in reference to being involved in the war?
To be neutral, and isolated
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Why did Austria-Hungary declare war on Serbia?
Because they felt like Serbia's Black Hand was behind the assassination and they felt like they needed to put their foot down and show Serbia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina who's their daddy.
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Who was the leader of the Bolshevicks and later became leader of Russia?
Joseph Stalin
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What was the name of the note that helped push America to war?