Pre-WWI Tension
At the beginning of the 20th century, the colony of ______________ was the main scene of international tension.
Morocco
The assassination of the __________________ in 1914 triggered the First World War.
Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Name and explain one significant battle of WWI.
Battle of Marne, Battle of Tannenberg, Battle of Verdun, Battle of Somme
US President Woodrow Wilson presented in his 14 points a proposal to create the __________ of __________, of which was created but the United States did not join.
League of Nations
On October 24, 1929 the _______________ crashed, with many investors in ruins as their stocks lost most if not all value.
Stock Market; Wall Street
European powers also became increasingly ______________ in order to defend their interests in Europe and their colonial empires. This meant the promotion of national identity and culture were very valued.
Nationalistic
_____________ were built from Switzerland to the North Sea. Even the smallest advances made during this phase resulted in enormous casualties.
Trenches
The ________ _______ joined the war in 1917 for various reasons, but mainly as a consequence of the sinking of the US ocean liner, the Lusitania, in 1915 by Germany
United States
What was the aftermath of the war like for the United States vs. Europe?
Europe lost its hegemony, lost many lives, cities were wartorn, the economy was struggling.
The United States benefitted economically from the war. The dollar became the dominant currency of exchange.
T/F: The Great Depression only affected the United States the worst.
False - the US crash led to economic problems in Europe and the rest of the world.
In 1882, the German Empire signed an agreement with Austria-Hungary and Italy, known as the ___________ ______________.
Triple Alliance
The war began on the __________ __________ when the German army suddenly attacked France through Belgium and Luxembourg (the Schlieffen Plan).
Western Front
Throughout most of the First World War there were large numbers of casualties without any real success on the [Western or Eastern] Front.
Western Front
_____________ & ______________ were upset at the results of the settlements after WWI.
Germany; Italy
Name 3 inventions and their usages from the Roaring 20s.
Car, airplane, washing machine, radio, assembly line, refrigerator
France allied with Russia and improved its relations with Britain, which had deteriorated due to colonial disputes. In 1907, these three powers signed a mutual aid pact, the ____________ ____________.
Triple Entente
On the ____________ ___________, Germany beat Russia at the Battle of Tannenberg, but the Russians recovered and reached the border of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In the Balkans, Serbia stopped Austria-Hungary's advance.
Eastern Front
The Triple Alliance changed to the ___________ ___________ and the Triple Entente changed to the __________ ____________.
Central Powers; Allied Powers
In January 1919, a conference was held in Paris to establish the terms for peace. The ___________ of __________ imposed the terms of peace with Germany, while other treaties were signed with Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. Together, they broke up Europe's empires and drew new borders.
Treaty of Versailles
What are 3 results of the stock market crash in the US?
Widespread recession, massive unemployment, consumption decline, many fell into poverty.
The annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary (1908) increased tensions in the ___________, which would result in the ____________ Wars in 1912 and 1913.
Balkans; Balkan Wars
Mistrust between governments before WWI led to an arms ___________. The countries spent vast amounts of money on manufacturing new weapons, building warships and strengthening their armies.
Arms Race
Daily Double: What events brought WWI to a close? (extended answer - 1000 points)
In 1918, the Allies defeated Austria-Hungary on the Eastern Front, and the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires surrendered and called for an armistice. The Germans were defeated on the Western Front at the Second Battle of the Marne. There were revolts in the German army and navy, as well as workers' demonstrations against the government. As a result, the Kaiser abdicated and Germany surrendered. An armistice was signed on 11 November 1918, bringing the war to an end.
Name 3 of the new nations created after WWI.
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Poland
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, elected in 1932, introduced the __________ __________ to involve the state in planning more of the economy.
New Deal