Who were the Big Four that determined Germany's fate?
Countries, Not people
U.S., France, Great Britain, Italy
100
Name the U.S. president during this time.
Woodrow Wilson
200
What was the Balkans known as and why?
"Powder Keg of Europe", It would only take one declaration of war to get all of Europe involved in it and start a World War
200
Name two out of six new tools used in WWI.
Machine Guns
Submarines
Poison Gas
Tanks
Flame Throwers
Grenade Launcher
200
What was the name of the sunken British ship?
Lusitania
200
What was Wilson's 14th point in his plan?
General Association of Nations / League of Nations
200
Who was Bismarck replaced by?
Kaiser Wilhelm I
300
What was the Black Hand and who did they assassinate?
Terrorist group trying to rid Austria of their control of Bosnia, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophia
300
What did Russia have a lot of that the other countries didn't?
Soldiers
300
What two events caused the U.S. to join WWI?
Sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram
300
Acoording to GB and France, what was wrong with Wilson's 14th-Point Plan?
No PUNISHMENT for Germany
300
What was the goal of the Allies' Gallipoli campaign?
to establish a supply route to Russia
400
Name the two PRE-WAR alliances in Europe and who was in them?
Tripe Entente- Great Britain, France, Russia
Triple Alliance- Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary
400
What were the new two main alliances?
Central Powers- Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottomans
Allies- Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Japan, USA
400
What's a total war?
Devoting all your resources to win the war
400
Who took guilt for the war?
Germany
400
What did the french use for transportation at the first Battle of Marne?
Taxi Cabs
500
Name the four main ways of how the war started and explain those points. (MAIN)
Militarism- intimidation of armies and always being able to mobilize quickly
Alliances- made sure the war would be HUGE
Imperialism- competition for colonies
Nationalism- competition for markets, resources, territory
500
Why did the Schlieffen Plan fail? Name the battle.
Germany underestimated the strength of the Allies, mainly the French. The Battle of Marne.
500
Who signs an armistice and when was the one for WWI signed (time and date)?
EVERYBODY in the war, November 11, 1918 at 11am
500
Explain "a peace built on quicksand"
Eventually this loss is going to go away, slowly but surely
500
What was significant about the First Battle of Marne?
Germany lost, ending the Schlieffen Plan. It resulted in Germany having to fight on two fronts.