Who were the Big Four that determined Germany's fate?
U.S., France, Great Britain, Italy
100
Name the U.S. president during this time.
Woodrow Wilson
200
Who was the leader of Germany as war broke out?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
200
Name four new tools used in WWI.
Machine Guns
Submarines
Poison Gas
Tanks
Flame Throwers
200
What was the name of the sunken British ship that killed 128 Americans?
Lusitania
200
What was Wilson's 14th point in his plan?
General Association of Nations which later became known as League of Nations.
200
How were woman in America used during WWI?
built roads, made ammunition, tanks, etc..
300
What was the Black Hand and who did they assassinate?
Serbian 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?
People
300
Name two events that caused the U.S. to join WWI?
Sinking of the Lusitania, Unrestricted Submarine Warfare by the Germans and the Zimmerman Telegram.
300
According to Great Britain and France, what was wrong with Wilson's 14th-Point Plan?
No PUNISHMENT for Germany
300
Who won the Battle of the Somme?
The Allied Powers
400
Name the two 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, Bulgaria
Allies- Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Japan, (US)
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 causes the war and explain those points.
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 was Russia's involvement in the war so important to the other Allies?
Russia's huge army tied up German troops in the east and kept them from fighting in the west.
500
This is the term that was used when differing sides agreed to stop fighting.
Armistice
500
Explain why the treaty of Versailles was known as "a peace built on quicksand"
This was not a lasting peace....the treaty put too much blame and did not help Germany out at all. As history proved, there would be peace for a time, but it could not last.
500
DAILY DOUBLE
Name all of Wilson's 14-Point Plan.
*HINT*
(There are 7 main ideas that make up the 14 point plan)
No secret treaties
Freedom of the seas
Free trade
Reduction of national armies and navies
new borders for new nations- self-determination
Allow people what type of government they want
League of Nations