Section 1
What is glorification of the military called?
Militarism
What risky weapon blinded soldiers and could even end up affecting its user?
Poison Gas
What is Total War?
When a nation channels all of its resources into a war effort
What added to the devastation of the war?
A large pandemic of influenza.
Why did Nicholas II cause unrest?
He refused any attempts to limit his power.
What year did World War 1 start?
1914
What method of protecting troops would lead to long, deadly stalemates?
Trenches
What role did women play during the war?
They took over the jobs that had been left by men going to war.
What are reparations?
Payments for war damages.
Who was Gregory Rasputine?
An illiterate peasant and self-proclaimed ’Holy man’.
What new nation was feared by Britain?
Germany
Who joined/helped the Russian army against the Turks?
The Armenians
How did the Germans react to the British blockades?
They formed a U-Boat blockade and sank any incoming ships to Britain.
Who was it that wished the end things peacefully at the Paris Peace Conference?
President Woodrow Wilson.
Who were the Cheka?
Russian secret police.
Who was behind the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand?
Gavrilo Princip
What year was the first armored tank introduced?
1916
Why did the U.S. join the allies?
Cultural ties to Britain / Sympathy for France / Anger against the Germans
Why didn’t the U.S. join the league?
The senate refused to ratify the treaty.
What did Lenin believe was the only thing that could bring about true Socialism?
Revolution.
Which great powers of Europe pledged to defend one another?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Britain, France, and Russia
What groups of people were dragged into the war?
European colonies
When did World War 1 end?
November 11th, 1918
What three new republics rose up after the peace settlements?
Austria, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia.
Why did the allies joining the Civil War in Russian do little to help the Whites?
The Red’s beliefs fed into Russian nationalism, giving them more far-reaching appeal.