Before WWI
This was the largest empire in the world during the Age of Imperialism
(Hint: The sun never set on this empire...)
The British Empire
What does the "I" stand for in MAIN?
Imperialism
Fighting in WWI became a stalemate, meaning that nobody was winning. Because of this, opposing sides dug intricate holes in the ground, providing the name for this type of warfare.
Trench Warfare
Which side won WWI?
The Allies
This pandemic killed millions of people from 1918-1920.
Spanish Flu/Influenza
This alliance consisted of France, The UK, and Russia in the years leading up to WWI. During the war, it became known as the Allies.
The Triple Entente
What does the "A" stand for MAIN?
Alliances
On what front of WWI did Germany fight the French, British, and Americans in trenches?
What treaty officially ended the war with Germany?
The Treaty of Versailles
Why did Russia pull out of WWI?
Russia fought a revolution in which the Czar fell and Russia became a communist country known as the Soviet Union (USSR)
At the Berlin Conference in 1884, European nations met to divide up which continent?
(Hint: The Partition of ______ OR The Scramble for _____)
Africa
What does the "N" stand for in MAIN?
Nationalism
This yellow-colored gas was one of several types of poisonous gases used in WWI.
Mustard Gas
What is an armistice?
A temporary ceasefire
What directly caused the Great Depression?
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
What was the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy prior to WWI called?
(Hint: It later became known as the Central Powers.)
The Triple Alliance
What does the "M" stand for in MAIN?
Militarism
How was propaganda used in WWI?
recruit soldiers, generate money, encourage people at home to help, encourage conservation of resources, generate nationalism
Russia pulled out of WWI in 1917, but the addition of this country directly led to an Allied victory.
The United States
How did the Great Depression affect millions of Americans?
Unemployment, poverty, homelessness, etc.
What motivated nations to conquer territory around the world during the Age of Imperialism?
(Hint: 2 possible answers)
Access to Resources & Access to Markets
Whose assassination directly led to WWI?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
Why did the United States enter WWI?
(Hint: 2 answers)
The Sinking of the Lusitania & The Zimmerman Telegram
Also acceptable: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
How was Germany punished after WWI?
(Hint: 4 answers)
Had to give up territory
Had to pay reparations
Had to reduce the size of its military
Had to accept blame for the war
The 1920's was a period of economic prosperity in the United States. More people could afford luxury items, like cars, and the Jazz Age entertained millions of Americans.
What is the name historians give to this time period?
The Roaring Twenties