Geography, Language, Religion, Culture, History, Ethnicity, Politics, Food, Music, etc.
What are aspects that unify a nation?
100
People who share a common identity and are unified by at least some aspect.
What is a nation?
100
This man's assassination is widely acknowledged to have sparked the outbreak of World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
100
Who lost World War I?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
100
This country left WWI in 1917, the same year the US entered the war.
What is Russia (which you CANNOT see from your house)
200
1914-1918
What are the years WWI lasted?
200
devotion and loyalty to one's own country; patriotism
What is nationalism?
200
Britain, France and Russia were in the Triple Entente, while Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy formed another. While historians now lay much less emphasis on these groupings dragging nations into the war against their will, they did affect who fought whom.
What are alliances?
200
List at least five weapons first used in World War I
tanks, submarines (U-Boats), chemical weapons (chlorine gas), rifles, and aircraft.
200
Who was the US President at the time of WWI?
Who is Woodrow Wilson
300
a strong military spirit or policy; the principle or policy of maintaining a large military and building up military capacity
What is militarism?
300
a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
What is TOTAL WAR?
300
Nationalism, Militarism, Imperialism, and Alliances
What are four factors that led to tensions in Europe?
300
Why did the US get involved in WWI?
continued submarine attacks on American merchant and passenger ships, and the “Zimmerman Note” implied threat of a German attack on the United States, had served to sway American public opinion in support of a declaration of war.
300
Explain the mood of soldiers who returned home from the War and how it can be seen in poetry and artwork (this probably will be a short answer question)
....you tell me....
400
Battle plan first proposed in 1905 that was designed to allow Germany to wage a successful two-front war.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
400
information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
What is propaganda?
400
considered the greatest and lengthiest in world history. Never before or since has there been such a lengthy battle, involving so many men, situated on such a tiny piece of land. The battle, which lasted from 21 February 1916 until 19 December 1916 caused over an estimated 700,000 casualties.
What is the Battle of Verdun?
400
the peace settlement signed after World War One had ended in 1918
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
400
What were the economic and human costs of WWI?
....you tell me...(this will probably be a short answer question on the test)
500
a form of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches, in which troops are significantly protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery.
What is trench warfare?
500
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
What is genocide?
500
The first day of this offensive resulted in 57,470 British casualties; by the time the offensive ended, the British had suffered around 420,000 casualties, and the French about 200,000. German casualty numbers are controversial, but may be about 465,000.
What is the Battle of the Somme?
500
How did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany?
First, land seized by Germany was taken away and the League of Nations took over Germany's colonies; Germany's army was drastically reduced; Germany had to admit full responsibility for the War; Germany was forced to take on financial burdens.