World War 1
Warfare and New Technology
The Russian Revolution
Aftermath of World War 1
Vocabulary
Half Year Review
100
What event triggered the start of World War I in 1914?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
100
During WW1, soldiers on both sides fought and died in these.
Trenches
100
What event led to the abdication of Czar Nicholas II in 1917?
The Bolshevik Revolution (AKA The November Revolution)
100
What was Wilson’s goal at the end of the war?
Lasting Peace, Self Determination, "A Peace without Victors"
100
A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort
total war
100
This man (and his mustache's) goal was the unification of the German states under the leadership of Prussia
Otto von Bismarck
200
Which neutral country was a part of Germany’s invasion plan in WWI?
Belgium
200
Name two technologies that made WW1 especially deadly.
Poison Gas
Tanks
Machine Guns
Barbed Wire
ETC ETC ETC200
This man was the predecessor to Joseph Stalin. He oozed charisma, and rallied Russian peasants to his side with "Peace, Land, and Bread!"
Vladimir Lenin
200
What global organization formed after WWI?
The League of Nations
200
A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war
militarism
200
The Chinese were only interested in this one good from Europe prior to the introduction of Opium
Silver
300
Name and describe the acronym for the long-term causes of WW1.
MAIN
Militarism
AlliancesImperialism
Nationalism
300
What was no-man's-land?
The area between two trenches
300
What was the outcome of Stalin’s policy of forced collectivization in Ukraine?
Eradication of the Kulaks, Forced Famine, ETC
300
What treated ended the first World War?
Treaty of Versailles
300
Concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves
self-determination
300
When Napoleon was defeated in 1815,
European leaders met at this event to discuss how to best bring a lasting peace and stability to Europe.
The Congress of Vienna
400
What was the main goal of Germany’s Schlieffen Plan?
To quickly defeat France by encircling Paris.
400
This type of gas was incredibly deadly, as it attacked both the skin and the respiratory system. You can accidentally make it at home!
Mustard Gas
400
What did Stalin’s five-year plans achieve?
Industrialization
400
What was the League of Nations’ weakness?
No Enforcement Power
400
an organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jews in Russia or eastern Europe.
pogram
400
Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed in this enlightenment idea
Social Contract Theory
500
What caused the United States to join WWI?
Sinking of the Lusitania (Unrestricted Submarine Warfare), Close ties to England and France economically, The Zimmerman Telegram
500
Explain the role of Airplanes in WW1
Recon at first, bombing in the late years
500
This man was behind the ideology of Lenin and Stalin almost 100 years before the Russian Revolution
Karl Marx
500
Name two countries that formed after the conclusion of WW1
Poland
Latvia
Lithuania
Austria
Hungary
Estonia
ETC ETC ETC
500
Any media meant to influence your opinion about something (in this case, made people patriotic and want to participate in the war effort.)
Propaganda
500
Montesquieu believed in this enlightenment idea
separation of powers or three branches of government
600
What were WWI’s long-term effects?
Empires fell, new nations, WWII
600
Name one advantage artillery brought armies on the battlefield
Protected from enemy fire, could bombard enemy lines before attack, etc
600
What was the Great Purge?
Stalin executes/arrests his political opponents
600
This is the event where the Treaty of Versailles was signed.
Paris Peace Conference
600
an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.
armistice
600
Which Enlightenment philosopher said "“I may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”?
Voltaire
700
What was significant about the Battle of the Somme?
It was WW1's bloodiest battle
700
This disease was caused by awful conditions within the trenches, often affecting the feet of soldiers.
Gangrene (Trench Foot)
700
This was a symbol of newfound Soviet industry, especially for the farming peasants who would make great use of them.
The Tractor!
700
What happened to Ottoman territories after the war?
England and France were given "Mandates" to control it
700
As part of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was ordered to pay fines, also known as THESE, to the Allies to repay the costs of the war. Opposed by the U.S., it quickly lead to a severe depression in Germany.
reparations
700
"The Incorruptible", leader of France during the bloodiest phase of the Revolution.
Maximilien Robespierre
