There were many new inventions made for war in 1914, but for what reason were gas masks developed?
Chemical warfare had just been discovered. (mustard gas)
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Which country did Germany invade first?
Belgium.
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Who led the Revolution?
The Bolsheviks and Lennin.
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What was the Treaty they all signed at the end of the war in 1918?
The Treaty of Versailles.
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Who were the triple alliance?
Germany, Italy and Austro-Hungary
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Why did Woodrow Wilson visit Europe, the first US president on European soil?
To attend the Paris peace conference.
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What did the Battle of Marne lead to?
Trench Warfare till near the end of WW1.
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When did Russia reach and armistice with Central troops?
Early February of 1917.
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When did the war end ?
November 11, 1918
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why did nations glorify strong armies?
It helped to increase the patriotism among citizens.
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Which nation recieved a "carte blache" from Germany?
Austro-Hungary
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Who primarily fought in the Eastern front?
Russia, Germany, Austria
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Who are the Bolsheviks?
a political party in russia for the people.
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How did the Treaty of Versailles fail?
Ended up making the Germans fall into an economic crisis which ultimately was an underlying cause of WW2
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Who was the group responsible for the assasination of Franz Ferdinand? Why did they want to assasinate him?
The "Black Hands" and they were serbians who wanted Bosnia and Herzogovina back from Austro-Hungary.
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What caused the US to join the War?
unrestricted warfare with submarines from Germany who sank The Lousitania and several other ships.
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How close did the Germans get to Paris in the Battle of Marne before they were kicked out?
30 miles.
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What caused the Russian Revolution?
Political instability, bad economic state, nation wide famine, extreme dislike for the royal Czar family as well as losing many battles in WW1.
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What was the League of Nations?
an international committee of country's put together in an attempt to help prevent other WW from breaking out.
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Why did Russia ally with Serbia?
Because of their large slavic population and had alredy previously been allied.
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What effect did the Russian Revolution have on WW1?
It caused Russia to pull from fighting, removing Serbia, France and GB's ally.
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Describe the sheifflen plan.
Germany invades Belgium and then moves on ward to France. While this happens they attack Russia. They lost and were defeated by the Russians. and later on in the Battle of Marne, driven out of France.
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What were Russian Forces unable to do on the eastern front?
They could not break through German lines and lost.
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What was the Paris peace conference for?
For Germany and all the the other nations to sign the Treaty of Versailles.