MAIN Causes
The desire to fight for one's country and an increase in spending on a country's army led to?
Militarism
List at least THREE new weapons/technology
Airplanes, tanks, machine guns, flamethrowers, poisonous gas, depth chargers, tracer bullets
Both sides are stuck and can't do anything
Stalemate
Who was Czar Nicholas II?
Russian leader during WWI
An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce
Armistice
Countries agreed to protect one another but it got messy...
Alliance System
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
(1) event that led to US involvement in WWI
(2) a telegram Germany sent to Mexico to convince Mexico to attack the US
Germany’s plan for 2 front war with France and Russia
Schlieffen Plan
Who was Grigory Rasputin?
Influenced and consulted the Russians and major issues of the country, due to the leader being busy with WWI
Why was Germany blamed for WWI? *
(1) first (major) country to declare war
(2) Russia wanted a country to blame/pay reparations for their losses, etc.
Competing for land and resources
Imperialism and Industrialization
Who was part of the Triple Alliance (at the start of the war)?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
What caused stalemates during war?
Trenches / Trench warfare
Who were the Bolsheviks?
Led the Russian Revolution
What are at least TWO things Germany lost in the Treaty of Versailles? *
Germany had to pay reparations, take the blame for starting the war, they lost land, had to return land they gained from war, and cede overseas colonies
Certain ethnic groups wanted to be independent and create their own countries
Nationalism
Who was part of the Triple Entente (at the start of the war)?
Great Britain, France, and Russia
What is propaganda?
information that can often be biased/misleading and used to promote/publicize a particular political cause or point of view and meant to sway public opinion
What was the end result of Russia's new government?
Communist, even to this day
Give at least TWO purposes of the 14 Points
(1) find ways for countries to peacefully resolve their differences
(2) try and limit the armies of nations
(3) help countries become more democratic
(4) to get rid of secret alliances to avoid another large scale war
What are all 5 MAIN Causes?
Militarism, Alliance System, Imperialism, Industrialization, and Nationalism
What sparked WWI?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Fernidad, killed by a Serbian nationalist, while he was visiting Austria-Hungary
What is war of attrition?
Continuously fighting to get the other exhausted, and use all their resources, while also inflicting heavy casualties
What were the effects of the Russian Revolution?
Russians had to pull out of the war, which helped the German cause
Germany had reparations payments - did they set the stage for WWII? Yes or No? Provide at least TWO pieces of evidence *
Yes - too much money to pay back, leads to poverty and famine, distrust in govt, scapegoat and blame the Jewish population
No - there were other reasons for WWII like economic depressions, rise of nationalism and militarism, League of Nations didn't work, etc.