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Causes of WWI
Beginning of WWI
Global War/Battles
End of WWI
rAnDoM
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Which country was fiercely competing with other countries to build up their military and weapons?? (MILITARISM)
Germany
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List the Allied Powers
France, Great Britain, Russia, Japan, Italy
100
On the Eastern front, Russia suffered HUGE losses for 2 reasons.  What were they?
1. Huge population of soldiers

2. they had not yet industrialized 

100
The two sides ended the war by signing an....
ARMISTICE (agreement to stop fighting)
100
List 3 new weapons or technology used in WWI
Tanks, machine guns, poison gas, u-boats, convoys, Trench Warfare, etc.
200
What is the relationship between countries, people, or groups for mutual benefit?
Alliances
200
List the Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
200
Define - total war
all people, businesses, and resources were dedicated to helping the war effort
200
What was the purpose of the BIG FOUR holding the Paris Peace Conference?
Maintain World Peace for the future (avoiding another catastrophic world war)
200
Who was the first country to DECLARE war?
Austria-Hungary 
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What was the *spark* that set off WWI?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand 
300
Describe the Schlieffen Plan
Germany's battle strategy that called for attacking France first, and then quickly rushing East to fight Russia.
300
What is the significance of the Battle of the Somme?
60,000 men died on the first day

1 million men dead total

300
What were Wilson's 14 points?
Series of peace proposals that outlined a just and lasting peace
300
What is No Man's Land?
area between two enemy trenches
400
Where are the Balkans located?


What was this region called?

location: Southeastern Europe


"The Powder Keg"

400
Define Stalemate and War of Attrition
Stalemate: tie/draw/no gain or advantage 


War of Attrition: wearing the other side down by beating each other up with constant fighting 

400
What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk? How did this help the CENTRAL powers?
Treaty between Germany and Russia that pulled Russia out of the war.


Helped the Central Powers by allowing 1 million German troops to move from the Eastern Front to the Western Front

400
How did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany? (list at least 3 reasons)
1. Reduced German army

2. Banned conscription

3. Reduced size of Germany

4. Germany forced to pay REPARATIONS 

5. took away Germany's colonies

400
What is a convoy?
groups of merchant ships surrounded by military ships for protection 
500
What were the two original alliances called?
Triple Entente and Triple Alliance
500
Explain why the Schlieffen Plan failed
1. Germany met strong resistance in Belgium and France

2. Russia mobilized faster than expected 

500
List two reasons why the US joined WWI
1. Zimmerman Telegram

2. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

3. Sinking of the Lusitania 


500
What did the Treaty of Versailles create? (hint: it was an international associated whose goal would be to keep peace among nations)
The League of Nations
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Part of Wilson's 14 Points was "self-determination"...define self-determination 
process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government (ended up taking away land from Germany and Austria-Hungary)