Which country, though part of the Triple Alliance before the war, ended up fighting with the Allies?
Italy
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Who was the leader of Germany during World War I?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
100
Nationalism: Why did the assassin, Gavrilo Princip, target Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Princip was a Serbian “nationalist” who no longer wanted Serbia controlled by Austria-Hungary & its rulers
100
What year did the U.S. declare war on Germany?
1917
100
Who was Tsar Nicholas’s daughter, whose body was never found after Nicholas & his family were murdered?
Anastatia
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Who was Russia’s ‘little brother,’ where the spark that ignited the war began?
Serbia
200
Which of the Central Powers declared war first?
Austria-Hungary
200
Imperialism: What could larger, more powerful country gain by dominating a smaller, less powerful country?
control of valuable resources
200
What ocean liner’s sinking by a German U-boat killed 128 Americans?
the Lusitania
200
Who was the last Russian monarch, or czar, that was overthrown? Who was the Russian that led the Bolsheviks?
Nicholas II; Vladimir Lenin
300
Over the course of WWI, which 4 countries were considered the main allies?
Britain, France, Russia, & the U.S.
300
Which of the Central Powers was split after the war?
Austria-Hungary
300
Alliances: Why do countries enter into an alliance?
to keep peace by preventing some countries from dominating others
300
The Zimmerman Telegram is what finally pushed the U.S. into WWI. Explain the Zimmerman Telegram.
Germans wanted Mexico to join the war AGAINST the U.S. if the U.S. joined the war; Mexico was promised TX, NM, & AZ
300
What group finally took over Russia & withdrew Russia from the war? Why?
Bolsheviks (or Communists); most Russians had become weary of the war & poverty
400
Why did the Russians join in an alliance with Britain & France?
the Russians opposed the treatment of Serbia & the other Balkan nations by Austria-Hungary
400
Once WWI began, which three countries made up the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Ottoman Empire
400
Militarism: Why did Europeans have such large armies?
used to protect their competition for resources around the war
400
How did the U.S. respond when Germany resumed submarine warfare?
the U.S. broke off diplomatic relations w/ Germany
400
Why was the Russian monarchy originally overthrown?
the Russians wanted a democracy
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Why were the British & the French, who were traditionally foes, allied with one another?
they wanted to oppose the power of Germany
500
Before WWI, the Ottoman Empire was NOT part of the Triple Alliance, but later became part of the Central Powers. What 3 countries made up the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Italy
500
What was the event that sparked World War I? (Give the people, year, & place)
Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand; in 1914; in Serbia
500
Why did Germany continue to use U-boats even when warned of war with the U.S.?
the British blockade on Germany was stopping vital supplies from reaching Germany
500
How did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk turn the tide of the war in favor of the Central Powers?
it allowed the Central Powers to shift half of their armies west to face the English & French