Causes of WWI
Many of the countries of Europe, including Great Britain and Germany, were trying to establish empires that expanded to other continents such as Africa and Asia. They frequently got into each other’s way which led to animosity between those countries at home and abroad.
What is Imperialism?
Belgium did NOT give up!
Belgium topped the German advance for 3 weeks
Russia attacked Germany before it was ready; Germany was forced to send troops east…
Why did the Schlieffen Plan Fail?
He assassinated the Austrian archduke in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914.
Who is Gavrillo Princip?
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What is Accuracy?
There were 1,547 miles of these dug during the First World War. They were dug in a zig-zag fashion.
What are trenches?
Devotion to national unity and independence.
This also often resulted in feelings of hatred towards outsiders or immigrants.
What is Nationalism?
Germany hoped to encircle Paris and end the war on the Western front to negate a two-front war. Name the battle.
What is the First Battle of Marne?
These were used to cross between trenches to cut down on casualties.
What are tanks?
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What is Authority?
Why was the movie we watched entitled The Lost Battalion?
What is they were surrounded by the Germans, and American reinforcements could not immediately reach them?
To protect their empires and to further national pride, many European powers started to make huge armies and stockpile ammunition. Many of these nations tried to outdo each other by trying to have the most modern weaponry and the most men in uniform.
What is Militarism?
This was the longest battle of WWI (303 days); the French lost 377,000 men and the Germans 330,000
What is the Battle of Verdun?
On May 7, 1915, a German submarine torpedoed this passenger liner. Nearly 1200 civilians lost their lives.
What is the Lusitania?
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What is Relevancy?
What event took place that led to Russia exiting World War I? (Not the treaty)
What is the Russian Revolution?
On June 28, 1914, while visiting Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, the heir to the Austrian crown, was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
British-French hoped to overstretch and wear down the German army on the Western Front during this battle.
What is the Somme Offensive?
Germans battle with France and Great Britain here and with the Russians here.
What are the Western and Eastern Fronts?
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What is Currency?
Name at least four advances in military technology during World War I.
What are bolt-action rifles, machine guns, artillery pieces, Zeppelins, mustard gas, tanks, planes, submarines, and torpedoes?
Because Germany had made such a bitter enemy of France when it took the Alsace-Lorraine territory, it decided to protect itself by making alliances with other countries in Europe.
What is an Alliance?
This war started trench warfare.
What is the First Battle of the Marne?
The Allies lost more than 50,000 men but gained hardly any land on this Turkish peninsula during this battle in 1915.
What is Gallipoli?
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What is Purpose?
This treaty took Russia out of World War I.
What is the Treaty of Brest Litovsk?