What single event was considered "The Spark" that thrust Europe into World War I.
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Who was in the Triple Entente?
Britain, France, and Russia
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What was Wilson's Big idea?
The League of Nations
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What is Trench Warfare?
Both sides dug lines of trenches, and would run across (no-man's-land) to try to capture the enemy's trench.
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What famous ship was sunk by the Germans, and how did it affect the war?
Lusitania. US civilians died when it sunk, causing Americans to want to join the war against Germany.
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How did Militarism help cause World War I?
Two reasons:
1.War was considered a legitimate option for foreign policy, making it easy to start a war.
2.Countries amassed huge armies in competition, which greatly increased the size of the war that was to come.
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What is conscription?
A draft, or the forced entry of civilians into the armed forces.
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What countries consisted of the Big 4
Britain, France, US, and Italy
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What is a war of Attrition?
The idea that you will win the war by out-lasting the enemy. Who ever can expend more resources and men will eventually win.
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What does Belgium have to do with the war?
Germans invaded neutral Belgium as part of the Schleifen Plan. When there, they treated the Belgians brutally, and gained a negative reputation in the eyes of Americans.
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Who was in the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
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What is total war?
The use of every military resource to fight a war, and the use of every civilian resource to aid that same war.
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What is a reparation, and what does it have to do with the Treaty of Versailles
Germany was forced to pay reparations, or a financial repayment, for all the costs of the war to Britain, France, and the US.
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Which country exited the war because of a Communist revolution?
Russia
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What is unrestricted submarine warfare, and how did it affect the United States?
Germans employed unrestricted submarine warfare, which meant submarines sunk anything they wanted. They ended up sinking many American trade ships, economically impacting the United States, causing them to want to go to war.
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Why did the war turn global?
Two Reasons:
1. Secret Alliances turned a local conflict between Austria-Hungary, Russia, and Serbia into a European wide conflict.
2. Europeans had colonies around the world, and got them involved in the war.
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What are two techniques used by propagandists that we studied?
Gilttering Generalities
Bandwagon
Plain Folks
Testimonial
Card Stacking
Transfer
Name-Calling/Dehumanization
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Who was blamed for starting the war?
Germany
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What country switched sides and joined Britain and France?
Italy
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What is the Zimmerman Note, and what is its significance?
It was a telegram from Germany to Mexico promising Mexico land if they went to war with the US. This forced the United States to go to war with Germany.
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What territories had Germany taken from France in the 1800's that left France very bitter?
Alsace-Lorraine
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What was the name of the nationalist ideology that made Russia support Serbian independence?
Pan-Slavism
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What happened to the people of Austria-Hungary?
Austria-Hungary broke apart into independent states based on ethnic groups. Poles joined Poland. Hungarians formed their own country. Czechs created Czechoslovakia, etc.