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Section 1 - Prepare for War
Section 2 - Major Battles and Warfare
Section 3 - Naval Blockade and America Enters the War
Section 4 - End of the War
Vocabulary
100
What were the two alliance systems that formed before and during WWI?
Allied Powers Central Powers
100
What is the name for the type of warfare that was going on during WWI?
Trench Warfare
100
The naval blockade was an effort by __________ to keep food and supplies from reaching ________________.
Great Britain, Germany
100
Did the United States join the League of Nations?
No!!
100
What term means an agreement to cease all war activity?
Armistice
200
Name all four main causes of WWI
Militarism, Alliance System, Imperialism, Nationalism
200
Name three new types of military technology that were introduced during WWI
Answers will vary - Examples: Tanks, Poison Gas, Flamethrowers, Airplanes
200
What tactic did the Germans use in response to the naval blockade?
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare - sinking without telling
200
What was the average death rate among US military units during the flu epidemic?
32%
200
What term is used to describe the lack of movement on the Western Front?
Stalemate
300
What event sparked WWI?
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria-Hungary, by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian Nationalist
300
The Battle of Gallipoli was fought by Turkey and Great Britain over what geographic feature?
The Dardanelles Strait
300
What were the two reasons that the US entered WWI?
Zimmerman Note Sinking of the Lusitania by German U-Boats
300
Which alliance system won the war?
Allied Powers
300
This is the name for a German submarine.
U-Boat
400
Britain entered the war when _____________ invaded ________________
Germany, Belgium
400
This battle stopped the German advance just 50 miles outside Paris, establishing the Western Front
The Battle of the Marne
400
Name two forms of propaganda used during WWI
Answers will vary - Examples: War Posters, Announcements made on public speakers, Movie trailers
400
Which country dropped out of the war after a communist revolution?
Russia
400
This is the idea that during wartime, everyone in a warring country has a responsibility to contribute to the war
Total War
500
The Schlieffen Plan called for Germany to invade and defeat ______________ then turn their focus to ___________.
France, Russia
500
Give two differences between the Western and Eastern Fronts
-Western Front used trenches, Eastern did not -Western Front had less movement, Eastern front shifted hundreds of miles -Western Front had fewer casualties - Western Front was more important to the war overall
500
What ended the fighting during WWI and when did it take place (day, month, year)?
An armistice on 11/11/1918
500
Name two ways the Treaty of Versailles affected Germany
Weakened its Government Weakened its Military Weakened its Economy Made it accept blame for WWI Made it pay $30 billion in reparations
500
This Treaty of Versailles provision means that people can choose their own government.
Self-determination