An alliance is a partnership or friendship. This caused war because once a country joined the war, other countries wanted to join and help their friends. It became a huge fight among over 100 countries!
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What is a world war?
A war among MANY countries.
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What is chemical warfare?
Chemical Warfare is a poisonous gas thrown at enemies. This gas will kill you slowly and/or burn your insides or skin tissue.
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What does NEUTRAL mean?
Neutral means to not get involved or choose sides.
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Who had to take ALL responsibility for the war?
Germany
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What is nationalism?
Nationalism is a strong devotion to one's country, feeling great pride for your country. This caused war because many people wanted to defend their country and honor.
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Who was the leader or President of the US during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
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What is a trench and what is trench warfare?
A trench is a large ditch in the ground. Trench warfare is a style of fighting where sides face each other in the ground.
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Why was the US neutral when the war started?
Many thought WWI was a European war, not having to involve the US. Europe was so far away!
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What did "losing" the war mean for Germany?
Germany had to pay 33 billion dollars, give up parts of their land, and get rid of all their weapons.
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What is militarism?
Militarism is when a country wants to develop their military to get bigger and bigger. They wanted bigger and bigger weapons as well. This caused the war because other countries felt threatened.
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What were the names of the "teams" fighting in the war?
The Triple Entente and the Central Powers
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Name at least THREE weapons used for the first time in WWI
Heavy artillery, tanks, chemical warfare, Airplanes
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What country started using heavy weapons against its enemy? Aka, who "threw the first punch?"
Germany
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What was Woodrow Wilson's 14 points?
Wilson's 14 points was a proposal made by the US president to make peace, so that war would never break out again.
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What does Imperialism mean and HOW would it cause war?
Imperialism is the greed for power. Countries wanted to take over other weaker countries. Other countries didn't want others to get so powerful.
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What country joined the war LATER towards the END of war?
The US was not involved in the war at the beginning. They only joined a year before its end.
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How many people died in WWI? (don't have to give specific number, either: hundreds, thousands, millions, billions, trillions)
Millions!
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The US finally joins the war after the Lusitania Ship. What happened to this ship?
The Germans bombed the Lusitania ship and sank Americans and British soldiers.
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What is was the Treaty of Versailles?
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace conference or meeting. After the war, all the country leader came together to talk about how war would never break out again.
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What were all the causes of war?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
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Name at least 3 countries for the Triple Entente and 3 countries for the Central Powers
Central Powers: Germany, Austria Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Italy
Triple Entente: Britain, France, Russia, the US
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Why was trench warfare used in WWI?
The advanced weapons and technology (from the Industrial Revolution) made countries develop new tactics. They dug ditches in the ground to protect themselves from the heavy artillery. Trench Warfare also help so that if enemies came to your side, it would be harder to escape and/or not get shot as easily. It was used for protection against the new weapons
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What is the Zimmerman note? Many think that the US entered the war also because of this note.
The Zimmerman note was Germany encouraging Mexico to fight on their side. Germany said they would help Mexico take land away from the US.
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Why do some people think the Treaty of Versailles CAUSED WWII?
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany take all responsibility for paying for the war. They were shamed into saying they were at fault for the ENTIRE war. As nationalism was a major cause of the war, Germany's pride was down. They lost all their land. They had millions of Germans die. The Germans couldn't even talk, literally, at the meeting!