The Road to War
WW1
The Trench wars
The Legacy of The War
The Paris Peace Conference
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Name the Tripple Alliance.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
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For what period of time did the war last?
1914 - 1918
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What were trenches used for during the war?
To protect the soliders from enemy fire.
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When did the war end?
11. 11. 1918 at 11:00
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Who participated?
France, Britain, US, Italy (the big four)
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Between which six European countries did it all begin?
Great Britain, France, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Ottoman Empire, Italy.
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Name the four Central powers.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria.
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What were the forbidden weapons after the war?
Flamethrowers, poison gass...
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What is the Lost generation?
The outcome of loosing so many young boys, therefore loosing the generation of their children.
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When was peace officially signed and how?
32 countries were called to the Paris Peace Conference in January 18th, 1919 to work out all the terms.
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What is Militarism?
The trend of increasing and improving armies, spending more of the budget on the millitary. (all the European powers had been preparing for a war long before it started.)
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Simply describe the Schlieffen Plan.
An attempt for a shortcut from Belgium to Paris, but it was unsuccessful and turned into a trench war.
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What dissease and other difficulties did the soldiers face in the trenches?
Trench foot dissease, rats, mud, cold, lack of food, stepping on dead soldier bodies and poor living conditions.
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What was the Iron harvest?
The ammunition found by farmers when ploughing their fields.
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What was the League of Nations?
Countries were supposed to control each other in 14 points proposed by Woodrow Willson (Americans) while they did not participate.
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What was The Berlin Conference about?
A meeting of European powers and the US to regulate colonization and trade in Africa to avoid armed conflicts.
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Who entered the war in early 1917?
the United States
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Why was it better to battle in trenches instead of open fields?
Trenches protected from machine guns, artillery, and other enemy attacks.
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How did the Empires change?
The German Empire > German Republic
The Russian Empire > Russian Republic
The Ottoman Empire > Turkish State
The Austria-Hungarian Empire > Split up into a lot (Austria, Hungary, first Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Romaina)
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What did France want from Germans?
The harshest punishment. Had to pay the reperation costs, 100000 soldiers were only allowed for their whole country, forbidden to make any weapons, could not have any navy or machinery.
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What was the last straw/push towards the war?
Duke Franz Ferdinand travelled to Serbia (Sarajevo) and got assassinated by " the black hand" Gavrillo Princip after he took a wrong turn.
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Name the three main battles. (bonus points if you can briefly describe them)
Battle of Marne, Battle of Verdun, Battle of Somme.
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Where was the trench system on the map of Europe?
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What was the estimated total cost of the war?
338 000 000 000
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Name the representants of the big four.
GB- Prime Minister David Lloyd George
France- Prime Minister George Clemenceau
The US- President Woodrow Wilson
Italy- Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando