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What does M-A-I-N stand for?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Which country came up with the Schlieffen Plan?
Germany
What is the definition of total war?
The organization of an entire society for war
Which side won the war?
Allies (Great Britain, France, Italy, USA)
Name an example of Alliances
Russia defending Serbia after Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war
What strategy began after the Battle of the Marne ?
Trench warfare
Name the 3 types of propaganda
emotional appeal
demonization
dishonesty
Which country’s early withdrawal from the war relieved the Germans from fighting in Eastern Europe?
Russia
Name an example of Nationalism
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by the Black Hand Gang
What does it mean to "go over the top" and when would someone do that?
"go over the top" means to leave the trenches and attack across no man's land. This was done in trench warfare.
Identify the term:
Forcing men of a certain age range to enlist in the military, “the draft”
Conscription
Which country joined the war as an outcome of Germany's use of unrestricted submarine warfare?
USA
Name an example of Militarism
Britain building up their navy in reaction to German naval growth
Describe the Schlieffen Plan?
To avoid a two front war, Germany would invade France through neutral Belgium. They would quickly defeat France and then turn to face Russia since Russia would take longer to mobilize.
What is the definition of war of attrition?
Strategy for winning a war that involves wearing down the enemy (people, resources, etc.)
Armistice Day (Veterans Day in the US) on November 11th is a holiday that remembers what?
The end of WWI - armistice signed between France and Germany that stopped the fighting
Name an example of Imperialism
Increased competition and desire for bigger empires
Name the 6 new technologies from WWI
machine gun
poison gas
tank
aircraft
flamethrower
u boats
Name 3 things that were censored in letters from the trenches before they were sent home
weather, location, number of troops, criticism of superiors
Name the 4 main punishments for Germany in the Treaty of Versailles
Lost colonies & territory
Military restrictions (no air force and no army bigger than 100,000 men)
Reparations (money owed)
War guilt clause