WWI Review

Start of the War

100

What are the four main causes?

Militarism

Alliance Systems

Imperialism

Nationalism

200

What were the names of the two alliances during the war?

The Allies

The Central Powers

300

Who were the Allies?

Great Britain

France

Russia

Serbia

Belgium

Japan

Italy

USA

400

What was the "powder keg" of Europe?

Balkan Penninsula

500

What is the name of the nationalistic ideology that all Slavic nations should be under the control and protected by Russia?

Pan-Slavism

Start of the War 2

100

Who assassinated who in Sarajevo?

Gravilo Princip assassinated Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

200

What was the name of the German plan to quickly overtake France to avoid a two-front war?

the Schlieffen Plan

300

Who were the Central Powers?

Germany

Austria-Hungary

Bulgaria

Ottoman Empire

400

What battle put a stop to the Schlieffen Plan?

First Battle of the Marne

500

What nation were both Austria-Hungary and Serbia trying to annex?

Bosnia

Warfare

100

Which allied nations fought on the western front?

Britain

France

(USA)

200

Which disease caused by constant dampness and dirtiness caused soldiers to lose their feet?

Trench Foot

300

Soldiers were most terrified of this kind of attack...

Gas attacks

400

What was the name of the ship carrying American passengers that germany sunk in 1915?

Lusitania

500

What disease killed 50 million people worldwide during the war?

Spanish Flu

Warfare 2

100

What was the space between the trenches called?

no-man's land

200

This German weapon made sailing on any body of water around Europe very dangerous

u-boats

300

This weapon made taking the enemy's trench nearly impossible

Machine Guns

400

Germany was forced to sign what pledge, stating that they would quit sinking ships

Sussex Pledge

500

What were the four reasons for U.S. entry to WWI?

Unrestricted U-boat warfare (Germany breaking the Sussex Pledge)

Cultural ties to the Allies

Russia Dropping out of the war

Zimmerman Telegram

Wars End

100

When did WWI end?

11:00 AM, November 11, 1918

200

For many European countries, especially the central powers, what was the main issue for people on the home front by the end of the war?

Hunger/famine/food shortages

300

What was the name of the German Kaiser who was exiled after WWI?

Kaiser Wilhelm II

400

Who believed the treaty of versailles was too harsh? Who believed it was not harsh enough?

Britain/USA

France

500

What was the name of Woodrow Wilson's plan for rebuilding Europe that included the formation of the League of Nations?

Wilson's 14 Points