Causes of WWI
What are the MAIN causes of WWI?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What weapon was used to try to stop the British blockade by sinking their ships?
U-boat (submarine)
What ethnic group in the Ottoman Empire suffered from a genocide during WWI?
Armenian
Who were the "Big Four" countries involved in the Paris Peace Conference?
Britain, France, Italy, U.S.
The spreading of ideas to promote a cause or damage an opposing causes is called...
propaganda
What was Germany's greatest fear going into WWI?
A two-front war
What was a downside to using poison gas as a weapon
- could be protected against via gas masks
- could blow back at the people who wielded it
What is the name of the British ship with U.S. citizens on it that was sunk by German u-boats, angering the U.S. and leading to their eventual involvement in WWI?
Luisitania
What is the name of the organization of European countries created in the Treaty of Versailles to keep the peace and prevent another outbreak of war?
League of Nations
A deadlock where neither side can defeat the other is also known as...
Stalemate
What brought Britain into WWI?
A type of blimp that was used to bomb the opposing side was called...
Zeppelin
Which country did NOT have a military conscription during WWI, and instead had the largest volunteer army?
India
What were two punishments placed on Germany under the Treaty of Versailles?
- Blame for the war
- Reparations ($400 billion in today's money)
- Army reduction
- Territory loss (such as Alsace Lorraine)
What does it mean to issue a "blank check"?
To give unconditional support
Why was Austria-Hungary against the idea of a "Greater Serbia"?
There were ethnic Serbs living in the Austria-Hungarian Empire, which means a "Greater Serbia" would threaten to take part of their land and weaken their empire.
A tactic where one side is focused on wearing down the resources and morale of the other side is known as...
War of attrition
What is the name of the British colonel who fought with Arab nationalists to seize land from the Ottoman Empire?
T.E. Lawrence
The treaties after WWI set up mandates in former German colonies. What is a mandate?
Territories administered by Western powers, supposedly until they could rule themselves, but in practices were treated like colonies
An agreement to end fighting is called...
Armistice
What is the name of the land that was taken from France by Germany at the end of the Franco-Prussian War?
Alsace-Lorraine
What are two reasons why the Schlieffen plan failed?
1. Russia mobilized faster than expected
2. France and Britain put up more resistance than Germany expected
Why did Russia have high casualties on the Eastern Front?
Industrialized later, so did not have the infrastructure set up (roads, railroads) to properly delivers weapons supplies to the front lines
What were three goals of Woodrow Wilson that were laid out in his Fourteen Points?
- reduction of arms
- end to secret treaties
- creation of a League of Nations
- self-determination for European nations
The right of people to choose their own form of government is called...
Self-determination