WWI Basics
Armenian Genocide
Middle East
Russian Revolution
Ending the War
100
MAIN causes of WWI
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
100
_______is committed when an entire group of people are targeted for mass extermination.
What is genocide
100
What region was the topic of the Balfour Declaration?
Palestine
100
Between which two countries was the Eastern Front located?
Between Germany and Russia
100
Which side won WWI?
Triple Entente (aka Allies/Allied Powers)
200
Which countries formed the Triple Alliance/Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire (and Bulgaria)
originally: Italy
200
This Empire committed genocide against Armenians during WWI.
What is the Ottoman Empire
200
Which two European countries were involved in the Sykes-Picot agreement
Great Britain and France
200
The economic/political system where there are no classes in society, and where everything is publicly owned
Communism (in pure form)
200
Name of the peace treaty that officially ended WWI and spelled out the terms of the peace?
Treaty of Versailles
300
Message from Germany to Mexico where Germany asked for Mexico's help to fight the US in WWI
Zimmerman Telegram
The Schlieffen Plan
300
The Ottoman Turks fought on the side of Germany and Austria-Hungary. The Armenians fought on the side of
Russia
300
What was the moviation for the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during WWI?
The promise of independence from the Ottomans in exchange for supporting the Allied forces.
300
Name the three things the Bolsheviks promised the Russian people
Bread, land, peace
300
What was the peace plan proposed by US president Woodrow Wilson?
Fourteen Points
- Open diplomacy: no secret understandings between nations
- Freedom of the seas: Free trade and navigation on the seas
- Arms reduction: All nations should reduce their armaments
- Self-determination of nations
- League of Nations: international peacekeeping organization
400
Which countries formed the Triple Entente (AKA Allied Powers)?
France, Great Britain, Russia
(also Serbia, later Italy and United States. Russia dropped out later)
400
During what years did the Armenian Genocide take place
1915-1918
400
What was the main promise in the Balfour Declaration
The British government would establish a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine
400
Why didn't Russia participate in the Treaty of Versailles at the end of WWI?
Russia officially withdrew from WWI BEFORE World War I was over
400
How did the Treaty of Versailles set up future conflicts?
It was too focused on punishing the Central Powers, especially Germany, rather than keeping peace
500
Name of Germany's plan to enter France through Belgium and quickly eliminate France
The Schlieffen Plan
500
What was the name of the political party, or its nickname, that was in power in Turkiye and ordered the massacre of Armenians?
The Committee of Union and Progress ('CUP'), aka 'The Young Turks'
500
Who was the prominent Arab leader during the revolt against the Ottoman Empire?
Sharif Hussein bin Ali
500
Name 3 causes of the Russian Revolution
Possible answers:
Russia was losing WWI
Russian peasants were hungry and overworked
Bloody Sunday
Distrust of Czarina and Rasputin
500
Name four punishments the peace treaty imposed on Germany?
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