Growing nationalism and militarism in Europe and the creation of secret alliances were...
causes of World War I.
100
One reason the League of Nations failed as a world organization was that it...
Lacked military force to settle conflicts.
100
These countries were part of the Central Powers during the war.
What are Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Germany?
100
In 1917, Russia experienced a revolution led by communists. What did Russia eventually have to do in response to this revolution?
Russia has to pull out of the war in order to focus on internal issues.
100
Germany benefited when Russia pulled out of WWI because...
Enabled them to focus their attention on one front of the war.
200
Feuding for territories in other parts of the world.
What is imperialism?
200
The treaty of Versailles contributed to the economic collapse of Germany after WWI by....
Requiring that Germany pay for war damages.
200
At the beginning of WWI most people in Europe believed that the war would....
Would be over in six months.
200
On the Western Front war degenerated into a stalemate where soldiers dug in and armies would lose thousands of men to gain very little territory. What is this style of warfare?
What is trench warfare?
200
When a nation puts all its resources into a war effort.
What is total war?
300
This event is considered the immediate cause of World War I?
What is the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
300
Woodrow Wilson's plan for creating peace in the world after WWI.
What is the Fourteen Points?
300
The reason the US stayed out of WWI at the start of the war.
What is the war would be expensive and was not the US business.
300
These were new technologies used in WWI.
What are airplanes, tanks, and poisonous gas?
300
One of the primary results of the new technologies used in WWI was...
Massive destruction and tremendous loss of life.
400
These factors contributed to the start of WWI.
What are imperialism, nationalism, militarism, and alliances?
400
One of the reasons the League of Nations was not an effective international body following WWI.
What is the US never joined?
400
This is the name of the British passenger ship that sank after being torpedoed by a German U-boat. This ship had 128 American passengers and was one of the causes for the US joining the war.
What is the Lusitania?
400
The name of Germany's prewar strategy of dealing with a two front war. The plan called for Germany to attack France first then deal with the slowly mobilizing Russians.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
400
The leader of the Bolshevik Revolution (and first Communist leader in Russia).
Who is Lenin?
500
Extreme pride in one's country.
What is nationalism?
500
The Treaty of Versailles....
punished Germany severely and helped lead to WWII.
500
This is the name of the intercepted German communication that attempted to have Mexico attack the US.
What is the Zimmerman note/telegraph?
500
The war caused many deaths for both civilians and soldiers. What was the approximate number of deaths caused by WWI?
What is 20 million
500
*The first genocide of the 20th century took place during WWI in Turkey. It was carried out against these people.