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| The Triple Entente Powers consist of what nations? |
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| Russia, France, Great Britain |
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| List 3 nations that sought autonomy (freedom)AH |
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1. Slovakia
2. Hungary
3. Czechoslovakia |
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| The immediate cause of American entry into the First World War was |
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| Germany's decision to resume unrestricted submarine warfare |
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Which of the following was NOT a background cause of the Firest World War?
a) Imperialism
b) Militarism
c) The Russian Revolution
d) Nationalism |
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| c) The Russian Revolution |
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| The Central Powers consisted of what 3 nations? |
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| Which member of the Central Powers eventually left? |
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| The spark that ignited the First World War was |
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| the assassination of F5rancis Ferdinand |
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| What was the Zimmermann note? |
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| Germany asked Mexico for an alliance, in return they would resume unrestricted submarine warfare to defeat American in order to give Mexico more land. |
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| What was the Sussex Pledge? |
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| Germany promised to cease unrestricted submarine warfare without prior warning or escape routes for passengers |
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| The Western Front was in: |
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| What was the immediate cause for Britain to enter the war? |
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| Germany's violation of Belgium's neutrality |
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| In his war message, WIlson persuaded Americans to support of the war by |
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| proclaiming a need to make the world safe for democracy |
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| List 3 reasons President Wilson wanted to declare war on Germany. |
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1. Making the world safe for Democracy
2. Unrestricted submarine warfare
3. protecting democracy around the world |
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| Prior to the US's entry into WWI, what factor most challened its neutrality? |
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| Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare |
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| What year did the Great War start in Europe? |
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| What yead did the US enter the war? |
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The Schlieffen Plan envisioned all of the following EXCEPT
a) A two-front war between France and Russia
b) A quick capture of France
c) A remobilization of German troops to the Eastern Front
d) A protracted stalemate situation between Germany and France
e) A rapid movement by German troops |
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| d) A protracted stalemate situation between Germany and France |
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| Why was the Lusitania incident significant to the events of the First World War? |
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| It confirmed for many that Kaiser Wilhelm II was and uncivilized "brutish Hun" |
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All of the following are related to the Zimmerman Telegram EXCEPT:
a) Germany policy u-boat in 1917
b) The sinking of the Lusitania
c) The Zimmermann Telegram
d) The Sussex Pledge |
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All of the following are related to the Zimmermann Telegram EXCEPT:
a) A proposal from Germany to Mexico
b) A discovery that Germany plans to resume unrestricted submarine warfare
c) A discovery that Germany plans to surrender within a year
d) A provision to Mexico of US territory in the southwest |
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| c) A discovery that Germany plans to surrender within a year |
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| Who was Gavrillo Princip? |
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| A Serbian Nationalist, part of the Black Hand group, and he assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand |
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| was a new German technology at the start of the First World War |
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| Name the leader of America |
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| Name the leader of Great Britain |
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| Name the leader of Germany |
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| Name the leader of Austria-Hungary |
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| Name the leader of France |
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| Name the leader of Russia |
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| What was the Scramble for Africa? |
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| it is an important example of nationalism in the years prior to the First World War in which European nations divided up the Africa without their consent |
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| What was The Conference of Berlin? |
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| A meeting in Berlin, Germany in which European policy toward Africa was discussed |
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| Alsace-Lorraine is and example of nationalistic tension between what nations? |
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| What territory witnessed significant nationalistic tensions in the years leading up to the First World War? |
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| Who was Francis Ferdinand? |
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| The heir to the throne of the Austria-Hungary empire |
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| The assassination that sparked WWI took place in: |
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| Germany's famous "blank check": |
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| was seen by many as the motivation for austria to declare war on serbia |
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| how long after the assassination did Austria declare war on Serbia? |
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| Germany declared war on Russia and France simultaneously because: |
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| Both countries mobilized their troops once AH declared war on Serbia |
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| The country most closely associated with Serbia at the start of the First World War was: |
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| What does the term "unterseeboot" refer to? |
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| The term "barbarianism" during the First World War was usually applied to what nation? |
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| A major logistical benefit for Britain during the First World War was: |
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| its control of trans-atlantic communication |
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| why was the sussex pledge developed? |
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| it allowed america to establish that unrestricted warfare is unacceptable without having to engage in a war with Germany-an example of diplomacy |
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| What was the main significance of the First Battle of the Marne? |
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| It halted the German advance on France |
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| At the Battle of Tannenberg: |
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| Russia was blown a devastating loss |
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| T/F: America's troops were properly prepared and trained to fight. |
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| Who was John J. Pershing? |
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| Wilson's concern with navigation of the seas stemmed from: |
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| that threats such as u-boats and blockades need to removed |
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| In his 14 points, Wilson believed a country's development of arms: |
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| all countries should reduce their arms to acceptable levels |
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| In Wilson's 14 points, he stated that Alsace-Lorraine should: |
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| T/F: Germany received Alsace-Lorraine as a result of the Franco-Prussian War. |
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| Peoples of Austria-Hungary should: |
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| be given a voice and possible self-determination |
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| T/F: According to what the Treaty of Versailles states: Guilt for war should be shared between Austria, Germany, and Russia. |
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| T/F: According to what the Treaty of Versailles states: All guilt should be assigned to Germany. |
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| According to what the Treaty of Versailles states: Poland should: |
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| Be established with access to the sea |
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| According to what the Treaty of Versailles states: War reparations assigned to Germany were: |
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| Unbearable and an impossible amount to pay |
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