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1. Explain the 4 major causes of World War I |
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M. Militarism-the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military
A. Alliances- when countries agree-to support one another during battle
I. Imperialism is when a country extends their power using military force
N. Nationalism is when you love your country to much |
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2. Who was Franz Ferdinand?
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3. What role did the Black Hand play? |
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| Assassinated Franz Ferdinand |
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4. What was Germany’s “blank check”? |
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| July 5 1914 Germany kaiser William II pledges unconditional support to Austria no matter what actions they take against Serbia |
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5. a. Who were the Allies?
b. Who were the Central Powers? |
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a. Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States
b. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. |
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6. What was the Schrieffen Plan? |
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| the plan to cut through Belgium and take over Paris |
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| 7. What were the effects of “total war”? |
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| terrible destruction, starvation,country debt , and million lives lost |
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8. What was the major issue that Austria-Hungary faced? |
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9. What new weaponry was used in WWI? |
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| machine guns, flame throwers, tanks, airplanes |
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10. What were women’s roles during WWI? |
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| Nurse and jobs vacated by men at home front |
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| Trench warfare nobody gained ground because it was more defensive |
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12. What were the major principles and effects of the Treaty of Versailles? |
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| Germany had to take the blame of the war which caused them to pay 6.6 million . Germany was forbidden a submarine or air force and cut down their military. Germany lost colonies to Britain and France. As a result of the treaty Germany was no longer the 2nd most advanced economically advanced nation in the world and also altered the map of Europe. Lastly it led to Hitler rise to power because he promised to regain the colonies lost as a result of the treaty |
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13. What was the significance of the Zimmerman Note? |
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| 14. Who was Tsar Nicholas? |
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| the last Emperor of Russia, ruling from 1 November 1894 until his forced abdication on 15 March 1917 |
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| a series of widespread but unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front of World War I around Christmas |
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