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| 1. Explain the 4 major causes of World War I |
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Militarism: glorification of military, became very influential and respected
Alliances&Arms:fear and distrust led nations to form alliances; navies expand their navies and armies leading to competition
Imperialism: Germany's success scared England, France and England get closer
Nationalism: bitter rivals, pan-slavism |
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| 2. Who was Franz Ferdinand? |
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| Franz Ferdinand was the Austrian archduke who was assassinated in Serbia by the Black Hand. |
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| 3. What role did the Black Hand play? |
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| The Black Hand assassinated the archduke which led to the spiral into war. |
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| 4. What was Germany’s “blank check”? |
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| it was their support for Austria- Hungary's decision concerning Serbia's punishment |
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5. a. Who were the Allies?
b. Who were the Central Powers? |
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Allies: France,England, Russia, Italy, Greece, Romania, Serbia, US
Central Power: Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire, Portugal |
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| 6. What was the Schlieffen Plan? |
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Definition
| The tactic Germany was going to use to fight both fronts successfully, taking down France first then Russia |
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| 7. What were the effects of “total war”? |
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Definition
| It took most of nation's resources and ruined their finances and economy |
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| 8. What was the major issue that Austria-Hungary faced? |
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Definition
| it had many nationalities that were conflicted politically |
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| 9. What new weaponry was used in WWI? |
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| Mustard gas,rifles, barbed wire, tanks,cannons, and airplanes. |
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| 10. What were women’s roles during WWI? |
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| The womentook over the jobs the men left when they enlisted,they were nurses to soldiers, and worked in factories. |
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| Stalemate is when the two opposing sides are at a tie,or neither one of them are advancing in the battle. |
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| 12. What were the major principles and effects of the Treaty of Versailles? |
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Definition
| The Treaty of Versailles was mainly focused on punishing Germany and put them in a national turmoil, also the European map was redrawn. |
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| 13. What was the significance of the Zimmerman Note? |
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| The Zimmerman note was a leading factor that brought the US into war. |
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| 14. Who was Tsar Nicholas? |
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| He was the Kaiser's cousin who advised him to back out of causing war. |
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| 15. What was the Christmas Truce of 1914? |
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Definition
| an event in which the war was paused for the sake of Christmas day and soldiers gave goods and sang carols together. |
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