Chapter 28 World War I

Question 1

Who assassinated archduke francis ferdinand

Answer 1

gavrilo princip

Question 2

who introduced poison gas at what battle

Answer 2

Germans; battle of ypres

Question 3

gained control of russia after revolution

Answer 3

bolsheviks

Question 4

what territory did france and germany historically fight over?

Answer 4

alsace-lorraine

Question 5

treaty signed between russia and germany

Answer 5

treaty of brest-litvosk

Question 6

name of countries that were allies of austria-hungary during the war

Answer 6

germany, ottoman empire, and bulgaria

Question 7

what document, a plan of woodrow wilson, called for a league of nations the right to self-rule, and an end to a secret alliance?

Answer 7

fourteen points

Question 8

members of triple entente

Answer 8

france, great britain russia

Question 9

members of triple alliance

Answer 9

germany, austria-hungary, italy

Question 10

bolsheviks believed in this politcal philosophy

Answer 10

communism

Question 11

first major defeat by russia

Answer 11

battle of tannenburg

Question 12

why did austria-hungary issue an ultimatum to serbia

Answer 12

because serbia assassinated austria-hungary’s archduke

Question 13

what did france want for the peace settlement with germany

Answer 13

reparations

Question 14

where did most soldiers live on the western front?

Answer 14

trenches

Question 15

leader of the provisional government in russia after the czar abdicated

Answer 15

alexander kerensky

Question 16

why did great britan enter the way

Answer 16

germany violated belgium’s neutrality

Question 17

why did russia feel compelled to aid serbia

Answer 17

they were allies

Question 18

enlistment for state service typically armed forces

Answer 18

conscription

Question 19

what was the strategy of the schlieffen plan

Answer 19

germany could defeat france and then defeat russia

Question 20

document that forced germany to pay reparations, return alsace-lorraine to france, and took germany’s possession overseas

Answer 20

treaty of versailles

Question 21

passenger liner that was sunk by germans and contained over 100 american passengers

Answer 21

Lusitania

Question 22

mobilization of armies

Answer 22

militarism

Question 23

where was archuduke ferdinand assassinated

Answer 23

sarajevo

Question 24

a nation at war

Answer 24

“warring” nation

Question 25

an agreement to end hostilities

Answer 25

armistice

Question 26

where was germany defeated and it prevented them from taking paris

Answer 26

battle of marne

Question 27

long term causes of the war (MAIN)

Answer 27

militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism

Question 28

competition over colonies

Answer 28

imperialism

Question 29

some ethnic groups want their own nations

Answer 29

nationalism

Question 30

why did russia enter the war

Answer 30

wanted to protect the people of serbia

Question 31

why was the archduke assassinated

Answer 31

they wanted a separate slavic state

Question 32

why did austria-hungary declare war on serbia

Answer 32

serbia rejected austria-hungary's ultimatum

Question 33

why did germany declare war on france

Answer 33

france supported russia

Question 34

why did great britan declare war on germany

Answer 34

germany invaded a neutral belgium

Question 35

who was the emperor of germany

Answer 35

kaiser william II

Question 36

who was the emperor of austria-hungary

Answer 36

francis joseph I

Question 37

who was the archduke of austria-hungary

Answer 37

francis ferdinand

Question 38

who was the czar of russia

Answer 38

nicholas II

Question 39

what weapon was first used at the battle of somme

Answer 39

tank

Question 40

at what battle did over 700,000 men die

Answer 40

battle of verdun

Question 41

why did the schlieffen plan not work

Answer 41

russian army mobilized too quickly

Question 42

why did the u.s. enter the war

Answer 42

sinking of lusitania, zimmerman telegram

Question 43

where were the trenches on the western front

Answer 43

from switzerland to north sea

Question 44

what was the german proposal to get mexico into war

Answer 44

zimmerman telegram

Question 45

how did the soldiers fight in trenches warfare

Answer 45

attacked struggling soldiers in barbed wire, released poisonous gas

Question 46

why were russians unhappy with czar nicholas II

Answer 46

war, food shortages, incompetent

Question 47

what was lenin's slogan for the communism revolution

Answer 47

pace, land, and bread

Question 48

what man seized power from the provisional government in russia

Answer 48

vladimir lenin

Question 49

what was wilson's plan for peace called

Answer 49

fourteen points

Question 50

new nations created after wwi

Answer 50

czechoslovakia, yugoslavia

Question 51

who was the president of the united states

Answer 51

woodrow wilson

Question 52

who was the president of france

Answer 52

georges clemiceal

Question 53

who was the prime minister of great britain

Answer 53

david lloyd george

Question 54

conflict in which each side tries to win by wearing down the other

Answer 54

war of attrition

Question 55

territory administered by another nation before independence

Answer 55

mandate

Question 56

negotiations between union representatives and employers

Answer 56

collective bargaining

Question 57

idea that dictatorial government should control all aspects of citizen's life

Answer 57

totalitarianism

Question 58

political philosophy based on nationalism and an all-powerful state

Answer 58

facism