The Great War 1914-1919

Question 0

Alliance System

Answer 0

A defense agreement between nations

Question 1

Entente

Answer 1

An understanding between nations

Question 2

Propaganda

Answer 2

Information designed to influence opinion

Question 3

Front

Answer 3

The line of battle

Question 4

Pacifist

Answer 4

People opposed to the use of violence

Question 5

Reparations

Answer 5

Payments for damage

Question 6

Self-Determination

Answer 6

The idea that countries had the right to their own territory and forms of government

Question 7

Nationalism

Answer 7

A feeling of sense of loyalty to one’s country

Question 8

Militarism

Answer 8

When a nation increases its military strength and their rivals feel threatened and build their military in response

Question 9

Triple Alliance

Answer 9

Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy

Question 10

Central Powers

Answer 10

Germany, A-H and The Ottoman Empire

Question 11

Triple Entente

Answer 11

GB, France and Russia

Question 12

Allied Powers

Answer 12

France, Russia and Britain and eventually 21 other nations including Italy

Question 13

Trench Warfare

Answer 13

An elaborate work of ditches

Question 14

U-BOAT

Answer 14

German Submarine

Question 15

Lusitania

Answer 15

British passenger ship torpedoed of coast of Ireland by U-boats

Question 16

Zimmerman Telegram

Answer 16

A secret note from Germany’s foreign secretary, Arthur Zimmerman, to the German Minister in Mexico

Question 17

Selective Service Act

Answer 17

Congress passed the draft requiring all men 21-30 to to register

Question 18

Treaty Of Brests Litovsk

Answer 18

Communist leader signed the treat to give land to Germany and withdraw from the war to focus on russia

Question 19

Liberty Bonds

Answer 19

Americans brought bonds and this lent $ to government for war

Question 20

Sabotage and Sedition Acts

Answer 20

Laws that made it a crime to say, print or write anything negative about the gov’t

Question 21

Wilson’s 14 Points

Answer 21

President Wilson’s goals for peace, meant to prevent int. problems that could lead to another war

Question 22

League Of Nations

Answer 22

A general association of nations whose job it would be to protect the independence of all countries

Question 23

Treaty Of Versailles

Answer 23

The unsatisfactory treaty which ended WW1

Question 24

Henry Cabot Lodge

Answer 24

US senator who lead opposition to the treaty of versailles

Question 25

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Answer 25

Heir to the austrian throne

Question 26

Vladimir Lenin

Answer 26

Lead the Bolsheviks to overthrow the Provisional gov bringing about Communism in Russia

Question 27

Kaiser Wilheim ll

Answer 27

German Emporer during WWl