The Great War

Question 1

How long did WWI last?

Answer 1

From 1914-1918

Question 2

What were the main forces that drove WWI?

Answer 2

Militarism, Alliance System, Imperialism, and Nationalism

Question 3

Who was Alfred Nobel?

Answer 3

The person who invented dynamite and created an annual peace prize.

Question 4

What is militarism?

Answer 4

The glorification of military

Question 5

What were some signs of militarism before WWI?

Answer 5

Tension, military expansion (Germany expanded it’s navy to compete with Britain), suspicion, military leaders gained more influence, etc.

Question 6

When were the first alliances formed?

Answer 6

Otto von Bismarck’s day

Question 7

What formed the tangle of alliances?

Answer 7

Nations signed treaties pledging to defend each other.

Question 8

Which three countries formed the Triple Alliance?

Answer 8

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

Question 9

Why wasn’t Russia part of the Triple Alliance?

Answer 9

Keiser Wilhelm II of Germany allowed the alliance with Russia to lapse.

Question 10

Which three countries made up the Triple Entente?

Answer 10

France, Russia, and Great Britain (entente cordiale)

Question 11

Who lost the Franco-Prussian War?

Answer 11

France

Question 12

Which two provinces did France lose in the Franco-Prussin War?

Answer 12

Alsace and Lorraine

Question 13

What did Russia consider itself pertaining to Slavs?

Answer 13

Defender of the Slavs/Mother of the Slavs

Question 14

What was the nickname for the Balkan Peninsula?

Answer 14

“The Powder Keg of Europe”

Question 15

What new Balkan nations broke off from the Ottoman Empire?

Answer 15

Greece, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia

Question 16

What did Serbia want to do pertaining to the Slavs?

Answer 16

Serbia wanted to unite all Balkan Slavs

Question 17

What day did Archduke Francis Ferdinand visit Sarajevo?

Answer 17

June 28th, 1914

Question 18

Which country is Sarajevo the capital of?

Answer 18

Bosnia

Question 19

Which terrorist group assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand?

Answer 19

Unity or Death aka “The Black Hand”

Question 20

Who assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand? How old was he?

Answer 20

Gavrilo Princips (age 19)

Question 21

How many members of the Black Hand were involved in the actual murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand?

Answer 21

7

Question 22

What was Emperor Francis Joseph’s reaction to the archduke’s death?

Answer 22

He blamed Serbia and wanted justice.

Question 23

When did Austria-Hungary declare war on Serbia?

Answer 23

July 28th, 1914

Question 24

Explain the alliance system.

Answer 24

Germany backed Austria, Russia supports Serbia, Germany declares war on Russia, France supports Russia, Germany declares war on France…

Question 25

Who were the Central Powers?

Answer 25

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire

Question 26

Who were the Allied Powers?

Answer 26

France, Russia, Great Britain, Japan, Italy, United States, etc.

Question 27

What was the Schlieffen Plan?

Answer 27

German General Schlieffen's strategy to avoid a two-front war- first defeat France and then quickly fight Russia

Question 28

The Schlieffen Plan required Germany to march through which neutral country?

Answer 28

Belgium

Question 29

Why did Britain declare war on Germany?

Answer 29

Germany invaded Belgium, a neutral country, and Britain, also being previously neutral, wanted to protect the neutral country's rights

Question 30

Which country lost the First Battle of the Marne?

Answer 30

Germany

Question 31

What were some elements of trench warfare?

Answer 31

"No Man's Land" between trenches, huge loss of life, small land gains

Question 32

What were some new inventions used in WWI?

Answer 32

Machine guns, poison gas, tanks, etc.

Question 33

How much land did Germany gain in th Battle of Verdun? How many died? How long did it last?

Answer 33

4 miles; both sides lost over 300,000; 11 months

Question 34

How long was the Battle of the Somme? How many died? How much land di it give Britain?

Answer 34

5 months; about 1,000,000 people; 5 miles

Question 35

Which front was the "Eastern Front"?

Answer 35

The German/Russian border

Question 36

Which country lost the Battle of Tannenberg?

Answer 36

Russia

Question 37

Where was the rest of the battles on the Eastern front fought after the Battle of Tannenberg?

Answer 37

Russian soil

Question 38

How long did Russia manage to tie up German troops?

Answer 38

3 years

Question 39

Which side did Bulgaria join on?

Answer 39

Central Powers

Question 40

Which side did Italy join on?

Answer 40

Allied Powers

Question 41

What was the battle known for being disasterous for Italy?

Answer 41

The Battle of Caporetto

Question 42

How many Americans died in the sinking of the Lusitania?

Answer 42

128 Americans

Question 43

What was unrestricted submarine warfare?

Answer 43

In which a country will take down any ship of their enemy's, even merchant ships and passenger ships.

Question 44

Who was the writer and recipient of the Zimmerman Note? What did it promise? Who decoded it?

Answer 44

Germany; Mexico; promised to help Mexico regain territories lost to the US; Britain

Question 45

Who asked the United States Congress to declare war on Germany?

Answer 45

Woodrow Wilson

Question 46

What is total war?

Answer 46

The devoting of a natio's entire resources into a war effort

Question 47

What is the draft?

Answer 47

Required all young men to be ready for service

Question 48

What types of produts were rationed during WWI?

Answer 48

Food, gas, boots, etc.

Question 49

What is propaganda?

Answer 49

Spreading of one-sided information designed to damage an opposing cause

Question 50

What are atrocities?

Answer 50

Horrible acts against innocent people

Question 51

What did the Women's Land Army do?

Answer 51

Grow food

Question 52

Who was Edith Cavell?

Answer 52

A famous military nurse

Question 53

What was going on pertaining to the war in 1917?

Answer 53

Germany was hiring 15 year old recruits, Britain was almost bankrupt, there were extensive casualties, food shortages, the deserting of soldiers, and mutinies.

Question 54

What was the name of Germany and Russia's treaty?

Answer 54

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Question 55

What happened in the war during March of 1917?

Answer 55

German offensive pushed the Allied forces back 40 miles by July

Question 56

How far back did the Allies drive Germany backwards in their counterattack after Germany pushed them back 40 miles?

Answer 56

Back across France and Belgium

Question 57

When was the armistice to end WWI signed?

Answer 57

Noveber 11th, 1918

Question 58

About how many people died during WWI?

Answer 58

8.5 million

Question 59

Who were the "Big Four"?

Answer 59

Woodrow Wilson (US), David Lloyd George (Great Britain), Georges Clemceau (France), and Vittorio Orlando (Italy)

Question 60

What were Wilson's 14 points?

Answer 60

1: End secet treaties. 2: Freedom of the seas. 3: Free Trade. 4: Military Reduction. 5: Adjust colonial colonies. 6-13: Self determination. 14: League of Nations.

Question 61

What was the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 61

A harsh treaty between the Allies and Germany that forced Germany to take full blame for the war. It also forced Germany to pay 30$ worth of reparations, took a substantial amount of their territory, and severly restricted their military.

Question 62

How many countries joined the League of Nations?

Answer 62

40+