The Great War

Question 1

What are the four M.A.I.N. causes of World War I?

Answer 1

Militarism, Alliance System, Imperialism, and Nationalism

Question 2

What is militarism?

Answer 2

Countries’ focus on having giant, powerful militaries

Question 3

What were the complex web of alliances in Europe supposed to stop?

Answer 3

wars from happening in Europe

Question 4

Which countries were in the Central Powers?

Answer 4

Germany, Austria-Hungry, Ottoman Empire

Question 5

which Countries were in the Allied Powers

Answer 5

France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, U.s

Question 6

How did imperialism contribute to the start of WWI?

Answer 6

Germany wanted to get colonies, and England and France wanted to keep theirs. The winner would get control of all of them

Question 7

What is nationalism?

Answer 7

Intense pride in your country

Question 8

How did nationalism contribute to the start of WWI? (two ways)

Answer 8

-Made countries feel superior and were sure they would win a war -Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in an attempt to free Bosnia from Austria-Hungary

Question 9

What was the name of the terrorist organization that killed Franz Ferdinand?

Answer 9

The Black Hand

Question 10

Why did Gavrilo Princip assassinate Ferdinand?

Answer 10

He was trying to free Bosnia from Austria-Hungary, and thought they would join with his native Serbia

Question 11

How did Austria-Hungary respond to the killing of their prince?

Answer 11

Declared war on Serbia

Question 12

Which were the first two countries to go to war?

Answer 12

Austria-Hungry and Serbia

Question 13

How did the fighting in WWI differ from previous wars in Europe?

Answer 13

more defensive now, new technologies caused more deaths and trench. more people are fighting.

Question 14

Why were machine guns important?

Answer 14

They were so good at defending, they forced soldiers to dig trenches to keep from getting shot.

Question 15

What was artillery used for?

Answer 15

To destroy trenches and kill the people in them

Question 16

What was the original purpose for tanks?

Answer 16

To transport troops across no man’s land without getting shot

Question 17

What was the purpose of aircraft originally in the war?

Answer 17

To gather information about the enemy (reconnaissance)

Question 18

How effective was gas in the war?

Answer 18

not very effective. killed less 1% of total deaths

Question 19

What was the other effect gas had on soldiers?

Answer 19

caused blistering of the skin, long-lasting effects/scars on the body

Question 20

What did Germany use submarines for?

Answer 20

Sinking supply ships

Question 21

What are ways that you could be killed in a trench? (5)

Answer 21

Sniper fire, machine guns, artillery attacks, cave-ins, poison gas, disease, shell shock

Question 22

Where were the trenches (which front, and describe the area of the world)?

Answer 22

Western front/ in France

Question 23

What is “no man’s land”?

Answer 23

The land between the trenches

Question 24

What is Trench foot?

Answer 24

A disease that happens when feet are too moist and get infected and rot

Question 25

Why did the Russians get out of the war early?

Answer 25

They were undersupplied in weapons since they are not industrialized and their citizens revolted and wanted to stop fighting in the war.

Question 26

How did unrestricted submarine warfare help to draw the US into the war?

Answer 26

Germans changed from targeting supply ships, to targeting passenger ships and trying to kill civilians, which turned Americans against them

Question 27

How many troops died overall? Which side had more killed?

Answer 27

8.5 million, the Allies

Question 28

Besides the death rate, what are two other effects of WWI?

Answer 28

Governments were destroyed, towns are destroyed, farms destroyed, anything else we talked about.

Question 29

What treaty brought the war to a close?

Answer 29

Treaty of Versailles

Question 30

Who was involved in making the treaty to end the war?

Answer 30

United States, Italy, Great Britain, France

Question 31

Who was NOT involved in making the treaty?

Answer 31

Germany and Russia

Question 32

What was the War Guilt Clause?

Answer 32

It made Germany admit they were fully responsible for WWI

Question 33

What was the effect of the War Guilt Clause on Germany?

Answer 33

It made Germany admit they were fully responsible for WWI, and therefore had to pay to fix everything

Question 34

What happened to Germany's colonies?

Answer 34

They were split between the winning allied countries

Question 35

What happened to Germany's military?

Answer 35

It was reduced to 100,000 troops with no air force, navy or tanks