Unit 6 world history

Question 1

What country declares war first?

Answer 1

Austria -Hungary

Question 2

2. While it was happening WWI was referred to as…

Answer 2

The Great War (couldn’t call it #1 because we didn’t know there would be a #2)

Question 3

3. What is a war of attrition?

Answer 3

A war in which the outcome is decided by who loses the least men, not who gains the most territory

Question 4

4. Where was the war treaty signed?

Answer 4

Versailles, France

Question 5

5. What was the Zimmerman telegram?

Answer 5

Telegram from German leader asking for Mexico to attack the U.S.

Question 6

6. Who sent the Zimmerman telegram and who intercepted it?

Answer 6

Germany sent it
Britain intercepted it

Question 7

7. What was the name of the transport ship sunk by a German U-boat?

Answer 7

The Lusitania

Question 8

8. Who assassinated Franz-Ferdinand?

Answer 8

Gavrilo Princip

Question 9

9. Where was he from?

Answer 9

Bosnia

Question 10

10. What organization was Gavrilo Princip a part of and what was their purpose?

Answer 10

The Black Hand
Wanted to rid the Balkans of imperialist nations like Austria-Hungary

Question 11

11. Where is the “powder keg” of Europe?

Answer 11

The Balkans

Question 12

12. What 3 poisonous gasses were utilized during WWI?

Answer 12

Mustard Gas
Chlorine Gas
Phosgene Gas

Question 13

13. What was the selective service act? When was the last time it was used before WWI?

Answer 13

The Draft (mandatory service)
Last used during the Civil War

Question 14

14. Aerial biplane fights were also referred to as…

Answer 14

Dog Fights

Question 15

15. Which one of Wilson’s 14 Points made it into the Treaty?

Answer 15

The creation of the League of Nations

Question 16

16. Who were the Big 3 responsible for organizing the Treaty?

Answer 16

Britain
France
United States

Question 17

17. What was Woodrow Wilson’s international relations policy?

Answer 17

Non-interventionist (Neutral)

Question 18

18. What was used to represent the Germans in most allied power propaganda?

Answer 18

Apes/Beasts (the Hun)

Question 19

19. Who had the highest death toll of WWI and who had the lowest?

Answer 19

Highest = Russia
Lowest = U.S.

Question 20

20. Why were the German trenches nicer than the British trenches?

Answer 20

The British predicted they would be home by Christmas
The Germans knew they would need the trenches for longer

Question 21

21. The area between trenches is called…

Answer 21

No Man’s Land

Question 22

22. What other than artillery killed millions of soldiers during WWI?

Answer 22

Spanish Influenza Pandemic

Question 23

23. In 1914 this holiday caused a ceasefire between British and German troops…

Answer 23

Christmas

Question 24

24. Which one of Wilson’s 14 Points was used in the the Treaty of Versailles

Answer 24

The creation of the League of Nations

Question 25

25. What are the 4 causes of WWI?

Answer 25

Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism

Question 26

26. Who were the Allied powers?

Answer 26

Russia Britain France United States

Question 27

27. Who were the 4 Central powers?

Answer 27

Germany Turkey Italy Austria-Hungary

Question 28

29. How did Germany participate in deciding the conditions of the Treaty?

Answer 28

They didn’t, they weren’t invited, just forced to sign

Question 29

29. What family ruled Russia before the Russian Revolution?

Answer 29

The Romanovs

Question 30

30. Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution?

Answer 30

Vladimir Lenin

Question 31

31. What happened to the Romanov family after the Russian Revolution?

Answer 31

Nicholas, Alexandra, and their five children were all executed by the Bolsheviks.

Question 32

Zeppelins

Answer 32

Helped plan attacks and an aerial view of enemy territory

Question 33

Trench Foot

Answer 33

Caused the rotting of oxygen deprived tissue

Question 34

Maxim Gun

Answer 34

Shot 600 rounds per min., water cooled, required 4-6 soldiers to operate

Question 35

Dough Boys

Answer 35

American soldiers

Question 36

Unterseeboots

Answer 36

Vessel used to attack merchant traffic at enemy ports

Question 37

Country with the highest death toll of WWI

Answer 37

Russia

Question 38

Georges Clemenceau

Answer 38

President of France

Question 39

David Lloyd George

Answer 39

Prime Minister of Great Britain

Question 40

Woodrow Wilson

Answer 40

President of the United States

Question 41

Tsar Nicholas II

Answer 41

Tsar of Russia before the Russian Revolution