western civ ch 24?

Question 1

the triple entente

Answer 1

allied powers

Question 2

countries and leaders of the allied powers

Answer 2

-england/great britain (prime minister Lloyd George)
-france (George Clemenceau)
-russia (czar Nicholas II)
-italy (Vittorio orlando)
-america (Woodrow Wilson)

Question 3

to gain territory

Answer 3

Italy (Vittorio orlando)

Question 4

the triple alliance

Answer 4

central powers

Question 5

the triple alliance countries

Answer 5

-germany
-austrian-hungarian empire
-ottoman empire

Question 6

ottoman empire; known as the

Answer 6

“old sick man”

Question 7

causes of WWI

Answer 7

-nationalism
-imperialism; imperial rivalries
-entangling alliances
-militarism: germany’s rise as a world power

Question 8

the event that sparked the war

Answer 8

the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife sophia

Question 9

new technology to break the stalemate

Answer 9

-the tank
-chemical weapons
-the flamethrower

Question 10

the greatest battle of attrition in history

Answer 10

verdun

Question 11

one of the bloodiest and most futile battles of history

Answer 11

the battle of the somme

Question 12

reasons for American involvement

Answer 12

-economic
-unrestricted submarine warfare
-anti-german propaganda

Question 13

ussr

Answer 13

the union of soviet socialist republics

Question 14

signing of the armistice

Answer 14

November 11, 1918 at 11:00 a.m.

Question 15

the signing of the armistice was known to the Germans as the

Answer 15

stab in the back

Question 16

what hitler will skillfully call Jews communists, and democrats

Answer 16

the November criminals

Question 17

ethnic groups should be able to decide for themselves what nation they would belong to

Answer 17

self-determination

Question 18

point 14: “general association of nation”; to guarantee the security of great and small nations alike

Answer 18

the league of nations

Question 19

the big four

Answer 19

-france (George Clemenceau)
-england (Lloyd george)
-italy (Orlando)
-america (Woodrow Wilson)

Question 20

consequences for Germany after the war and what caused them to start WWII

Answer 20

-germany was forced to give up 13% of its land to the allies and all its colonies; germany’s desire to reclaim lost lands
-germany was forced to give up 80% of its Navy and Air Force and reduce its army to 100,000 soldiers; germans’ desire to be strong and great again
-germany had to accept a “demilitarized zone” in the Rhineland, which is next to its industrial heartland the Ruhr; Germany evokes its right to defend itself

Question 21

this clause (proposition) forced Germany to accept responsibility for the war; in doing so Germany was forced to pay

Answer 21

war guilt clause; reparations (war damages)