Flashcards in WWI Deck (20)
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What is the acronmyn associated with the causes of WWI?
MANIA-Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassination
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What was the immediate cause of WWI?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary by Gavrilo Princip of Serbia
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What is militarism?
the buildup of a nation's military to prepare for war
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How did alliances lead to a world war?
Alliances brought more countries into the war after the assassination. Example: Russia came in to support Serbia
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Who was known as the "Sick Man of Europe"? Why?
Ottoman Empire-lost 75% of their empire prior to the war
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Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman empire were known as the....
Central Powers
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France, England, Serbia, Russia are known as the...
Allied Powers
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Who remained neutral at first?
United States
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What is total war?
Channeling a nation's entire resources into the war effort. (Example: rationing)
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What is propaganda? Why was it used?
spreading of a message to promote an idea. Used to get people to support the war effort
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What role did women play in WWI?
took jobs in factories while men were fighting
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Why did the U.S. become involved in WWI?
unrestricted submarine warfare (sinking of Lusitania), Zimmerman telegram
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What type of warfare was used during WWI? What did it lead to?
Trench warfare
Led to a stalemate
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What new weapons were used during WWI?
machine guns, airplanes, tanks, poison gas
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What treaty ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
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Who was blamed in the Treaty of Versailles? How?
Germany, had to pay reparations, lost colonies, forced to demilitarize, full blame for the war
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Who was the President of the United States at the time? What was his outline for peace called?
Woodrow Wilson, 14 Points
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What was self-determination?
The belief (created by Woodrow Wilson) that a new country created after WWI should be able to pick which type of gov't they want to use
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Which new countries were created after WWI?
Poland, Czechoslovakia, Latvia, Lithuania, Yugoslavia
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