WWI

Question 1

What is nationalism?

Answer 1

Deep devotion to one’s country.

Question 2

Define imperialism.

Answer 2

The quest for colonies.

Question 3

What does militarism refer to?

Answer 3

Glorifying the military, always ready for war, arms race.

Question 4

What was the alliance system in WWI?

Answer 4

Triple Alliance, Triple Entente, the purpose.

Question 5

Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

Answer 5

Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Serbian ‘Black Hand’.

Question 6

Who was Kaiser Wilhelm?

Answer 6

German monarch.

Question 7

Identify Csar Nicholas II.

Answer 7

Russian monarch.

Question 8

What was the role of Franz Josef during WWI?

Answer 8

Austrian monarch.

Question 9

Who was the President of the United States during WWI?

Answer 9

Woodrow Wilson.

Question 10

Name the Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWI.

Answer 10

David Lloyd George.

Question 11

Who was the Prime Minister of France during WWI?

Answer 11

George Clemenceau.

Question 12

What were the dates of World War I?

Answer 12

1914-1918.

Question 13

What does mobilization mean?

Answer 13

Get the military ready for war.

Question 14

What was the USA’s policy at the start of WWI?

Answer 14

Neutrality / isolationism.

Question 15

Why did Great Britain declare war in WWI?

Answer 15

To protect Belgium.

Question 16

What were the alliances renamed when war started?

Answer 16

Central Powers, Allies.

Question 17

What was the most effective weapon of WWI?

Answer 17

Machine guns.

Question 18

For what purpose were airplanes used in WWI?

Answer 18

Mostly for reconnaissance, some dogfights, limited bombing.

Question 19

What types of gas were used in WWI?

Answer 19

Chlorine and mustard gas.

Question 20

How were submarines used in WWI?

Answer 20

Used effectively by both sides.

Question 21

When did tanks become a factor in WWI?

Answer 21

Late 1917 and 1918 for Allies.

Question 22

What was the naval rivalry during WWI?

Answer 22

Great Britain & Germany.

Question 23

What was the Schlieffen Plan?

Answer 23

German plan to win WWI quickly.

Question 24

What is a stalemate?

Answer 24

A draw. No side is winning.

Question 25

What is trench warfare?

Answer 25

Living conditions, fighting conditions.

Question 26

What is No Man's Land?

Answer 26

Land between the trenches.

Question 27

What territory was fought over by Germans and French?

Answer 27

Alsace Lorraine.

Question 28

What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

Answer 28

Russia leaves WWI to fight civil war, lost territory to Germany.

Question 29

What caused the USA to enter WWI?

Answer 29

Unrestricted submarine warfare / Lusitania sunk.

Question 30

What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

Answer 30

Proposed Mexico join the war against the USA.

Question 31

When was the armistice signed?

Answer 31

11-11-18 at 11 AM.

Question 32

What is the 14 Points?

Answer 32

President Wilson’s plan for everlasting world peace.

Question 33

What does self-determination refer to?

Answer 33

Colonies govern themselves.

Question 34

What did arms reductions propose?

Answer 34

Shrink militaries.

Question 35

What is free trade?

Answer 35

No tariffs.

Question 36

What was the League of Nations?

Answer 36

Debate problems to avoid war.

Question 37

What was stipulated regarding reparations in Wilson's plan?

Answer 37

No reparations / no punishment for Central Powers.

Question 38

What did the Treaty of Versailles accomplish?

Answer 38

Officially ends WWI, punishes Germany, must pay Allies reparations.

Question 39

What is the war guilt clause?

Answer 39

Germany gets the blame and the bill.

Question 40

How did the war guilt clause contribute to future conflicts?

Answer 40

Leads to the rise of Adolf Hitler and WWII.