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Triple Alliance |
Germany, Austria-Hungary |
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Triple Entente |
France, Great Britian, Russia |
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Allied Powers |
Great Britian, France, Japan, Russia, U.S., Italy |
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Identify the M.A.I.N causes for WWI |
Militarism, Alliance, Imperiasim, Nationalism |
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How was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated? Who was responsible? |
Black Hand |
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Which country in each alliance was first to respond to the assassination in Serajevo? |
Austria-Hungary |
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What role did Belgium play in WWI? |
They were neutral |
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What is the Schlieffen Plan? |
Germany feared at war on two fronts. |
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What types of transportation and weapons were used for the first time during war? |
Machine guns, poison gas, mustard gas, barbed wire, tanks, submarines (German had u-boats), airplanes |
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What was trench warfare and why was it important? |
It was protection for troops and movement. |
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What happened at the Battle of Verdun. |
Germany lost to France leading and half million casualties on both sides. |
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What happened at the Battle of Somme River. |
60000 British soldiers were killed and wounded after 5 months only 11 kilometers were gained. |
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What does total war mean? |
War that channels a nation's entire resources into a war effort. |
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What is propaganda? |
Ideas spread to influence public opinion |
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What are u-boats? Why are they important? |
German submarines |
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What caused the United States to join WWI? |
Sinking of the Lusitania |
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Who is in charge of Russia's army during WWI? |
Czar Nicolas went to the front to take care of his armies. |
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What was the war guilt clause? What was Germany's response to it? |
Germany accepted guilt for the war |
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What happened to austria-hungary at the end of the WWI? |
The austro-hungarian Empire disappeared and was dissolved into two independent countries Austria and Hungary |
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What was the first communist state? |
Russia |
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Who led the Russian Revolution? |
Vladimir Lenin |
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Why did Russia leave WWI? |
Russia had been devastated by WWI |
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What was the Treaty of brest-litovsk? |
This was a peace treaty that ended WWI between Russia and Germany |
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What happened during the Bolshevik / Russian Revolution? |
Provisional government was created |
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What happened to the Russian monarchy? |
Royal family was another nation of revolution |
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What were the red and white armies? |
Read supported Bolshevik white supported czar |
