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What are the 4 causes of tension that led to the start of WWI |
Militarism, Nationalism, Socialism, Alliance Systems |
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What is the spark that starts WWI |
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
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Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand? |
Gavrilo Princip |
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Which country did Austria-Hungary declare war on to officially start WWI |
Serbia |
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Which position did the United States take at the start of WWI |
Neutrality |
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What was the #1 killer in WWI |
Machine Guns |
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Name 3 new advances in military technology that were used in WWI |
Tanks, chemical warfare, trench warfare, machine guns |
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What is trench warfare? |
Where soldiers dig deep ditches to gain protection from war and also is a fighting method |
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What was the main effect trench warfare had on WWI |
It caused a stalemate |
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What new weapon finally made trench warfare obsolete? |
Flamethrowers |
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What was Germany's most feared naval weapon? |
U-Boats |
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Describe submarine warfare |
A method used with submarines to take out enemy ships |
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Why is the Lusitania historically significant to WWI? |
It was a key to the U.S. entering WWI |
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What was the Sussex pledge |
When Germany stopped submarine warfare |
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Describe the Zimmerman Telegram |
A message from Germany to Mexico intercepted by Great Britian |
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Why did Russia withdraw from WWI |
The Bolshevik revolution |
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What is the Selective Service Act? Why was it created? |
To get more troops |
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What were Liberty Bonds? How did they impact WWI? |
They financially helped the war |
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What were Victory Gardens? Why were they created? |
To help the war effort |
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How was propaganda used in WWI |
To promote the wat |
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What was John J. Pershing role in WWI |
To record the war |
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What was the American Expeditionary Force? |
They were called dough boys |
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What was the name for President Wilson's plan for peace after WWI |
14 points plan |
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What were the four key points of the 14 points plan |
League of Nations |
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What time and date did WWI armistice go into effect |
November 11, 1918 at 11:00pm |
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What is the name of the holiday that was created following the end of WWI and what is the name of the holiday today? |
Armistice Day and Veterans Day |
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What is the name of treaty that officially ended WWI |
Treaty of Versailles |
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What was the League of Nations |
A group of nations that kept peace. |
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Why was Germany upset following the signing of the treaty of Versailles |
They had to pay war debt |
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What years did WWI take place |
1914-1918 |
