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true or false-Before WWI, most wars had been fought by soldiers who volunteered to fight for their country
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False-Before WWI, wars were fought by professionally trained soldiers. It was their career. |
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Name the Allied Powers.
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The Allied Powers were Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States.
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Who were the central powers? List at least 3
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria.
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Who were the first 2 countries to declare war in WWI?
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Austria-Hungary and Germany
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What event started WWI?
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot.
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True or false-Vladimir Lenin led the Bolsheviks in a revolution.
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True
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What happened as a result of the Russian civil war?a. Stalin called for general elections. Lenin created a democratic state. Lenin created the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The Soviet empire collapsed
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c. Lenin created the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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What form of government did Lenin bring to Russia?
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communism
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What country did the Bolsheviks come to power in? What was the result in this change in leadership?
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Russia, communist country USSR
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The United States never joined WWI.
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False
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Which side did the U.S. join in WWI, the Allied or Central Powers?
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U.S. joined the Allied Powers
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Who did most of the work here in the U.S. when it was involved in WWI? |
women
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Who was the U.S. president during WWI?
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Woodrow Wilson
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Give 2 events that happened that brought the U.S. into the war.
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1. Russia pulled out of the war
2. The sinking of the Lusitania 3. The Zimmerman Telegram |
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What were the things called that the soldiers dug so they could lie low to escape the deadly ammunition fire? |
Trenches
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What did the Germans use to bomb the city of London?
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Zeppelins
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Give an example of propaganda.
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-The posters and slides we made to join WN and WWI
-Persuading someone to do something |
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Alliances between groups of nations resulted because of _________ to European countries (or nations).
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Nationalism
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What country signed an agreement ending the war (they took the blame) ?
What was it called? |
Germany
The Treaty of Versailles |
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True or False-To protect soldiers from the bullets, both the Allies and the Central Powers began to use tanks.
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True
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What year did WWI begin?
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1914 |
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What year did WWI finally end?
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1918
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What country made peace with Germany and dropped out of the war?
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Russia
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What year was a turning point in the War? And why was it a turning point?
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1917, It was a turning point because of the Russian Revolution and the United States entered the war.
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