Chapter 16: WWI 1914-1918 Study Guide
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What was the actual cause of the American entry into WWI?
Name given to the Serbian Nationalists group that assassinated the Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand?
Which two countries did Italy betray when they attacked Austria in May of 1915?
What did the Russians do in 1914 that was considered an “act of war”?
Why was the Battle of the Marne so important for the French?
What was the main characteristic of the Western Front campaign?
Term used in war to describe a “stalling” of all operations. Happened often on the Western Front.
Describe the Schlieffen Plan. Why did Germany need such a plan in 1914?
Name the three major Central Powers. Name a fourth country that had joined them by the end of the war.
Define Militarism. How did this indirectly lead to WWI?
Define total war. Explain how WWI was a total war.
How many defeated nations signed the Treaty of Versailles? Name them.
Why did the Germans feel the peace treaty was a “harsh peace”?
What is the War Guilt Clause?
What are “reparations”? What were the reparations forced on Germany?
Define Propaganda. How was it used in WWI? What was its purpose?
Who was the assassin of Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophia?
Name the capital city of Bosnia where the Arch Duke was assassinated.
Where was the peace treaty ending WWI signed? (City)
What is another word for a “draft”? How important was this in WWI? Explain.
Name of the government in Germany that took power and claimed Germany to be a Republic.
Name the 4 major Allies at the end of the war.
Name the Triple Alliance at the beginning of the war.
Name the Dual Alliance at the beginning of the war.
Name the 3 major Central Powers during the war.
Who are the Bolsheviks? What name did the give themselves after they seized power?
Who was their leader?
Last ruler of the Romanov Dynasty. He and his entire family were killed during the Russian Revolution.
Peace agreement that ends fighting. Brings WWI to an end.
Of the following countries, which one would be least prepared to fight in WWI: Germany, Great Britain, France, Turkey, or Russia?
Define “War of Attrition”. Explain how WWI was this type of war.
What area of Europe was known as the “powder keg”? How did this prove to be true?
What is the importance of the Lusitania? Why did Americans care about this British ship?
Name given to the territory between the trenches in WWI.
What mistake did Alexander Kerensky make after the Czar was removed from power?
Who was Rasputin? What role did he play with the Russian Romanov family?
Name of German Secretary who delivered a telegram to Mexico during WWI, attempting to convince the Mexicans into attacking the U.S.
Name of the German Kaiser that gave a “blank check” to the Austrians in their attack on Serbia.
Name of the country determined to create a “Slavic” state and not become part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Name of the Prime Minister of England. He wanted the Germans to pay steep reparations for the war.
World organizations created at the Paris Peace Conference in order to keep peace and avoid war.
Head of the Petrograd Soviet and later the Commissar of War.
Why was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk so vital for the new Soviet Union? What did Lenin give up?
Name the 4 main causes of WWI.
What is the date to mark the beginning of WWI? Month/Day/Year
What was Lenin’s motto in the Russian Revolution? What group wanted to hear this?
Name the two major battles where the Russians were defeated by the Germans. After these battles the Germans realized the Eastern
Front was not going to be a huge problem.
Why did Britain ultimately declare war on Germany? What was the major offense that the Germans did to drag Britain in the war?
Why did Russia vow to protect Serbia? How did Russia see herself in the Balkans?
Who were the “Reds” in the Russian Revolution? Who were the “Whites”? Who won?
Who was the famous Romanov daughter that some once believed survived…but ultimately it was a hoax by an actress?
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What was the role of airplanes in WWI? Was this a 1 in wartime?
Did Germany declare war on Russia first or was it France?
What is War Communism?
Why is Lawrence of Arabia important in WWI? How did he help the Allies?