History Final Study Guide

What were the results of the Treaty of Versailles?

-stripped Germany of ALL military -Germany had to repay all war damages -Germany had to admit guilt for the cause of the war -Germany could not make any weapons

what were the differences between the western front and the eastern front

.the Western Front was characterized by trench warfare and stalemates, fighting on the Eastern Front was more conventional, involving fluid movements of armies in massive offensives and counteroffensives.

Define total war

A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort

Trench Warfare

A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.

How was Propaganda used during WWI

A way to get the home front to mobilize for the war effort by using patriotism, showing hatred of the enemy, and getting men to volunteer for service.

What is an armistice?

An agreement to stop fighting

What caused WWI?

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Why was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand the spark that set off WWI?

Austria-Hungary immediately blamed the Serbian government for the attack.

What was the Schlieffen Plan?

German plan that called for a two front war with France and Russia

Why did Italy not support its allies?

Italy refused to support its ally Germany, because they believed that the Triple Alliance was meant to be defensive in nature.

MAIN causes of WWI

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

the ultimatum to Serbia by Austria-Hungary

Serbia formally and publicly condemn the "dangerous propaganda" against Austria-Hungary,

What were the casualties of the war?

Some 58,000 Americans were killed in the war. More than 300,000 Americans were wounded.

What did World War I bring an end to?

The Treaty of Versailles officially ended the War.

What caused the United States to enter WWI?

The United States later declared war on German ally Austria-Hungary. Germany's resumption of submarine attacks on passenger and merchant ships in 1917 became the primary motivation behind Wilson's decision to lead the United States into World War I.

What were the turning point battles of WWI on both fronts?

The battle of the Marne was a major turning point of World War I

Why were the Balkans known as the Powder Keg of Europe?

The continuing collapse of the Ottoman Empire coincided with the rise of nationalism in the Balkans, which led to increased tensions and conflicts in the region.

How did the Russian Revolution impact WWI

The most important impact of the Russian Revolution was that it eventually took Russia out of World War I, which made it a democracy

What was unrestricted submarine warfare?

The naval strategy used by the Germans that used their submarines to attack anyone or anything in the water, no matter what its purpose was

What were the individual goals of the Big Three with the treaty of Versailles

USA were trying to make the world a better place but Great Britain and France were trying to make their Empires Stronger and bigger.

What was the response to Wilson's 14 points?

accepted almost any compromise of the Fourteen Points as long as the treaty provided for the League of Nations, voted down the treaty

Why were the casualties of WWI so high?

because militaries were using new technologies, including tanks, airplanes, submarines, machine guns, modern artillery, flamethrowers, and poison gas.

how are the MAIN causes of WWI connected

cause of World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. In June 1914, a Serbian-nationalist terrorist group called the Black Hand

What did the First Battle of the Marne cause to happen

enabled the French to continue the war.

How did the Industrial Revolution affect WWI

military machinery could be produced at a much larger scale and at a much faster rate than before, as well as advanced military

What did the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare refer to?

naval warfare in which submarines sink merchant ships such as freighters and tankers without warning,

What caused Germany to lose the war?

the failure of the Schlieffen plan, nationalism, and the allies' effective use of attrition warfare