Unit VII Euro
What did the Schlieffen plan call for in 1914?
A lightning attack through neutral Belgium and a quick defeat of Russia before turning on Russia
What was the Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916?
An agreement between Great Britain and France to divvy up parts of the middle east after the war.
What were the two-front wars that military planners had anticipated prior to the first world war?
Germany had assumed a two-front war against France and Russia, and Italy had assumed a two-front war agaisnt Austria-Hungry and France.
What part of Otto von Bismarck's alliance system did William II abandon?
Germany's non-aggression pact with Rusia
How did Lenin respond to the peasants' seizure of land when he rose to power in 1917?
He mandated land reform in order to offer his approval for what the peasants had already done.
What was French premier Georges Clemenceau's opinion at the Paris Peace Conference?
He wanted to create a buffer state between Germany and France.
Why did Italy, after declaring neutrality in 1914, decide to join the Triple Entente in 1915?
It was promised Austrian territory in return.
What was the principle of national self-determination prompted by Woodrow Wilson?
People should be able to choose a national government through a democratic process and live free from outside interference.
How did Lenin and the Bolsheviks' view of the Marxis party in Russia differ from the Mensheviks' view of the party?
The Bolsheviks wanted a small, disciplined party, while the Mensheviks wanted a democratic party with mass memebership.
Why was the immediate cause of British entry into the First World War?
The Germany invasion of neutral Belgium
Why were the Balkins considered the "power keg of Europe"?
The Ottoman Empire had been foreced to give up its territory in the region, leading to growing ethnic nationalsim.
How did the war on the eastern front differ from the war on the western front?
The war of the eastern front remained more mobile, with Germany in a more dominant position.
Throughout the first world war, what mistake did military commanders repeatedly make?
They attempted to mount massive offensives designed to break through entrenched lines.
Why did the German military command recoonece submarine warfare in Atlantic despite knowing that it would lead the United States to enter war against them?
They believed that improved submarines could starve Britain into submission before the US could come to Britain's rescue.
What was the common effect of western-front offensives during the First World War?
They caused the slaughter of massed infantry units
What was the primary political weakness of the White forces as they fought against the Bolsheviks?
They had a poorly defines political program that failed to inite the enemies of the Bolsheviks.
During the First World War, the African colonial subjects of Britain and France...
generally supported their foreign masters