World War 1
How and why did this trigger WWI?
12. What triggered WWI is Serbia wanting to cover some demands by having them settled by an international conference. War struck because Austria didn't want to negotiate and immediately declared war.
What was the trench warfare and how was it related to stalemate on the Western Front?
16. Trench warfare was when soldiers hid and shot from trenches, with the land in the middle "no man's land." How it was related to the stalemate on the Western Front is this is what the armies had started to use on during the Stalemate, so they were then equal powers.
About how many soldiers died?
8.5 million
What happened to Bosnia and Herzogovina? Why?
Austria took them over, but that made Serbia angry and on the brink for war.
How did different nations react at first to the assasination?
How Austria reacted at first is to use it as a way to punish Serbia. It came up with an ultimatum, or demands, that Serbia had to meet or else. Serbian leaders agreed to this to prevent war.
Fighting spread beyond Europe. How&Why? Consider role of colonies.
How fighting spread beyond Europe is countries used colonies they had control over to recruit more people. Also opposing countries' colonies were easy targets to gain control over.
How did the War affect blacks and women in the U.S?
How the war affected blacks and women in the U.S. is they got more opportunity in society because they went to work while the soldiers went to fight.
How did this 1917 event affect Russia's role in the war?
How this 1917 event affected Russia's role in the war is they were forced to end their involvement in the war.
In 1914, who assasinated whom and why?
In 1914 Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Black Hand, assassinated the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. It took place in Sarajevo, Bosnia. He killed him because Serbia wanted back control of Bosnia.
Would you describe Kaiser Wilhelm as competitve and militaristic? why?
Kaiser Wilhelm was competitive and militaristic because he wanted all power for himself and believed he was born to be with the army. He believed all things were great about him, and had forced the former ruler of Germany, named Bismarck, from power.
What new weapons of warfare appeared in WWI?
New weapons of war that appeared in WWI were poison gas, machine gun, tank, airplane, and submarine.
How did Serbs respond?
Russia was behind Serbia, but unprepared for war, and Germany was behind Austria. Serbia backed down. Later, Serbia took over other lands and was confident to take those lands away from Austria.
What nations,empires wanted influence in this region?
Russia,Austria-Hungary,
What was the "Black Hand"
The "Black Hand" was a Serbian secret society there to rid Bosnia of Austrian rule.
What was the Armenian massacre?
The Armenian Massacre was when the Armenian people wanted independence from the Ottoman Empire. The rulers then started to kill thousands of Armenians. When WWI began, the Armenians agreed to fight with the Turks. They then had about 2 million Armenians deported, but 600,000 died along the way from starvation or killed by Turkish soldiers.
Why was the Balkans called "Europe's powder keg"?
The Balkans was called "Europe's powder keg" because all of the groups were fighting for self-rule, while big nations wanted to have control of them to extend their borders.
What were the Central Powers?
The Central powers were Germany and Austria-Hungary.
How would you describe Russians' experiences during the war?
The Russians' experiences during the war were they were not industrialized so did not have many resources and couldn't receive any, but they had many people to replace other soldiers.
What was the Schlieffen Plan and why was it significant?
The Schlieffen Plan was made to prevent a two-front war. Germany would head west and quickly defeat France then head back east to fight Russia. It is significant because it failed and Germany fought a two-front war.
The Treaty of Versailles: Who attended the general goals? Major provisions? Weaknesses and longterm consequences?
The Treaty of Versailles: • Woodrow Wilson of U.S., Georges Clemenceau of France, David Lloyd George of Great Britain, and Vittorio Orlando of Italy, and German and Japanese representatives attended. The general goals were to keep peace in Europe and have make Germany take consequences. • Major provisions were the starting of the League of Nations, territorial losses for Germany, military restrictions for Germany, war guilt for Germany, and new nations were made. • Weaknesses were it wasn't a lasting peace. Germany angry and other colonies angry because they felt the League of Nations wasn't respecting their independence. Also the U.S. had backed out of the treaty because they felt it was the only way to keep peace in Europe. Long- term consequences were Germany had to take war guilt and pay 33 billion over 30 years.
Why did the U.S enter the war?
The U.S. entered WWI because in Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare they sunk the Britain passenger ship called the Lusitania, which killed 128 Americans. Another thing that led to U.S. to war is the Zimmermann note. This note was to Mexico from Germany saying if Mexico attacked the U.S. then Germany would help Mexico regain lost lands in the U.S.
What countries were Allied nations by 1918?
The countries that were Allied nations by 1918 are Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States.
Compare and constrast fighting on the Western and Eastern Fronts?
The difference between fighting on the Eastern Front than the Western was there were no trenches on the Eastern Front; it was more mobile. Also there was not stalemate on the Eastern Front because Russia had wasn't as industrialized as other countries and didn't have many supplies, but they had many people.
What factors "set the stage for war" in Europe?
The factors were imperialism, nationalism, militarism and the alliance system.
President Woodrow Wilson
U.S. president during WWI
What happened in Russia in1917? Why?
What happened in Russia in 1917 is a revolution took place because soldiers were tired of fighting and refused to go back out to fight. Soon, another revolution took place when communist ruler, Lenin, took power.
What happened to Germans and Austria-Hungarians near the end of the war--their attitude toward their monarchs?
What happened to Germans and Austria-Hungarians near the end of the war and their attitude toward their monarchs is the German soldiers turned on Kaiser and a revolt broke out in Austria-Hungary ending the empire.
What did the U.S contribute that allowed the Allies to win, eventually?
What the U.S. contributed that allowed the Allies to eventually win WWI is they had it at a total war with fresh resources and industrialized materials.
How did each contribute to instability in Europe: militarism,nationalism,imperalism, and the alliance system?
a. Imperialism: countries fiercely competed to rule over colonies b. Nationalism: each country sought to over power the other c. Militarism: with each country having a military at the ready, people feared them d. Alliance system: countries came together and all knew who their enemies were
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne
General John J. Pershing
led American forces in WWI
Czar Nicholas II
ruler in Russia during WWI until assassinated along with family and replaced by Lenin
Kaiser Wilhelm
ruler of Germany during WWI
