World War I Q sheet
armistice
11 AM November 11, 1918
Rasputin
A creepy mystical healer held in high regard by the czarina of Russia
soviets
A popularly elected legislator assembly in Russia
dardanelles
A strategic straight that ultimately links the black and Mediterranean Sea
Serbia
Austria-Hungary blamed this country for the death of number 22
Serbia
Austria-Hungary ultimatum was unacceptable to this country, though they tried to refuse it tactfully
Austria-Hungary
Bosnia-Herzegovina was annexed by this country
France
Germany did not anticipate that this country's army would mobilize so fast
Belgium
Germany invaded this country in a hostile manner ignoring the 1839 treaty guaranteeing its neutrality
submarine
Germany responded to the British blockade by turning to this new type of warfare
Great Britain
Germany's invasion of number 27 prompted this country to join the fighting
Schlieffen plan
Germany's strategy to quickly capture Paris before turning their attention on defeating the Russian army is known as this
Allied
Japan joined the fighting on the side of this power
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
List the four Central Powers
Wilson-USA George-Great Britain Clemceau-France Orlando-Italy
List the names and countries of the big four heads of state who attended the peace of Paris to draw up peace treaties following World War I
France Britain Russia
List the three main Allied powers
13 million
Number of civilians killed in World War I
10 million
Number of soldiers killed in World War I
imperialism
One country's domination and influence over another
Black Hand
Princip was a member of this radical group
treaty of brest-litovsk
Russia and involvement in World War I by signing this which said Russia agreed to stop fighting and give Poland and the Ukraine to Germany
dardanelles
Russia made a deal with Austria Hungary for access to this body of water
Zimmerman telegram
The British intercepted this coded message from Germany to Mexico
location
The Ottoman Empire was a valuable ally to the Central Powers for this reason
Tannenburg
The Russian army was crushed and never fully recovered from this battle
1917
The US join the allies in this year
USA
The allies were partially saved by defeat with the help of these people
Verdun
The bloodiest and longest battle of World War I
militarism
The glorification of war and the military
Lenin
The provisional government of Russia was not supported by him
Europe
Think about this one: where did most of the fighting during World War I take place
Germany
Who use poison gas for the first time
1914
World War I began in this year
Eastern Europe
after World War I revolutions done most of this area
USSR Soviet Union
after the Russian Revolution what did the countries name change to (we called it by this name until fairly recently)
entente
an understanding between nations that lacks the binding commitment of an alliance
conscription
another name for requiring civilians to serve in the military other than the selective service system or the draft
Otto von Bismarck
creator of the three emperors league
alliances
defense agreements between nations are called this
Mensheviks (white) Bolsheviks (red)
during the Russian Revolution blank had the most number of supporters the blank were actually able to organize and take control
assassination of Ferdinand
event that sparked the start of World War I
Trotsky
he brought order to the Russian army
Lenin
he ended Russian involvement in World War I
pan-slavism
idea that slavs have an historic mission to form an empire
militarism, alliances, nationalism, imperialism
list the four main causes that sparked the start of World War I
Germany, Austria- Hungary, Italy
original members of the triple alliance
France, Russia, Britain
original members of the triple entente
Ypres
poison gas was introduced during this battle
somme
tanks were introduced during this battle
Allied
these powers had the most number of troops in World War I
Britain
they objected to the idea of having open seas
France
they were adamant about demanding reparations for property damages incurred by all the fighting of World War I
first and second battle of the Marne
this battle marked abandonment of the Schlieffen plan
Gallipoli
this battle was a fight for Constantinople
Russia
this country felt it must come to Serbia's aid because of their earlier betrayal in the fear that other Slavic countries would be angry
Germany
this country has the most well-trained and best equipped army in World War I
Great Britain
this country has the strongest enlarges Navy in the world during world war one
Italy
this country remained neutral for 10 months before deciding to enter the war with the allies
war of attrition
this describes fighting designed to simply where the other side down with the constant attacks in the hopes that the opponent will give into surrender
League of Nations
this failed because it was set up with no power to enforce decisions
Wilson
this member of the big four had the most idealistic goals
Ferdinand
this person was killed by Gavrilo Princip
mandate system
this was created to administer Germany's overseas possessions on a temporary basis as part of the Treaty of Versailles
English Channel to Switzerland
trenches stretched 500 miles from this to this
nationalism
unifying force brought on by strong feelings of pride for one's country
total war
using civilian manpower on the homefront to support the war effort is called this
provisional government
when Nikolai the second abdicated his throne power went to this
USA
when the Lusitania was sunk by German U-boats this country demanded that Germany stop unrestricted you but warfare or else
Communist
with Lenin in charge Russia was brought under this type of government