World history chapter 14

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What happened to Austria Hungary after the First World War

It ceased to exist

Why was Germany especially opposed to article 231 of the treaty of Versailles

It held Germany responsible

At the Paris peace conference, what did president Woodrow Wilson argue most strongly for

League of Nations

On which continent did European imperialism cause conflict and rivalries among European nations

Africa

Territory temporarily governed by another country on behalf of League of Nations

Mandate

Why did a civil war in Russia break out after world war 1

Many Russians didn't support Bolsheviks

What year did world war 1 start and end

1914-1918

What two territories was Germany compelled to return to France

Alsace and Lorraine

An agreement that brings an de to fighting

Armistice

How did the German government view the Russian czar's full mobilization of the army

As an act of war

Who was in the triple alliance

Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy

How did czar Nicholas 2s policies become a major cause of Bolsheviks revolutionary

Both military and economic policies failed

What is another name for military draft

Conscription

In total war, what can governments do with draft

Drafted young mean to war

What was the name of Woodrow Wilson's plan for what he thought was to be a just of peace

Fourteen points

Who was in the triple entente

France, great Britain, Russia

What were the big 3 powers that were successful in word war 1

France, great Britain, USA

In total war, what can governments do with wages

Gov. Controlled it

What is the process of assembling soldiers, supplies, and weapons for war

Mobilization

Why did women get new roles during world war 1

Most men were fighting in the war

How was Russia unprepared for war

No competent military leaders

What was the phrase used to describe the strip of territory that separated troops

No mans land

Why did both sides in the war want more allies to join the war

Nobody was winning the war

How did industrialization influence the growth of military in Europe

Produced new weapons and method of building ships

In total war, what can governments do with food

Rationed it

Payments to cover war cost

Reparations

What was the German strategy to mobilize against France and Russia simultaneously

Schilieffen plan

The allies signed a truce with what government of Germany

Social democrat

A war where the line changes little from battle to battle

Stalemate

What mistake did the provisional government of Russia make

Staying in the war

Complete mobilization of a nations resources and people

Total war

At the beginning of the war on western front what most characterized it

Trench warfare

Warfare conducted from a system of ditches protected by barbwire

Trench warfare

What kind of war is one based on wearing the other side down with repeated attacks and heavy losses

War of attrition

When did the German General know that Germany had lost the war

When German people took over civilian and military offices


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