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9th Grade
02/12/2013

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Edith Cavell
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Who said,"I will continue to run this hospital despite the German invasion."?
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Georges Clemenceau
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Who said,"Germany will be punished so that it will never again threaten France." This was also a French? representative to the Paris Peace Conference who demanded that Germany be punished.
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Alfred Nobel
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Who said,"It is my hope that this prize will help bring about peace in the world."?
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Gavrilo Princip
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Who said,"Death to the tyrant!"?
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Woodrow Wilson
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Who said,"The only lasting peace will be a peace without victory."? He was also the author of the Fourteen Points.
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Atrocities
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Stories of these were often used in propaganda.
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Mandates
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After the war, Ottomans lands were divided into these.
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Militarism
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This was one of the forces that led to the outbreak of war in Europe.
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Neutrality
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For much of the war in the United States, what policy did they follow?
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Total War
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This is what happens when a nation channels all of its resources into the war effort.
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Francis Ferdinand
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Heir to the Austrian throne.
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Kaiser William II
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German leader who supported Austria's war with Serbia.
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Bertha von Suttner
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Peace activist who wrote a bestselling antiwar novel.
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Austira-Hungary
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On the eve of World War I, Bosnia was ruled by who?
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The automatic machine gun
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This weapon contributed most to the stalemate on the Western Front during World War I?
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Modern weapons were more deadly.
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World War I was more destructive than earlier wars because?
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It joined the Central Powers.
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What statement is true regarding the Ottoman empire in World War I?
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The involvement of the United States
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Which of the following helped the Allies to achieve the breakthrough they sought in World War I?
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Nations made political and military alliances.
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Which of the following was an effect of militarism in Europe in the late 1800s?
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The machine gun made it nearly impossible for troops to advance.
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Why was it difficult to gain an advantage over the enemy in trench warfare?
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The Submarine
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Which of the following helped turn World War I into a global war?
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They kept their nations' economies going during the war.
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Which of the following statements is true regarding the role of women during World War I?
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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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Which of the following ended Russia's involvement in World War I?
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In Ruins.
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In 1918 Europe was..
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