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Unit 1 World History Exam
WW1
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History
9th Grade
01/10/2009

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Kiser Wilhelm II
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Germany became very powerful under the direction of _____________ which lead to strong alliances, but allowed the treaty with Russia to lapse.
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Tripple Alliance
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Italy
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Triple Entente
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Great Brittian
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Assasination of Ferdinado
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The single event that sparked WWI
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Prencep
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This event was prepertrated by ________ a 19 year old Bosnian who was a member of an underground organization who sought to end Austrian control in Bosnia.
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Back hand
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An underground organization who sought to end Austrian control in Bosnia.
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Stalemate
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WWI although at first thought was to be quick turned into a _______ or a deadlock where neither side could gain advantage.
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Schlieffin
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The German strategy of attach for the two-front war they faced, where they would quickly attack and defeat France and quickly return to the Eastern Front to fight Russia was known as the
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Marne
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This plan of attack _____ had to abadoned after fighting was delayed and the germans were forced into retreat at this battle.
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Fighting in Trenches
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The deadlock that developed on both fronts happened due to this style of warfare.
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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
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The germans unleashed this policy to effectivly cutoff England's navy going back on pre-war agreements.
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Lusitina
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The Germans sunk this English passenger ship heightening American awareness.
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Zimmerman Note
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The alleged document that was to be sent to mexico but was intercepted by the Americans that prompted their involvment into WWI is known as _____.
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Propaganda
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One-sided information depicting glory and pride in one's nation, usually used on posters and articles
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Fourteen Points
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President Woodruf Wilson delivered this set of ideas at the Paris Peace Conference that dealt witht he alliance, regulation of armies and trade, and development of territories that was known as the
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League of Nations
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Among Wilson's ideas, the last was the development of this international peace keeping organization that was known as
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Treaty of Versailis
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This document formally ended WWI
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War Guilt Clause
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Germany was forced to sign the ____________ accepting blame for the war and having to pay all costs.
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Total War
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When a country devotes all of its available resources to the war effort
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