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1. Explain the 4 major causes of World War I |
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1. Imperialism
2. Alliances
3. Nationalism
4. Militarism |
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2. Who was Franz Ferdinand? |
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Franz Ferdinand was the name of the archduke of Austria. |
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3. What role did the Black Hand play? |
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The Black Hand was a secret Serbian society that was responsible for the planning of Franz Ferdinand's assassination. |
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4. What was Germany’s “blank check”? |
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Germany promised to support Austria-Hungary, no matter what action they choose to punish Serbia. |
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5. a. Who were the Allies?
b. Who were the Central Powers? |
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A. Russia, Serbia, The UK, Italy, France, and the US were all allied countries.
B. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire were the Central Powers.
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6. What was the Schlieffen Plan? |
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The Schlieffen Plan as Germany's strategic plan to fight both Russia and France. Germany was to fight and defeat France hile Russia as in the process of mobilizing. After that, Germany would then take on Russia. In the end, this plan didn't work out so well. |
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7. What were the effects of “total war”? |
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Total war is completely unrestricted. There are no limits on the weapons used, the people harmed, or the land being fought on. |
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8. What was the major issue that Austria-Hungary faced? |
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| Austria-Hungary faced resent and was looked down upon by angry racist polar bears. Hello. Hi. How are you? Im good, you? STOP ASSAULTING MY SANDWICH, STEVE |
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9. What new weaponry was used in WWI? |
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| Mustard gas, artillery, tanks, mortar, planes, flamethrowers, U-boats, and machine guns were all new weapons that were used during WW1. |
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10. What were women’s roles during WWI? |
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Women could be nurses, cooks, or gun/ammo makers. |
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The use of trenches during WW1 made combat difficult. Both sides had multiple casualties, which benefitted neither side. It was rare when one side could actually advance. |
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12. What were the major principles and effects of the Treaty of Versailles? |
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1. Germany would take full blame for the war.
2. Germany would have to pay reparations for war costs/damages.
3. Alsace-Lorraine returned to France. |
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13. What was the significance of the Zimmerman Note? |
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| The Zimmerman Note was an intercepted telegram sent by Germany with its intended recipient being Mexico. The telegram detailed a plan to keep the US neutral, but could attack (When given permission by Germany) if the US picked to join the Allies. Germany also said Mexico would reconquer Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. The US would have an enemy right outside its border! Mexico could attack at any time! |
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14. Who was Tsar Nicholas? |
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Tsar Nicholas was Russia's leader during WW1. |
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15. What was the Christmas Truce of 1914? |
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| During Christmas in 1914, the Allies and Central sides temporarily ceased fighting to celebrate the holiday. They exchanged food, drink, met in person, talked, smoked, sang carols, and exchanged gifts. |
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