WW1 Study guide

1. What was the name of the Serbian terrorists that killed the heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne and what was the group he belonged to?

Gavrilo Princip Black hand

2. Which country gave an ultimatum to Serbia over the death of the Archduke?

Germany

3. Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause is ____________.

propaganda

4. Define the word “Stalemate”.

A deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other.

5. Which country used unrestricted submarine warfare effectively during WWI?

German

6. What were the MAIN reasons for WWI?

Militarism, alliances, Imperia rivalry, Nationalism

7. Define the term “Blank Check”.

To undertake whatever action it chose

8. Pride in one’s country or nation is called _____________.

Nationalism

9. What was the name of the plan ( named after the German officer who created it) to fight a two front war against France and Russia was _________?

Schlieffen Plan

10. What weapon accounted for more loss of life than any other modern weapon during WWI?

Machine gun

11. A war based on wearing the other side down with constant attacks is called__________.

Attrition warfare

12. Define “Over the Top”.

to order or encourage troops to climb out of their trenches to cross No Man's Land under enemy fire and to jump into the enemy's trenches with rifles, bayonets, and hand grenades.

13. The battle in which French military leaders sent fresh troops to the front using taxi cabs was called_______?

Battle of the Marne.

14. The most common military technique used during WWI was called ____________.

Divide and conquer

15. Who was the leader that was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

16. During World War I, the area between the trenches was often referred to as ________.

No mans land

17. What was the name of the US President's Plan to keep peace to end WWI?

The Fourteen Points

18. What was the name of the treaty that ended WWI?

Treaty of Versailles

19. Define Self-Determination.

can seek to create its own independent government or state

20. What were three objectives for France and Great Britain following the war?

Great britain, France, United states

21. When did WWI end?

June 28, 1919

22. Why was Germany unhappy with the peace treaty?

they thought it was unfair. Germany had not taken part in the Conference

23. List some of the modern weapons for WWI. (at least 4)

Machine gun, long range artillery, poison gas, tanks

24. What U.S. President wanted to develop a peace to prevent future wars?

Woodrow Wilson

25. An agreement to stop fighting is called ____________.

armistice

26. What 2 events happened in 1917 that changed the course of the war?

Russia Exits, U.S enters war

27. How did WWI become a Global Conflict?

Britain and its Empire's entry into the war

28. A war that requires the channeling of a nation’s resources and people is called _______.

Total war

29. Payments made by the country losing a war to pay for the cost of the conflict are called______.

reparations

30. What were the effects of the peace settlements in Europe,the Middle East, and the future peace throughout the world?

Many new nations emerged from the former lands of the German, Russian, and Austro-Hungarian empires.