WWI study guide

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One-sided information designed to persuade, and to keep up morale and support for the war.

Propaganda

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Use of submarines to sink without warning any ship (including neutral ships and unarmed passenger liners) found in enemy waters

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

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Policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war

Militarism

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Region of France where the Allies and the Central Powers fought

Western Front

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Formed by the international nations, after World War I, with the goal of keeping peace; it  was not very stable

League of Nations

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The U.S. president during World War I

Woodrow Wilson

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Germany’s strategy for attacking the Western Front in France, then rushing to the Eastern Front to fight Russia during World War I

Schlieffen Plan

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The military alliance between Great Britain, France, Serbia, and Russia before World War I.

Triple Entente

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The nations of Great Britain, France, and Russia, along with other nations that fought on their side during World War I; also, the group of nations including Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the U.S. that opposed the Axis Powers later on during World War II.

Allies

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Peace treaty signed between Russia and Germany  so that Russia could get out of World War I.

Treaty of Brest Litovsk

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Region of Russia along the German-Russian border where Russians and Serbs battled Germans. Austrians, and Turks

Eastern Front

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Form of warfare used during World War I in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield

Trench Warfare

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The nations of Germany and Austria-Hungary, along with others who fought on their side during World War I.

Central Powers

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Limiting the amounts of goods people can buy, imposed by the government during the war, when goods are in short supply

Rationing

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Trying to take over Colonies for resources or markets

Imperialism

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Region known as the powder keg of Europe

Balkans

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Country that joined the central powers in hopes of regaining lost territory

Ottoman Empire

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The Allied plan to get help and aid to Russia

Gallipoli Campaign

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Message sent by Germany to Mexico trying to convince Mexico to declare war on the United States

Zimmerman Note

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Allied passenger ship sunk by a German u- boat, killing 128 U.S. civilians

Lusitania

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Country that resumed unrestricted submarine warfare because the U.S.A. was sending supplies to the Allies and Great Britain had been using a naval blockade in order to block supplies from entering Germany

Germany

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The country that entered the war after the Zimmerman note was intercepted

United States

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These were sold so countries could obtain money to use for the war effort. The buyers were later paid back with interest

War Bonds

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Russian czar who was executed along with his family

Nicholas II

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Political party who seized control of Russia after the czar was executed

Communist

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List the members of the Allied Forces

Great Britain, United States, France, Serbia, and Russia

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What happened to women’s wartime jobs when the war was over?

Had to go back and attend to the home

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The Big Four members after the war

Great Britain, France, United States, & Italy

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Reason the Triple Entente was formed

They felt threatened and needed to be stronger in all aspects, especially military

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Caused by the prolonged exposure of their feet to water

Trench Foot

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When neither army can advance against one another

Stalemate

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The land between the trenches

No Man’s Land

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Weaknesses for Russia during the war

They weren’t as modernized

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Reason Germany declared war on Russia

When Russia sent troops to their border, they saw it as an act of war

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Serbian nationalist who assassinated the Archduke and his wife

Gavrilo Princip

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This country received most of the blame for WWI

Germany

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Types of poison gas used in WWI

Mustard, Chlorine, & Phosgene

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Problems both sides periodically encountered when using machine guns

Overheating

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How did New weapons and technology affect WWI?

Machine guns, tanks, poison gas, hand grenades, flame throwers

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