AP World Unit 7.3 + MCQs

conscription

compulsory enlistment in the armed forces

stalemate

deadlock where neither side can gain a decisive advantage

propaganda

communication meant to influence the attitudes and opinions of a community around a particular subject by spreading inaccurate or slanted information

global war

World War I was fought in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific/Atlantic oceans (literally global)

self-determination

conquered peoples should be able to decide their own political futures

reparations

payment for damage caused by the war (including giving up all its (Germany’s) colonies, and restricting the size of their armed forces

Lusitania

an ocean liner carrying more than 100 U.S. citizens among its passengers

Zimmerman Telegram

document that disclosed that the German government offered to help Mexico reclaim territory it had lost to the United States in 1848 if Mexico allied itself with Germany in the war

total war

a nation’s domestic population (including military) was committed to winning the war

ANZAC

special corps formed by half a million Australians and New Zealanders enlisted to fight for the British (they were colonies)

Gallipolli

a year-long campaign on a peninsula in northwestern Turkey that resulted in heavy Allied losses with little to show for effort

Paris Peace Conference

where the Big Four (leaders of the victorious countries) leaders met to settle the peace and punish Germany

Big Four

Woodrow Wilson (US), David Lloyd George (Great Britain), Georges Clemenceau (France), and Vittorio Orlando (Italy)

Fourteen Points

Wilson’s 14 principles outlined as his vision of peace

League of Nations

an organization in which all nations of the world would convene to discuss conflicts openly, as a way to avoid the simmering tensions that had caused WWI

Treaty of Versailles

1919 peace treaty with Germany

Weimar Republic

the German government who had agreed to the terms of the Treaty of Versailles

trench warfare

combatants dug hundreds of miles of trenches and lived in them for months at a time in order to defend against enemy fire at the front lines

poison gas

chlorine, phosgene, and mustard gas were launched at enemy lines, inflicting painful coughing attacks and permanent damage to the lungs

machine guns

weapon that could fire more than 500 rounds of ammunition per minute

submarines

helped gain intel and wreak havoc under enemy water

airplanes

(1914) light, small, unable to carry many weapons, used for reconnaisance; (1915) fitted with machine guns and enforced aerial combat

tanks

“landships” that protected troops as they moved across vast areas of difficult terrain (even trenches) and fired at the enemy

U-boat

submarines who attacked ships carrying civilians

Which event sparked World War I?

A. Russian Revolution

B. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

C. Pearl Harbor

D. Sinking of Lusitania

B. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Which factor was a long-term cause of WWI?

A. Militarism

B. Decolonization

C. Cold War tensions

D. Great Depression

A. Militarism

Trench warfare is most associated with:

A. Fast movement across Europe

B. Naval combat only

C. Stalemate on the Western Front

D. Guerrilla tactics

C. Stalemate on the Western Front

Which empire collapsed after WWI?

A. British Empire

B. Ottoman Empire

C. Japanese Empire

D. Spanish Empire

B. Ottoman Empire

The Treaty of Versailles primarily:

A. Rewarded Germany

B. Ended feudalism

C. Punished Germany after WWI

D. Created NATO

C. Punished Germany after WWI