World War One

- Those dang balkans..

Britain imported approximately ___% of it’s food

60%

Germany imported approximately ___% of it’s food before war

30%

_____________ _____________ were implemented to ensure that essential goods were fairly distributed to prevent shortages

Rationing programs

The USA helped the Allies push German troops back to where they started during the _____________ _______

The Hundred Days

Germany being pushed back from when they started in 1914 was known as the “_________________________”

“The black day of the German army”

The ___________________ ________ revealed how Germany would propose an alliance with Mexico if the USA entered the war on the Allies side, enraging US public, influencing their decision to go to war

The Zimmermann Telegram

Despite the LON being formed to resolve conflicts through collective security, they failed to defuse the _________________ crisis and the __________________ crisis

Manchurian Crisis and the Abyssinian Crisis

The League of Nations military action was _______

Slow

When was the Treaty of the Versailles signed?

1919

The Treaty of Versailles stated that ___% of Germany’s land was removed and distributed to countries

10%

The territory that was given back to France due to the Versailles treaty was _________ _____________

Alsace Lorraine

The collapse of the Eastern Front came early, due to the new _________ government in Russia who condemned war

Bolshevik

When was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed by Russia?

1918

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk made Russia loose territory, including _________, ___________, and __________

Poland, Lithuania, and Estonia

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk made Russia loose ___% of its iron ore, and ___% of its coal

75% and 90%

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk made Russia loose almost _/_ of its industry

1/2

Most of Russia’s lost territory was placed under ___________ control

Germany’s

Territorial changes after the war was the dissolution of several empires; including:

The Austrian Hungary Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Russian Empire

Due to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, the Russian Empire became the __________ _________ in 1918

Soviet Union

Political effects of WW1 was Russia’s change of government from the tsar’s autocracy to being ruled by the _________________ ________________

Provisional government

Provisional government’s failures on managing war resulted in the __________ revolution in 1917

Bolshevik Revolution

After the Bolshevik Revolution, Russia was unorganized and collapsing, resulting in the _____________ __________ _______ in November 1917

Russian Civil War

Another Political change was that the global power shifted towards the ____.

US

An economic effect of the Treaty of Versailles was that Germany had to pay _____ billion ____ _______ in reparations

132 billion gold marks

German reparations caused ________________________.

Hyperinflation

After WW1, USA saw Germany’s weakened economic state, creating the resolve to give them _______, stimulating their economy leading towards their major growth in the 1920s

Loans

The USA was most prosperous after WW1. However, excessive borrowing and collapsing agricultural product prices led to the _________ _____________.

Great Depression

When was the Great Depression?

1929

The total casualties of the war was as much as ____ million men

10 million men

France women employment increased by ____% by _______

47% by 1918

Britain women employment increased by ____% by _______

35.5% by 1911

Unfortunately, by 1920, _/_ of British women left their war jobs, returning to traditional roles

2/3