WW1

Germany challenged Britain where? And France where?

on the seas, in Morocco

Why is Morocco a strategic position?

Strait of Gilbralter, it connected the Atlantic ocean and meditaranian sea

as the ottomans were weakened___?

nations competed for influence in that territory

some causes of WW1 were?

assassination of franz ferdinan, alliances, sinking of lusitania, french/german land disputes, imperial competition

Austria-Hungary’s relationship with Serbia can be described as ____________

imperilism

What changes over time made Germany a threat?

The unification of Germany and when they industrilized

What are two specific differences between “prepared” and “unprepared” countries before WW 1

Plans and mobilization, production

The tone amongst different nations at the beginning of the war was?

They all believed that they’d win the war and that it would be short

3 specific examples of this tone is

serbia vs austria, germany vs france

What situation did Germany attempt to avoid that drastically limited its success in the war?

Fighting against America

two front war?

when one place is fighting two other places at once

“Western Front” refers to the western front of ________

Germany

Over the course of the war the Western Front moved _______

very little

Stalemate is _______

a tie/ places fighting but no one is winning or losing

Because Britain ruled the seas, Germany ______

Resorted to submarine warfare

two consequences of the sinking of the Lusitania:

made america upset, They pulled back on submarine warfare to not pull the U.S. into war

Three new technologies that were used in the war:

chemical weapons, fighter planes, tanks

To what extent did they affect the war?

very little

civillian?

non-military person

What are two contributions civilians made to the war?

worked in factories, bought war bonds

What are three contributions women made?

worked in factories, drove trucks, served in non-combat roles

Why did these things happen?

because men were out at war

How were American and British women rewarded for their service?

sufferage

What are two reasons why the U.S. profited during the war?

got the treaty of versaile, made bank supplying to france and britain

Zionism?

to protect the jews homeland

What was the goal of the Balfour Declaration?

To get the jews back to their homeland

What did the British NOT want to do according to the British?

Not infringe on rights of Palestinians

Britain sent troops to Iraq in order to _____

acquire oil

Given that it was 1917, the Middle East would be a target of imperialists because ________

of the second industrial revolution the cars, plastics, fertilizers, pesticides

What are two major consequences of Russian entry into WW 2?

huge russian death rate, start of the russian revolution

Nicholas II?

last king of russia, got over thrown and vladimir lenon took his place after he was executes

Vladimir Lenon?

Leader of Bolshvieks (democratic socialists) and later won against the socialists and created U.S.S.R