World War 1

explain the significant five factors and/or event contributed to the outbreak of WWI

Nations starting to mobilize which caused others to also mobilize

They began making alliances among themselves which would cause nations to be dragged into war

countries wanted more power through imperialism

nationalism caused countries to want to be more independent from other rule

M.A.I.N military, alliances,

define the following terms conscriptions, stalemate, atrocities, ultimatum and contraband

Conscription: Mandatory enlistment int he war

stalemate: a point in war where neither side had an advantage

atrocities: exaggerated crimes

ultimatum: a final set of demands

contrabands: items that are related to military/war

explain Russia idea of Pan-Slavism

Russia wanting all the Slavs to be united and support each other

who made the first declaration of war against whom to offically begin WWI and the DATE

Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28.1914

Germany invaded which neutral country in order to get to France to Begin WWI

Belgium

explain speciafically why WWI would develop into trench warfare(include examples)

Because WWI was a modern war, soldier needed somewhere to hide from enemy fire with their modern weapons such as the machine gun leading to use of trenches

Describe the Schlieffen Plan

Germany would attack France first counting on Russia not to mobilize quickly enough to prevent a two front war

List the two deadliest battles of the Western front

The Battles of the Somme and Verdun.

although they failed against the ottomans at the battle of gallipolo, why did the allies need control of the dardanelles

Because it was a critical strait for supplying goods

why did japan eneter WWI on the side of the allies

because they wanted control of Chinese colonies

when did the US Enter WWI explain the two main reasons

April, 1917,

A. germany began unrestricted sub warfare/ sank the Lusitania, killing American passengers.

B. The Zimmermann Telegram, proposing a military alliance with Mexico against the US.

explain circumstances of the Armenian genocide

The Armenians were christians and the ottomans were muslim, they were also accused of siding with the Russians

explain how WWI helped fuel the women’s movements

with all the men fighting women stepped up to do their jobs

besides self-determination, list two of Wilsons main ideas for his fourteen points

a. no secret treaties

b. freedom of the seas

what did president Wilson mean with the term “self-determination”

A nation should be able to choose which government they wanted

Exactly when was the armistice signed to bring WWI to an end

11:00 On November 11

country who suffered most casualties and most deaths

Casualties was Germany and Death was Russia

what 1918 event killed more people worldwide than all of the WWI

the influenza pandemic

The big three at the Paris peace conference

a. USA

b.France

c.Britain

explain article 231 of the treaty of versailles

germany had to take the blame for the war

list two other terms of punishment (besides the articles 231) against germany in the treaty of versailles

A.Germany must pay all reparations

B.Germany must limit their military

list three nations that would become independence nations as a result of World War One

Poland, czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia

describe the mandate system

developed nations would help support another until it was self sufficient

besides Germany, explain why another specific nations would be discontent with the outcome of the treaty

Russia was unhappy because lost a lot of land and people