History final exam: 6. WW1 (1914-1918) 6/10

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The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne Franz Ferdinand, was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist

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How was Franz Ferdinand assassinated on June 28, 1914?

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Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia. Because of alliances, Germany, Russia, France, and Britain were all pulled into the war

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How did Franz Ferdinand’s assassination lead to WW1?

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The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne Franz Ferdinand, was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist

How was Franz Ferdinand assassinated on June 28, 1914?

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Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia. Because of alliances, Germany, Russia, France, and Britain were all pulled into the war

How did Franz Ferdinand’s assassination lead to WW1?

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Strong pride in your country or ethnic group, which made nations or people want to prove they were better than others

What was nationalism during WW1?

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When powerful countries tried to take over more land and build empires

What was imperialism during WW!?

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The belief that having a strong army was the best way to solve problems, so countries kept building weapons and preparing for war

What was militarism during WW1?

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Triple Entente was before the war and they became the Allied Powers during WW1

What was the Triple Entente?

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France, Britain and Russia

What countries were apart of the Triple Entente?

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These countries agreed to cooperate, but it wasn't a formal military alliance at first. Once the war started, they became the core of the Allied Powers

What was the basis of Triple Entente?

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Central Powers were known as the Triple Alliance before WW1

What was the Triple Alliance?

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Germany, Austria Hungary and Italy

What countries were apart of the Triple Alliance?

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Italy was in the Triple Alliance, it did not fight with the Central Powers though — it ended up fighting against them with the Allies because they wanted land promised by Britain and France

What was the outcome of Italy switching to the Allied Powers from the Central Powers?

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France, United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, United States, Japan, Serbia and Belgium

What countries were in the Allied Powers?

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman-Empire and Bulgaria

What countries were in the Central Powers?

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The Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers because they wanted to protect their empire and regain lost lands

Why did the Ottoman Empire join the Central Powers?

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Joined the Central Powers in 1915 to fight its rival, Serbia, and gain territory

Why did Bulgaria join the Central Powers?

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Japan joined the Allies in 1914 to expand its empire

Why did Japan join the Allied Powers?

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Serbia joined the Allies after Austria-Hungary attacked in 1914 and they helped fight during World War I

Why did Serbia join the Allied Powers?

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Belgium was neutral, but Germany invaded it in 1914, which led Britain to join WW1 to defend Belgium

Why did Belgium join the Allied Powers?

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At first, the US stayed neutral from 1914-1917. But it sold supplies to Allies and grew economically

When the US was neutral which alliance did they sell supplies to?

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In 1917, Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare sank US ships like the Lusitania and this pushed the US to join WW1

What did Germany do to the US in 1917 that made them go into WW1?

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The Zimmermann Telegram was a secret message from Germany to Mexico that pushed the US to join the war

What impact did the Zimmermann Telegram have on the US going into war?

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The US had strong trade and loans with the Allies and wanted to protect those interests

Why did the US troops join the Allied Powers?

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President Woodrow Wilson wanted to “make the world safe for democracy” by helping the Allies

Why did President Woodrow Wilson want to help the Allied Powers?

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The US troops and resources helped the Allies win

What country helped the Allied Powers the most with their entry in 1917?

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After the war, US emerged as a major world power with a strong economy and military influence

What positive outcome did the US face after the war?

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Germany collapsed in 1918 because its army was losing, people were starving, and protests broke out, so the leaders gave up and ended the war

What was Germany’s Collapse in 1918?

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Germany agreed to an armistice (ceasefire) on November 11, 1918, ending the fighting.

What is Armistice Day?

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The Treaty of Versailles officially ended the war but helped cause the next one with WW2

What treaty officially ended the war and helped cause the next one?

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It punished Germany with harsh penalties, redrew borders, and created the League of Nations

What is the Treaty of Versailles? (1919)

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A peace group the US didn’t join

What is the League of Nations?

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Germany was mainly punished after World War because it was seen as the strongest and most aggressive Central Power, held responsible for starting the war

Why was Germany mainly punished the most with the Central Powers?

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The Allies wanted to weaken it to prevent future conflict —- especially since the other Central Powers had collapsed or lost influence

Why did the Allies want to weaken Germany the most out of all the Central Powers?

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The Central Powers lost WW1 due to military defeats, collapsing allies, protests at home, and the US joining the war

How did the Central Powers lose WW1?

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World War I was caused by deep political tensions, alliances, and ambition for power

What was WW1 caused by?

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The assassination of Franz Ferdinand set off the war

What firstly started WW1?

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The US joined late but changed the war’s outcome

Even though the US joined the war late what outcome did they have on it?