humanities

World War I Study Guide: This is due for a grade. Please complete and turn in by Friday, March 21st.  Either submit on google classroom or turn in a handwritten copy. All answers must be in complete sentences. 


  1. What does the acronym MAIN stand for?


  1. How did the alliance system start WWI?


  1. What is nationalism?


  1. What is a short term cause of WWI?


  1. Know the major members of the Allies and Central Powers.


  1. Who was Franz Ferdinand  and why was he significant?


  1. What is a stalemate?


  1. What were the negative aspects of trench warfare?


  1. What was the weapon used by Germany to attack Allied shipping.


  1. What did the United States declare at the beginning of World War I?


  1. What was the name of the British ship sunk by a German U-Boat that killed 128 Americans?


  1.  Who did Germany send the Zimmerman Telegram to in an effort to get them to join the Central powers?


  1. After the Zimmerman Telegram and the Sinking of the Lusitania, what happened?

  1. How did World War I end?


  1. When was the Armistice signed by Germany?


  1.  What country was not invited to the Paris Peace Conference at the conclusion of World War I?


  1. True or False: Woodrow Wilson placed the blame on Germany in his 14 points.

  2.  What was the main goal of the Treaty of Versailles?


  1. True or False: the United States never joined the League of Nations.


  1.  Know the terms and conditions of the Treaty of Versailles.


  1.  What did the Treaty of Versailles lead to?


  1.  True or False: the land between the trenches was known as the empty space since no one ever stayed there for long.


  1.  Know the examples of new weapons technologies introduced in World War I.


Two essay questions chosen from the following

  1. Military weapons of World War I

  2. Treaty of Versailles

  3. Primary Source Documents on “Who won the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

  4. Trench Warfare