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How many fronts were involved in World War 1? What were their names? |
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Two; Western and Eastern fronts |
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Which front was characterized by stalemate and trench warfare? |
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Which front ws characterized by being more mobile with traditional tactics? |
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What do militarism, alliances, internal dissent, and nationalism all have in common? |
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They were the causes of WW1 |
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a Serbian terrorist group which Princip belonged to. |
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Who made up the Triple Alliance? |
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy |
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Who made up the Triple Entente? |
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France, Great Britain, and Russia |
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Name two major events that caused the U.S. to enter WW1 |
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the Zimmerman telegram, and the sinking of the Lusitania |
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What did the Germans do at sea that helped provoke the US to war? |
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They sunk the Lusitania; killing 100 Americans. |
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Why did Russia withdrawal from WW1? |
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They had a Russian Revolution, which stripped Russia of its will to fight. |
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He led the Bolsheviks, was dedicated to a violent revolution to overthrow capitalism. |
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Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand? |
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What happened on 11/11/1918? (November 11, 1918) |
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a new German government signed an armistice with the Allies, ending the war. |
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What was Wilson's plan for post-war peace called? |
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What were some of the nicknames for WW1? |
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The Great War, The War to End All Wars |
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The soldiers fighting in World War 1 |
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What treaty ended World War 1? |
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What part of the treaty angered Germans, ultimately leading to WW2? |
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It declared that Germany was guilty of starting the war. |
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What nations were created as a result of WW1 and the Versailles Treaty? |
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Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, and Yugoslavia. |
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The US, France, and Great Britain were also known as what? |
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Who was victorious during the WW1? |
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Name some of the weapons used for the first time during WW1 |
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airplanes, tanks, machine guns, and flame throwers |
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Who was president of the US during WW1? |
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What event officially started WW1? |
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the execution/murder of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand & his wife. |
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What was the Schlieffen Plan? |
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A German plan which caled for a two-front war with France and Russia, who had formed a military alliance in 1894. |
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Describe the overall impact of WW1 on global affairs. |
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Lowered world population, undermined previously held ideas of human progress, and opened the door to revolutions & further instability. |
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