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World War I
The basics of WWI
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History
8th Grade
03/16/2007

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The name for Europe in 1914.
Definition
A Powder Keg (referring to gun powder)
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The city that Austria-Hungary seizes which is in Serbia in 1908.
Definition
Sarajevo
Term
The Archduke who was assassinated by ethic Serb(idk thats what was in my notes) in 1914.
Definition
Ferdinand
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WWI was given these names.
Definition
"The Great War" or "The War to End All Wars"
Term
What led to the war? (i know it's vague)
Definition
Secret Alliances
Term
When did Austria-Hungary declare war on Serbia?
Definition
1914
Term
Name the 4 Secret Alliances.
Definition
Russian pact with Serbia
German pact with Austria-Hungary
French pact with Russian
Belgium pact with Great Britain
Term
How many troops did the Allied Forces have?
Definition
42 million
Term
How many troops did the Central Powers have?
Definition
25 million troops
Term
Name the 6 Allied Forces.
Definition
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Russia
Serbia
(eventually in 1917)the USA
Term
Name the 4 Central Powers.
Definition
Germany
Austria-Hungary
the Turkish Ottoman Empire
Bulgaria
Term
Both sides expected what type of end to the war.
Definition
They expected a quick end to the war because everybody thought they were the best.
Term
Name some of the modern and trench welfare.(kinds of new weapons)
Definition
Maching Guns
Tanks
Large Artillery
Planes
Chemical Weapons (tear gas, chlorine gas, mustard gas)
Term
Discribe the trenches.
Definition
shock, cold, wet, rats(got as big as small dogs, ate the living and dead), disease(trench foot)
Term
This was the first war with airplanes. What was the life expectancy of a new pilot?
Definition
3-6 weeks
Term
Germany's 2 front wars ended with a what in 1917?
Definition
They ended with a peace treaty with Russia.
Term
During the communist reveloution, what happened to Czar Nicholas II and his family?
Definition
They were lined up and assassinated because they didn't want a royal blood line.
Term
What year did the US join the war?
Definition
spring of 1917
Term
How many troops were drafted and volunteered from the US?
Definition
2.8 million troops
Term
Did the Central Powers surrender together?
Definition
NO.they surrendered one by one until Germany was left alone.
Term
What happened to the Turkish Ottoman Empire while the Central Powers were breaking up?
Definition
T.O.E. surrenders and divides leaving modern day Turkey
Term
Why did Austria-Hungary break apart?
Definition
There were so many independence movements.
Term
What year does Germany surrender?
Definition
1918
Term
What were the "seeds" of WWII and in what year?
Definition
The Treaty of Versilles in 1919
Term
President Wilson wanted to make a what but it failed.
Definition
A League of Nations(United Nations)
Term
France and England wanted what on Germany?
Definition
Vengance(pay back)
Term
What were the 3 things Germany had to do to pay back France and England?
Definition
1. Lose all colonies and coal-rich Saar region.
2.Keep army very small(100,000) and build no ships.
3.Pay England and France for war damages.($33 billion)
Term
What did Germany do when they couldn't pay France and England for the war damages?
Definition
They borrowed from the US to pay debt.
Term
What tradgic event happened in 1929?
Definition
The US stock market crash.
Term
The 1930's name.
Definition
A worldwide depression
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