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World War 1 test

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Question	Answer
What are the 4 causes of WW1	Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism, and Alliances.
What does Conscription mean?	The drafting of citizens to serve in the armed forces for a set number of years.
Whats arms race?	A competition among nations to have the most weapons.
What 3 countries were part of the Triple Entente?	France, Russia, and Britain.
What 3 countries were part of the Triple Alliance?	Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary.
What was the start of WW1?	The assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife by a Serbian Nationalist in Sarajevo.
When did WW1 start? (date)?	June 28, 1914
Who did Austria-Hungary declared war on?	Serbia
Who did Germany declare war on and why?	Russia, for aiding Serbia
Who did France and Britain declare war on?	Germany
Who did Japan declare war on?	Germany
What is "No Man's Land"?	The area between trenches/enemy lines filled with barbed wire and mines .
What does "Over The Top" mean?	The dreaded command for soldiers to leave their trenches and charge the enemy’s trench.
What were some terrible conditions of Trench Warfare?	Muddy, rats, lice, mice, with diseases such as cholera & trench foot.
Marne 1914	Schlieffen Plan halted with brave taxi cab drivers helping.
When was the Battle of Marne?	1914
Ypres 1915	Germans first used poison gas.
When was the battle of Ypres?	1915
Jutland 1916	Naval battle between Britain and Germany
When was the battle of Jutland?	1916
Verdun 1916	French defeat Germans, but city lay in ruins
When was battle of Verdun?	1916
Somme 1916	violent turning point of the war
When was the battle of Somme?	1916
What did the British use to advance against the British?	Tanks
How many british soldiers were killed on the first day of the battle of Somme?	60,000
When did the US enter the war?	April 6, 1917 on the side of the allies
Why was president Woodrow Wilson re elected?	Because “He kept us out of the war.”
What were the two reasons why the US entered the war?	The Zimmermann Note and the Sinking of Lusitania .
What do Women do during the war?	They take on new important roles during the war while men fight overseas.
What did the Treaty of Versaille do?	It forced Germany to accept sole responsibility for starting War.
What 4 empires came to a end?	German Austro-Hungarian Ottoman Russian
What was President Woodrow Wilson's proposal for peace called?	14 points
League of Nations	League of Nations was established to keep the peace and prevent future wars - (US did not join)
What new countries were formed?	Poland, Yugoslavia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Austria, Hungary, and Turkey.
What lead to WW2	Dissatisfaction over the Treaty of Versailles
What were most countries financial situations after the war?	Bad, most countries were in dept.

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