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Alliance
What system emerged to increase military might and serve as another way to balance power and check other nation’s might?
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The Triple Alliance
What was the name of the alliance between Italy, Austria-Hungary and Germany?
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The Trenches
Life here was dirty, smelly, and riddled with diseases. When here, people also lived in fear.
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Who was charged with total blame for starting World War 1?
Germany
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt
What president put Japanese-Americans in prison internment camps?
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Americans made weapons, rationed food and bought war bonds. Women also took on jobs for the men that went to war
How did Americans help the war effort while at home? Particularly women?
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The Triple Entente
What was the name of the alliance between Russia, France and Britain?
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New technology and improved war tactics
In general, what made WW1 more deadly than previous wars?
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What was the single short-term cause that started World War 1?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Promoted war propaganda; made series of Patriotic films, movie stars helped sell war bonds and provided entertainment for at home and overseas.
What role did Hollywood play in the war?
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Patriotism was high and men were eager to fight for justice and their country (nationalism, adventure)
Why were young men on both sides eager to fight when WWI started?
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Austria declared war on Serbia, Russia was Serbia’s ally.
For which reasons did Russia join in WWI?
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Poison gas
This newfound tactic was used by both sides of the war with devastating results. Germans sprayed this from large cylinders towards French trenches.
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What army was the largest in the world in WW1?
Russia
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Books; such as Jewish, Marxist, Bolshevik, or anything representing ideologies opposed to Nazism.
What did the Nazis burn in Germany in the late 1930’s?
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Wilson's Peace Plan
What written proposal (also called the fourteen points), was meant to prevent international problems from causing another war? It secret agreements and protected any nation large or small for independence.
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The Ottoman Empire
After World War I, what empire broke apart and lost territories? ; Some people were confined to other nations while other colonies broke away or became overrun by allies
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Machine gun
This arsenal required a six-man team to operate. The portability and power of this invention made it an effective addition on both sides.
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What’s the name of the British ocean liner that a German submarine sank, causing a major diplomatic uproar?
Lusitania
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He had photographers document the faces of the Great Depression and published in Life Magazine to make the whole world aware of the nation’s state.
How did Franklin D. Roosevelt use the media to battle the Great Depression in WW2?
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Nationalism
What is the name of the belief that thinks there should be a country unique to each nation of people came about? ; England for the English, France for the French, and Germany for the Germans. As this idea was promoted in WW1, there is a negative reaction to immigration and an emphasis on cultural assimilation.
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Germany's plan to attack France with 90% of its men first, then Russia with the other 10%.
What was the Schlieffen Plan and which countries were involved?
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Tanks
Things like barbed wire, machine guns and trenches created huge advantages for the defending side. What invention took away these advantages?
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What is one of the Provisions of the Treaty of Versailles directed towards Germany?
1) Germany stripped of all military
2) Germany had to repair war damages ($33 billion) 3) Germany had to acknowledge guilt for causing WWI 4) Germany could not manufacture any weapons. |
Automobile production- because many of the parts, skills and equipment could be helpful in war production.
What industry was transformed into war production in only 9 months, and why were they able to do this?
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