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What is 1914?
The Great War began in this year.
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What is the Russian Revolution?
This event caused Russia to withdraw from WW I.
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What is the League of Nations
This organization was setup right after WWI to help; nations settle disputes peacefully.
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What are the Central Powers?
During WWI, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria were called this.
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What is neutrality and isolationism?
The United States adopted this policy during the early years of the war.
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What is Sarajevo?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in this city.
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Who is Tsar Nicholas II?
He led the Russian government until his abdication in 1917.
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What is the Lusitania?
This was the first U.S. civilian ship to be sunk by a German submarine.
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What is Mexico?
The Zimmerman Note encouraged which country to attack the United States.
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What is Austria-Hungary?
Bosnia-Herzegovina was part of this country.
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Who is Vladimir Lenin?
This man led the Bolshevik party.
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What is Versailles?
This was the site of the signing of the formal peace treaty with Germany.
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What is the Triple Entente?
The WWI alliance between England, France, and Russia was known by this name.
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What is Belgium?
Germany's attack on this country provoked England to join the war.
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Who is Karl Marx?
He was a coauthor of the "Communist Manifesto."
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What is Armistice Day?
The original name for Veterans Day.
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What is Yugoslavia?
Serbia and Bosnia were joined at the end of the war to form this country.
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Who is Gavrilo Princip?
This Serbian nationalist fired the shot that "sparked" The Great War.
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What is submarine warfare?
This major change in German policy contributed to the United States entering the war.
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What are the Fourteen Points?
President Wilson took this plan to the peace negotiation.
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What is trench warfare?
This form of warfare caused soldiers to stand, eat, sleep, fight, and die in miserable ditches.
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What is the Alien and Sedition Act?
This act contributed to the fear of immigrants and questioned the loyalty of some Americans.
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