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What is Germany?
This central, northern European country unified in 1871.
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Who is England?
This country blockaded Germany leading to the starvation of 750,000 Germans.
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What is Russia?
This country was defeated by Germany on the Eastern Front.
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What is the Great Migration?
This led to hundreds of thousands of African American migrating to urban cities in the north.
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What is reparations?
Repayment of damages.
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What is the Ottoman Empire?
The deterioration of this southeast European empire created conflict in the Balkans.
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What is the Lusitania?
The sinking of this boat, which caused the deaths of 128 Americans, almost led American to enter the war.
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What is Austria-Hungary?
This country (probably) began WWI through a declaration of war on Serbia.
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What is 1917?
The US joined WWI in this year.
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What is a revolution?
A war to overthrow a government.
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Who is Gavrilo Princip?
This is the Black Hand member who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
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What is the submarine (or U-Boat)?
The Germans pioneered the widespread use of this new type of water-going vessel during WWI.
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What is Trench Warfare?
After the advance through France stalled outside of Paris, both sides adopted this type of warfare.
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What is the League of Nations?
What international peace-keeping body was created after World War I?
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What is balance of power?
A system that prevents any one country from dominating another.
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What is the "blank check?"
This was issued to Austria from Germany following the death of the archduke.
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What is France?
The Western Front of WWI was primarily fought in this country.
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What is the Schlieffen Plan?
This was Germany's plan to invade France through neutral Belgium.
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Who are women?
This group left the private sphere for the public sphere during WWI, taking up work in factories and working farms.
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What is propaganda?
Spreading information to influence opinion.
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Who is Otto von Bismarck?
This was the German chancellor who led German unification.
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What is the Zimmerman Telegram and the return to unrestricted submarine warfare?
These TWO things led America to join the war on the side of the Allies.
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What is artillery?
This type of weapon dominated WWI.
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What is isolationism?
After WWI, America returned to this international political stance.
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Who are the Bolsheviks?
This is the group that led the overthrow of the Russian government.
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