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Who is Gavrilo Princip
Member of the Black Hand who assassinated Franz Ferdinand
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What is the Lusitania
This British vessel was sunk in 1915 by the Germans with 139 Americans on Board
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What is the Balkan Wars
These two conflicts showed the weakening of the Austro-Hungarian empire
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What is 750,000
This number of Germans starved during the war because of the British blockade
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What is Great Britain, France, and Russia
These three countries are linked in the Triple Entente
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Who is George Clemenceau
Prime Minister, Head of government of France during WWI
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What is 17 and 60
Ages of German males who were required to work to support the war effort during WWI
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What is the Battle of the Marne
Battle in which France defeated Germany, early in the war, and kept France from being invaved
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What is the 14 points
Plan outlined by American President Woodrow Wilson to lead the world out of the war
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What is Dulce et Decorum Est
Poem by Wilfred Owen with the subject of the horrors of mustard gas
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Who are Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff
Two generals most responsible for German victories against Russia as well as firming up the German military dictatorship
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What is the Maginot Line
Defensive stance in France against the German onslaught
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What is the Schlieffen Plan
This strategy showed Germany's desires to quickly defeat France before turning to Russia
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What is Weimar Republic
democratic government set up in Europe after the war
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What is the Balfour Declaration
British Foreign Policy dictum that afforded Jews the opportunity to create their own homeland in Palestine
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Who is Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
Led this group of radical Communists that tried to take control of the German government after the war
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What is shell shock
Negative psychological effect of the war
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What is Gallipoli
Battle in Turkey to take the Dardanelles and Constantinople and was a loss for the British. Over half a million soldiers died
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What is self-determination
This concept emerged as a sentiment after the war, that people should be able to choose their own national governments
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What is the lost generation
Name given to the era because of the millions of peasants, aristocrats, draftees and civilians who perished during the Great War
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Who is Vera Brittain
Wrote "Testament of Youth" about her terrible and defining experience during the war
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What is the Treaty Brest-Litovsk
Agreement with Germany that got Russia out of the war
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What is War Raw Materials Board
Set up in Germany to ration materials and supplies during the war
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What is the Mandate System
Secret agreement that former Ottoman territories would be administered by European powers
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What is Russia
Country that sustained the most casualties during the war
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