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World War I

Quiz by John Parks

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  • Q1
    Several nations of Europe agreed to come to each other's defense in an attempt to protect themselves, accidentally creating a web of agreements guaranteeing conflict would be continental.
    Alliances
    30s
  • Q2
    Belief that a nation must posses a strong military to protect itself and maintain an international presence; in Europe this led to increasing competition and tensions which helped spark war.
    Militarism
    30s
  • Q3
    Biased or misleading information intended to promote a political ideal; used widely by both sides to keep public opinion in support of the war.
    Propaganda
    30s
  • Q4
    In an effort to save lives as modern weapons became more accurate and deadly, war along the Western Front turned into this style of fighting, a muddy, bloody stalemate.
    Trench Warfare
    30s
  • Q5
    A war where rules are ignored, including weapons used and combatants targeted; World War I illustrated this with the use of chemical weapons and unprecedented, intentional civilian casualties.
    Total War
    30s
  • Q6
    A prolonged war where both sides attempt to wear the other down through small actions and simply inflicting numerous casualties.
    War of Attrition
    30s
  • Q7
    System where production, investment, prices, and incomes are controlled by the government; to win the war, every belligerent of World War I utilized this.
    Planned Economies
    30s
  • Q8
    Fighting during World War I that took place along a 400 mile front through France involving French and British forces against German forces stuck in 1000s of miles of trenches.
    Western Front
    30s
  • Q9
    Fighting during World War I that took place along a massive front stretching from Russia through Hungary and to the Ottoman Empire involving mainly German troops against Russia.
    Eastern Front
    30s
  • Q10
    An attempt by Britain to send supplies to Russia in the hopes of pulling pressure off the western front and to boost Allied morale; it turned into a botched amphibious assault.
    Gallipoli Campaign
    30s
  • Q11
    Local councils in Russia that were made up of workers and soldiers; Lenin's theoretical communist system was based on these councils taking on government and economic power.
    Soviets
    30s
  • Q12
    Political radical who called for violent revolution to tear down capitalist society and create a communist utopia; he became the first communist leader and centralized all power in himself
    Vladimir Lenin
    30s
  • Q13
    Political group that spread Lenin's message of violent revolution throughout Russia and were the main group leading the communist revolution upon Lenin's return to Russia.
    Bolsheviks
    30s
  • Q14
    The official end of the war between Russia and the Central Powers; Russia lost territory as a result, and it appeared the Allies would likely lose the war.
    Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
    30s
  • Q15
    A note from Germany to Mexico asking for an invasion of the U.S. in exchange for several states, in order to keep the U.S. out of war; it was a main reason the U.S. joined the war.
    Zimmerman Telegram
    30s

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