World War I
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- Q1Several 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.Alliances30s
- Q2Belief 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.Militarism30s
- Q3Biased or misleading information intended to promote a political ideal; used widely by both sides to keep public opinion in support of the war.Propaganda30s
- Q4In 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 Warfare30s
- Q5A 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 War30s
- Q6A prolonged war where both sides attempt to wear the other down through small actions and simply inflicting numerous casualties.War of Attrition30s
- Q7System where production, investment, prices, and incomes are controlled by the government; to win the war, every belligerent of World War I utilized this.Planned Economies30s
- Q8Fighting 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 Front30s
- Q9Fighting 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 Front30s
- Q10An 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 Campaign30s
- Q11Local 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.Soviets30s
- Q12Political 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 himselfVladimir Lenin30s
- Q13Political 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.Bolsheviks30s
- Q14The 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-Litovsk30s
- Q15A 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 Telegram30s