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3. Causes
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4. Central
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5. Allied
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6. The
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7. The War Comes
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8. Big Board Facts
Causes of WWI 5 10 15 20 25
Central Powers 5 10 15 20 25
Allied Powers 5 10 15 20 25
The Home Front 5 10 15 20 25
After The War 5 10 15 20 25
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9. What were the 4 major causes leading to WWI? (1)
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What were the 4 major causes leading to WWI? (1)
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10. Militarism, Alliance System, Imperialism, Nationalism,
Causes:
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Militarism, Alliance System, Imperialism, Nationalism,
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11. Causes Question for 10 Points
What is militarism and how did it relate to the idea of nationalism? (2)
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12. Causes: 10 PTS
Militarism is when a nation builds up its military to show its patriotism and greatness over other countries
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13. Causes: Question for 15 Points
What were the major alliances of Europe BEFORE THE WAR and who were its members? (3)
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14. Causes: Answer for 15 Points Triple Entente: Great Britain, France, Russia Triple Alliance: Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy
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15. Causes: Question for 20 Points
What region of Europe was the origin of WWI and why was it so unstable? (4-5)
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16. Causes: Answer for 20 Points The Balkans: The countries of this region had been controlled by the Ottoman Empire and now wanted their own independence.
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17. Causes: Question for 25 Points
Who was Gavrilo Princip and what did he do to set off the First World War? (terms)
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18. Causes: Answer for 25 Points He was a Serbian Nationalist who assassinated the Austro-Hungarian “emperor-to-be”, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife
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19. Who were the Central Powers and why were they called this? (6)
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Who were the Central Powers and why were they called this? (6)
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20. Central Powers: Answer for 5 Points Germany & Austria-Hungary were located in central Europe. The Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria joined these powers also
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21. Central Powers: Question for 10 Points
Why was Germany’s 1st strategic plan (Schlieffen Plan) developed? (8)
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22. Central Powers: Answer for 10 Points
Germany wanted to quickly defeat France first to avoid a 2 front war.
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23. Central Powers: Question for 15 Points
Why did the Schleiffen plan fail and what was the result? (9)
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24. Central Powers: Answer for 15 Points
The French and British troops stopped the German forces in northern France. The opposing armies dug a network of defensive trenches 500 miles along the Western Front.
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25. Central Powers: Question for 20 Points
What new technologies were introduced in World War I? (10)
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26. Central Powers: Answer for 20 Points
large and more accurate artillery guns, machine guns, tanks, airplanes, poison gas, submarines (u-boats)
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27. Central Powers: Question for 25 Points
How did new weaponry affect the fighting of WWI? (10)
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28. Central Powers: Answer for 25 Points
Terrible slaughter resulted from mixing this new weaponry with old tactics (the infantry charge)
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29. Allied Powers: Question for 5 Points Who were the Allied Powers? (7)
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30. Allied Powers Answer for 5 Points
Britain, France, Russia, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Japan, U.S., Serbia, Romania, Albania, Greece
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31. Allied Powers: Question for 10 Points
What was the Eastern Front? (Terms)
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32. Allied Powers: Answer for 10 Points The battle zones of Eastern Europe (between Russia & Germany) where trench warfare was less widespread.
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33. Allied Powers: Question for 15 Points
Why was Russia able to continue fighting on the Eastern Front despite massive losses? (11)
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34. Allied Powers: Answer for 15 Points
Russia survived its heavy losses by:
Constantly rebuilding its army from its enormous population
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35. Allied Powers: Question for 20 Points
On what other fronts did the Allies seek a way to end the stalemate with the Central Powers? (12)
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36. Allied Powers: Answer for 20 Points
Other fighting took place in Africa, Asia and the Middle East
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37. Allied Powers: Question for 25 Points
What was the goal of the Allies’ Gallipoli campaign? Did it work? (13)
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38. Allied Powers: Answer for 25 Points
The goal was to capture, Constantinople, the Ottoman empire’s capital, and gain access to the Black Sea - a route for supplies to be sent to a desperate Russia. It failed!
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39. The Home Front: Question for 5 Points DAILY DOUBLE
Why was WWI considered a “total war”? (14)
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40. The Home Front: Answer for 5 Points
All resources of countries were put into war effort. Gov’ts took greater control of industry for the war.
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41. The Home Front: Question for 10 Points
How did government’s suppress any anti-war activity? (15)
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42. The Home Front Answer for 10 Points
Countries used propaganda to boost morale and keep the public behind the war.
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43. The Home Front Question for 15 Points DAILY DOUBLE
What was WWI’s impact on women? (16)
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44. The Home Front Answer for 15 Points
Heavy battlefield losses forced countries to require military service from men age leaving women leave the home to work jobs formerly held by men.
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45. The Home Front Question for 20 Points
What did nations do to pay the ever increasing costs of the war? What economic crisis resulted? (TERMS)
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46. The Home Front Answer for 20 Points
They printed more paper money leading to INFLATION which created hardships at home, especially for the poor.
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47. The Home Front Question for 25 Points
What did nations do to deal with the shortages of food, fuel, and raw materials from the war? (TERMS)
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48. The Home Front Answer for 25 Points
Gov’ts began RATIONING food and other goods such as sugar, rubber and textiles.
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49. The War Comes To An End Question for 5 Points
What were the reasons for the US joining the war on the side of the Allies? (17)
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50. The War Comes To An End Question for 5 Points
Unrestricted submarine warfare (sinking of the Lusitania); cultural and trade ties with Britain; stories of German atrocities; Zimmerman Note (German/Mexican alliance)
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51. What led to Russia dropping out of WWI? (18)
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What led to Russia dropping out of WWI? (18)
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52. The War Comes To An End Answer for 10 Points
The Russian army was no match for Germany. A huge number of lives and resources lost caused Russia’s gov’t to collapse, forcing them to sign an early treaty with the Central Powers in 1918.
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53. The War Comes To An End Question for 15 Points Who lost the war? (19)
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54. The War Comes To An End Answer for 15 Points
With Germany on the verge of revolution and Allied armies poised to invade, German leaders knew that only surrender could save their country. On , they signed an ARMISTICE = an agreement to stop fighting.
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55. The War Comes To An End Question for 20 Points
What were U.S. President Wilson’s “14 Points” and what were 2 major ideas from this plan? (TERMS & 20)
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56. The War Comes To An End Answer for 20 Points
It was PRES. WILSON’S peace plan – a proposed post war settlement. It called for “national self-determination” and the creation of an international association of nations to maintain the collective security of the world.
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57. The War Comes To An End Question for 25 Points
What idea from Wilson’s “14 Points” was included in the Treaty of Versailles?
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58. The War Comes To An End Answer for 25 Points
The League of Nations – Both Germany and Russia were not included in this association. The US also refused to join!
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59. The "Big Points"
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60. 25 10 9 11 12 14 13 8 7 3 2 4 5 15 6 1 17 26 24 27 28 30 29 16 23 18 22 19 20 21
“Big Points” Question What were the major ways that Germany was punished by the Treaty of Versailles (Paris Peace Conference)? (23-24)
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61. Big Points Answer for Big Points
Germ. lost territory! Armed forces limited: small navy, 100,000 man army with no offensive weapons Must pay 33 billion in reparations to Allies Must sign “War Guilt Clause”
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