WWI review

France had the largest world empire just prior to the war.

Why did many Germans feel they had been betrayed by their country's surrender?

What happened to BOTH the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary as a result of WWI peace treaties?

Why did Lloyd-George want Germany to retain some strength after the war?

Which is NOT a reason that governments censored both public and private communications?

What did the UK hope to accomplish with its blockade of Germany?

Why didn't the USA ever join the League of Nations?

Which three empires each had interest to expand in the Balkan area?

Why did the Russian people want to get out of the war?

What were the two revolutions in Russia?

What was unique about the two Battles of the Marne?

Wilson's ideas for peace were known as the...

Who were the major allies of the Central Powers?

Adolf Hitler made it his mission to overturn the Treaty of Versailles when he became Germany's leader.

To this day, the government of Turkey denies that the Ottoman Empire ever committed what action?

What happened at Gallipoli?

V.I. Lenin was the leader of Russia's communist revolution.

A mental condition that afflicted over-stressed soldiers.

Italy promised to join the Central Powers, but instead entered on the side of the Triple Entente.

What was the major ideology of the Black Hand?

If a soldier were ordered to 'go over the top', then he had to do what?

Wilson finally declared war when the Lusitania was sunk.

An important reason behind Russia's alliance with France was their ability to...

Just before the war, the USA led the world in industrial wealth, but the top European nation was...

Who led Russia during WWI?

Germay's military planners hoped to avoid this difficult situation.

Which does NOT describe the Western Front?

Turks were the dominant ethnic group in the Ottoman Empire.

Which of the following countries NEVER had armies on the Western Front?

The 'Lost Generation' referred to...

Rationing was an effort on the home front to...

Russians published the Zimmerman Telgeram in American newspapers.

Which side spent the most to fight the war?

Which is NOT a condition placed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles?

Why did so many nations join the war once Serbia rejected Austria-Hungary's ultimatum?

Which peace idea was most important to Woodrow Wilson?

Which is NOT a part of M.A.I.N.?

Which was NOT a new weapon used in WWI?

Which alliance won WWI?

The Schlieffen Plan called for...

How did the Zimmerman Telegram threaten the USA?

What were mandates?

Attrition is the concept of defeating an opponent slowly, by steadily wearing away at their resources and determination.

Which nation suffered the most casualties during the war?

In what way was WWI the first 'total war'?

Why did women gain the right to vote after WWI in many countries?

What were the major terms of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

During the war, many businesses were forced to make war products and buy/sell at prices that the government dictated.

Which was NOT one of Wilson's 14 Points?

What term describes a people having control of their own statehood?

The Treaty of Versailles reflected the ideas of King George V more than any one person.

Armies dug trench primarily because...

Today, American's celebrate the armistice on...

Which is NOT true about the peace process of WWI.

Which major country was invited neither to Paris nor to Versailles as part of the peace process?

Which country helped the Triple Entente by taking over Asian colonies that Germany could not care for during the war?

The peace talks occured in Paris, but the treaty was signed in Versailles.

The Franco-Prussian War was an embarassing defeat for...

Unrestricted submarine warfare was a German policy to...

For most of the war, this was the official US position.