Unit 5: World War I - CCHS

After signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk this country withdrew from the war because of a revolution that occurred there

The assassination of the archduke occurred in

This British passenger ship was sunk by a German submarine (had Americans on board) and helped lead the U.S. into WWI

1.       This document officially ended WWI and dictated harsh terms for Germany (led to depression and Hitler)

1.       This government was set in place following WWI in Germany after the Kaiser was removed from power

This event led to the beginning of WWI (short term cause)

The harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I helped lay the foundation for the

All of the following were members of the Central Powers except

This was the leader who eventually took charge after the Czar was executed (first Communist dictator in Russia)

The Bolshevik party that began the Russian Revolution eventually turned into this party

This German Ambassador sent a note to Mexico encouraging them to attack the U.S., which led to the US entering the war

All of the following were member of the Triple Alliance except

All of the following were members of the Allied Powers excpet

When a country uses every resource it has to go towards the war effort, it is known as

This area of Europe was specifically known as the "powder keg" because of it's potential to erupt into major conflict

The man that assassinated the archduke was from

1.      The US president during WWI was

This Russian Czar was the last of Russia – was largely blamed for many of Russia’s problems which led to WWI

1.       Revolutionary group in Russia wanted to overthrow the Czar with a quick, bloody revolution (became Communist)

1.       These four countries represented the winning side at the Paris Peace Conference (known as the Big Four)

All of the following were members of the Triple Entente except

What was Germany's goal with the Schlieffen Plan?

 the 4 long term causes of WWI were

All of the following were technological advances used for the first time in war except

Trench warfare led to several years of lots of bloodshed with little to no gain of territory by either side. Known as

Fighting typically occurred along the this German/French border

These two countries wanted to punish Germany after the war and sought revenge in their treaty

The major impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany was that the treaty led to

This battle symbolized the senselessness of WWI due to the massive amount of death with little ground gained

This was Lenin’s plan to fix the Russian economy by allowing a bit of capitalism mixed with a lot of socialist policies