World War 1

World War 1

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9th - 12th Grade

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1.

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WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:

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Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.

2.

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Front

The belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.

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Militarism

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The term that relates to one country taking over another during the later half of the Nineteenth Century was?

Back

Imperialism

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

World War started in _______ in 1914.

Back

Europe

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A British passenger ship sunk by a German submarine (u-boat) off the coast of Ireland in 1915. More than a hundred Americans died in the sinking.

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Lusitania

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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This note was a secret diplomatic communication issued from Germany in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico.

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Zimmerman Telegram

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

When World War I began, the official United States policy was

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to remain militarily and politically neutral

8.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was the name of Austria Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire?

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central powers

9.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Great Britain, France, Russia, and other nations who fought on their side are...

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Allies