Ch 29 The Great War 1914-1918

Front

What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war?

Back

militarism

Front

What region was referred to as the "powder keg" of Europe?

Back

the Balkan Peninsula

Front

Who led Germany during the last decade of the 1800s and most of World War I?

Back

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Front

Which statement summarizes the Schleiffen Plan that Germany created to prepare for a two-front war?

Back

Attack France first, then Russia

Front

Which nation's actions caused the United States to fight in World War I? Options: Russia, Mexico, Germany, Austria-Hungary

Back

Germany

Front

What did the war become once the participating countries began devoting all of their resources to the war effort?

Back

total war

Front

What action on November 11, 1918, brought World War I to an end?

Back

an armistice was signed

Front

What were the Fourteen Points?

Back

a plan for the postwar world

Front

Who forced to assume sole responsibility for the war under the Treaty of Versailles?

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Germany

Front

Why did Bismarck seek alliances that later became the Triple Alliance?

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to isolate France