WWI + Russian Revolution Review

 The Western Front was characterized by

• the slow but steady advance of the German army.

• decisive victories by the French army

• innovative strategy and tactics that fully utilized the new technologies

• trench warfare that kept both sides in virtually the same positions for four years.

Which of the following countries were part of the Central Powers during World War I? (3 correct)

• Germany

• Great Britain

• Austria-Hungary

• France

• Ottoman Empire

What treaty officially ended WWI?

• Brest-Litovsk
• Paris
• Versailles
• Trafalgar

The only way to guarantee peace is to prepare for war.

• Militarism

• Alliance

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

An arms race developed before 1914 as each country tried to build a larger war machine than their rivals.

• Militarism

• Alliance

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

What was a major reason the United States entered WWI (1917)?

• the Japanese had occupied Manchuria.
• foreign troops had landed on American soil
• the Austro-Hungarian Empire had invaded Belgium.
• Germany had resumed unrestricted submarine warfare.

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks (Communists)?

• Lenin

• Putin

• Hitler

• Franco

a provision in the Treaty of Versailles by which Germany acknowledged that it alone was responsible for WWI

• Reparations

• German Responsibility Clause

• Nationalism

• War Guilt Clause

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

• Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.

• Serbia burned their flag.

• Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.

• The Lusitania was sunk.

How did the Bolsheviks gain the support of the peasants?

• a victory!

• distribute land

• continue the war..

• bring better technology