•       By 1914, all the Great Powers except ______ had large standing armies in Europe.

Having a large and strong standing army made citizens feel ______  (proud of one’s country)

•       Nationalism can serve as a ______  force within a country.

___: - land defined by borders, symbols, military and governmental rule

___: - Not on a map, but has people with common beliefs, languages & religion

___: - Land controlled by government, defined borders, but within the country there is a shared history, language and or common beliefs

•The policy of glorifying military power & keeping an army prepared for war was known as _____.

Growing rivalries had led to the creation of several military _____ in Europe .

•In 1879, Bismarck formed the Dual Alliance between Germany and ____.

•Wilhelm began a shipbuilding program to make the German navy equal to the mighty_____ fleet.

•Alarmed by Wilhelm expanding German navy, Great Britain formed an entente, or alliance, with____ .

•The Triple Entente, as it was called, did not bind Britain to fight with France and ____ .

•The quest for_____ sometimes pushed European nations to the brink of war.

•______- A love for your country and the belief your country is superior (better) than other countries

From Prussia, ____Unified Germany’s many states into one power in 1871 & defeated French in the Franco-Prussian war

Who said this : “As long as France has no allies, they pose no danger to us” ?

____: Build up military to show strength.

1)Rapid mobilization plans in place for war; 2)Glorify military service

___: Alliances form due to mistrust

1) Germany forms alliances to isolate France; 2) Britain & France see Germany as a threat

___: Rivalry amongst European Powers

1)Declining empires need to rebuild ; 2) New countries want to become great powers

____: Race for land and resources

1) Lack of trust due to Berlin Conf (Scrm for Africa); 2) Rising tension over who dominates new territories

The Triple Alliance consists of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.

The Triple Entente consists of Great Britain, Italy, and Russia.

The _____ Peninsula was known as the “powder keg” of Europe

•In 1908, _____ annexed, or took over, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

•Germany & Austria-Hungary are called the _____ Powers because their location in the heart of Europe.

During the WWI, Japan was on the side of Great Britain, France, and Russia - the Allied Powers.

_____had been a member of the Triple Alliance, but joined the allies later.

In Summer 1914 Soldiers were happy, they thought the war would be short

Germany’s Plan to win the war early was the ____ Plan

•The Plan was to defeat France in the West, then go east to defeat Russia

The First Major battle on the Western Front was at _____

•By Early 1915  Allied and Central armies had dug miles of ____ to protect themselves from enemy fire

Soldiers' Life in the trenches was____.

The space between the opposing trenches won the grim name

“no ____’s land.”

____ means the state/situation that neither side gained an advantage.

Introduced by the British in 1916, ____ could move across Muddy No mans Land, protect it’s driver and kill quickly

Germans introduced the _____ in 1914 which could fire underwater missiles - torpedoes

Lasted from February 1916 to December 1916, the Battle of _____ was Longest Battle in WWI.

The Battle of ____ was the most bloody battle during the WWI.

•The Battle of the ____ is remembered as the epitome of the brutality of WWI

Battle of Somme showed senseless carnage that characterized ____ warfare during World War I

•Unlike Western Europe, Russia was not ____. The Russian army was continually short on food, guns, ammunition, clothes, boots, and blankets

•Russian Supplies couldn't be supported by the Allies as German Navy controlled the ____ Sea

Compared with its enemy, Russian army had only one positive —its _____. It always rebuilt its army from their enormous population.

For the soldiers on the Eastern Front during the WWI, warfare was made worse by ______.  

By 1917 the ____ people were sick of War and they quit the war just a few month before its ending.

World War I was much more than a European conflict. It became a ____ war as lots of countries across the world involved.

•In January 1917, the Germans announced that their _____ would sink without warning any ship in the waters around Britain.

unrestricted ______warfare: sink without warning any ship in the waters

In 1915, one German U-boat sunk the British passenger ship Lusitania because it was carrying ammunition, which was true.

•Russia’s withdrawal from the war allowed Germany to attack the

_____ Front.

After WWI, delegates representing 32 countries met at the Palace of _____

Major Decisions decided by Britain, ___, ____, & ____ in the Versailles meeting.

Which one below was not the goal of the Fourteen Points by Woodrow Wilson ?

____: - Allowing people to decide from themselves under which government they want to live

_____: an international association whose goal it was to keep peace internationally was established after WWI.

The meeting of Versailles placed sole responsibility for the war on _____

Which one below was wrong ?

•The U.S rejected the Treaty of Versailles & didn’t sign it because it cannot have greater influence over Britain & France combined in Europe.

The US chose to stay out of European Affairs because it realized that it was still not powerful enough to intervene European affairs.

•The war-guilt clause, left a legacy of bitterness and hatred in the hearts of the German people.

•Throughout Africa and Asia, people in the mandated territories were happy & satisfied at the way the Allies disregarded their desire for independence.

•European colonialism, disguised as the mandate system, continued in Asia and Africa

Both Japan and Italy, which had entered the war to gain territory, had gained what they wanted, so they were happy.

The settlements at Versailles were “a peace built on quicksand.”