WWI VOCABULARY pre-test (quiz review) name ______
1) ______peace plan developed by Woodrow Wilson 2) ______an agreement to stop fighting 3) ______letter from Germany which encouraged Mexico to attack the U.S. 4) ______valuable territory on the border of Germany and France 5) ______U.S. President during WWI 6) ______treaty which ended WWI 7) ______German submarine in WWI 8) ______German military leader who wanted to defeat France, then Russia 9) ______declared war on Serbia after the archduke was killed 10) ______assembling and preparing troops and equipment for war 11) ______alliance comprised of France, Britain, and Russia 12) ______alliance comprised of Germany and Austria-Hungary 13) ______Bosnian assassin who sparked the Great War 14) ______style of fighting in WWI 15) ______the sinking of this ship killed hundreds 16) ______his assassination was caused by the idea of Pan-Slavism 17) ______when one country dominates another for political, economic, or social reasons 18) ______groups of nations that pledge to protect each other 19) ______money that losing nation pays after a war 20) ______peace organization which started after WWI 21) ______emperor of Germany during WWI. 22-25. Explain how each of these factors was a cause of WWI. You must use complete sentences. 22. militarism ______23. alliances ______24. imperialism ______25. nationalism ______
WWI VOCABULARY pretest SHEET 1) Fourteen Points—peace plan developed by Woodrow Wilson 2) Armistice—an agreement to stop fighting 3) Zimmerman Note—letter from Germany which encouraged Mexico to attack the U.S. 4) Alsace-Lorraine—valuable territory on the border of Germany and France 5) Woodrow Wilson—U.S. President during WWI 6) Treaty of Versailles—treaty which ended WWI 7) u-boat—German submarine in WWI 8) von Schlieffen—German military leader who wanted to defeat France, then Russia 9) Austria-Hungary—declared war on Serbia after the archduke was killed 10) mobilization—assembling and preparing troops and equipment for war 11) Triple Entente (the Allies) – alliance comprised of France, Britain, and Russia 12) Central Powers – alliance comprised of Germany and Austria-Hungary 13) Gavrilo Princip –Bosnian assassin who sparked the Great War 14) Trench Warfare—style of fighting in WWI 15) Lusitania— the sinking of this ship killed hundreds GOOGLE IMAGE 16) Archduke Ferdinand—his assassination was caused by the idea of Pan-Slavism 17) imperialism—when one country dominates another for political, economic, or social reasons 18) alliances—groups of nations that pledge to protect each other 19) reparations—money that losing nation pays after a war (war repairs) 20) League of Nations—peace organization which started after WWI 21) William II (Kaiser Wilhelm II) 22-25. Explain how each of these factors was a cause of WWI. You must use complete sentences.
22. militarism—arms buildup and new weaponsfear & suspicionreadiness to fight (why? Nationalism) 23. alliances—(gang analogy) If a nation from one alliance fought another nation, then … (finish this sentence and give examples of alliances).
24. imperialism—European competition for land overseas (i.e. Africa, China)—led to rivalries in Europe tension between nations
25. nationalism—Since it was common for nations to believe they were superior to other nations, they believed that in the event of war … (finish this sentence)
26) Political effects: a) Name three countries that were created after WWI. BE able to identify them on a map.
b) How did Germany react to the creation of these nations?
c) Which peacekeeping organization was created after WW I?
d) State how effective (or ineffective) this organization was. Give a supporting detail to defend your answer.
e) Which of Wilson’s 14 points led to the creation of new nations after WW I?
27) Explain two economic effects that occurred as a result of WW I.
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28) Define the ‘Smoot-Hawley’ tariff. Explain how it helped bring on the Great Depression.
29) Define the term ‘Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.’ Explain why Russia wanted to get out of WW I. WWI quiz name ______1) ______the Great War was sparked by this Bosnian assassin 2) ______style of fighting in WWI 3) ______hundreds died when this ship was sunk 4) ______his assassination was caused by the idea of Pan-Slavism 5) ______when one country dominates another for political, economic, or social reasons 6) ______groups of nations that pledge to protect each other 7) ______money that losing nation pays after a war 8) ______peace organization which started after WWI 9) ______emperor of Germany during WWI. 10) ______peace plan developed by Woodrow Wilson 11) ______an agreement to stop fighting 12) ______letter from Germany which encouraged Mexico to attack the U.S. 13) ______valuable territory on the border of Germany and France 14) ______U.S. President during WWI 15) ______treaty which ended WWI 16) ______German submarine in WWI 17) ______German military leader who wanted to defeat France, then Russia 18) ______declared war on Serbia after the archduke was killed 19) ______assembling and preparing troops and equipment for war 20) ______alliance comprised of France, Britain, and Russia 21) ______alliance comprised of Germany and Austria-Hungary
22-25. Explain how each of these factors was a cause of WWI. You must use complete sentences.
22. militarism ______23. alliances ______24. imperialism ______25. nationalism ______
26) Name three countries that were created after WWI. 27) Explain how Germany reacted to the creation of these nations.
28) Which peacekeeping organization was created after WW I?
29) Explain how effective (or ineffective) this organization was. Give a supporting detail to defend your answer.
30) Which of Wilson’s 14 points led to the creation of new nations after WW I?
31 & 33) Explain two economic effects that occurred as a result of WW I.
34) Define the ‘Smoot-Hawley’ tariff. Explain how it helped bring on the Great Depression.
35) Define the term ‘Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.’ Explain why Russia wanted to get out of WW I.