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HY 102 FINAL EXAM UA-
BEELER/ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS/GRADE A+
ASSURED/NEWEST UPDATE A+
The Schlieffen Plan
Ans: Attack plan by Germans, proposed by Schliffen, lightning quick attack
against France before Russia gets too involved and can get mobilized to help
France fight back
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Exampromax - Stuvia US
Ans: heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo, started
World War I.
sarajevo
Ans: where Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
Gavrillo Princip
Ans: The member of the Black Hand who assassinated the Archduke Ferdinand
and his wife, the spark that started WWI
The Battle of the Marne
Ans: September 1914, Britain joins France at Marne river (the Western Front),
pushed back Germany's offense and destroyed German hope for a quick victory.
Total war
Ans: the channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort
David Lloyd George
Ans: Britain's prime minister at the end of World War I whose goal was to make
the Germans pay for the other countries' staggering war losses
Ministry of Munitions
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Ans: Created by David Lloyd George. Goal was to decrease the price of war
materials in Britain in response to a shortage in artillery shells and other war
supplies.
Defense of the Realm Act (DORA)
Ans: Law passed in Britain during World War I that allowed public authorities to
arrest those who caused dissent and censored newspapers that spoke ill of the war
Paul von Hindenburg
Ans: President of the Weimar Republic of Germany who appointed Hitler
Chancellor in 1933
Erich Ludendorff
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Ans: This German, along with his partner Hindenburg, essentially ran Germany
during the end of the war
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Georges Clemenceau
Ans: An effective and almost dictator-like Prime Minister of France, who would
not take defeat as an answer
War Socialism
Ans: when government takes over economy to stop strikes, ration goods, control
prices, etc.
The Battle of the Somme
Ans: A 1916 WWI (1914-1918) battle between German and British forces.
Ending in a stalemate, the bitter three-month conflict is notable for the high
number of casualties- 1.25 million men killed or wounded - and the first use of
tanks in warfare.
The Battle of Verdun
Ans: Battle fought between French and German armies from February to
December 1916; more than 700,000 people died - one of the most costly battles of
the WWI.
Douglas Haig
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Ans: Controversial British commander on the Western Front and the driving
force behind some disasters like Somme and Paschendaele
wanted HEAVY artillery gundown
Erich von Falkenhayn
Ans: He was chief of the general staff during WWI for the Germans
Lusitania
Ans: A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7,
1915. 128 Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion against
the Germans, helping the move towards entering the war.
Passchendaele
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Ans: June-November 1917; failed British offensive aiming to secure Belgian ports
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French Army Mutinies
Ans: When French units were ordered to continue fruitless attacks on German
positions, a substantial number of units refused to go forward. The soldiers did
not attack their officers or leave the war, but they refused to take part in
offensives. The French army replaced its commander with General Petain, and he
promised no more useless assaults and dealt fairly leniently with the mutineers.
The French were able to keep the widespread nature of these mutinies secret from
the Germans.
Phillipe Petain
Ans: French general who lead the defense of Verdun in WWI. WWI imprinted
his view of defense over offense that would lead to the rapid defeat of French
forces by the German Blitzkrieg. Put in charge of Southern (Vichy) France.
Shared many of Nazi's ideas and ordered that all Jews be surveilled.
Gallipoli
Ans: A poorly planned and badly executed Allied campaign to capture the
Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli during 1915 in World War I. Intended to open up
a sea lane to the Russians through the Black Sea, the attempt failed with more
than 50 percent casualties on both sides.
Winston Churchill
HY 102 FINAL EXAM UA-
BEELER/ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS/GRADE A+
ASSURED/NEWEST UPDATE A+
The Schlieffen Plan
Ans: Attack plan by Germans, proposed by Schliffen, lightning quick attack
against France before Russia gets too involved and can get mobilized to help
France fight back
© 2025 Assignment Expert
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Exampromax - Stuvia US
Ans: heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo, started
World War I.
sarajevo
Ans: where Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
Gavrillo Princip
Ans: The member of the Black Hand who assassinated the Archduke Ferdinand
and his wife, the spark that started WWI
The Battle of the Marne
Ans: September 1914, Britain joins France at Marne river (the Western Front),
pushed back Germany's offense and destroyed German hope for a quick victory.
Total war
Ans: the channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort
David Lloyd George
Ans: Britain's prime minister at the end of World War I whose goal was to make
the Germans pay for the other countries' staggering war losses
Ministry of Munitions
, 2 Exampromax - Stuvia US 2025/2026
Ans: Created by David Lloyd George. Goal was to decrease the price of war
materials in Britain in response to a shortage in artillery shells and other war
supplies.
Defense of the Realm Act (DORA)
Ans: Law passed in Britain during World War I that allowed public authorities to
arrest those who caused dissent and censored newspapers that spoke ill of the war
Paul von Hindenburg
Ans: President of the Weimar Republic of Germany who appointed Hitler
Chancellor in 1933
Erich Ludendorff
© 2025 Assignment Expert
Ans: This German, along with his partner Hindenburg, essentially ran Germany
during the end of the war
Exampromax - Stuvia US
Georges Clemenceau
Ans: An effective and almost dictator-like Prime Minister of France, who would
not take defeat as an answer
War Socialism
Ans: when government takes over economy to stop strikes, ration goods, control
prices, etc.
The Battle of the Somme
Ans: A 1916 WWI (1914-1918) battle between German and British forces.
Ending in a stalemate, the bitter three-month conflict is notable for the high
number of casualties- 1.25 million men killed or wounded - and the first use of
tanks in warfare.
The Battle of Verdun
Ans: Battle fought between French and German armies from February to
December 1916; more than 700,000 people died - one of the most costly battles of
the WWI.
Douglas Haig
, 3 Exampromax - Stuvia US 2025/2026
Ans: Controversial British commander on the Western Front and the driving
force behind some disasters like Somme and Paschendaele
wanted HEAVY artillery gundown
Erich von Falkenhayn
Ans: He was chief of the general staff during WWI for the Germans
Lusitania
Ans: A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7,
1915. 128 Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion against
the Germans, helping the move towards entering the war.
Passchendaele
© 2025 Assignment Expert
Ans: June-November 1917; failed British offensive aiming to secure Belgian ports
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French Army Mutinies
Ans: When French units were ordered to continue fruitless attacks on German
positions, a substantial number of units refused to go forward. The soldiers did
not attack their officers or leave the war, but they refused to take part in
offensives. The French army replaced its commander with General Petain, and he
promised no more useless assaults and dealt fairly leniently with the mutineers.
The French were able to keep the widespread nature of these mutinies secret from
the Germans.
Phillipe Petain
Ans: French general who lead the defense of Verdun in WWI. WWI imprinted
his view of defense over offense that would lead to the rapid defeat of French
forces by the German Blitzkrieg. Put in charge of Southern (Vichy) France.
Shared many of Nazi's ideas and ordered that all Jews be surveilled.
Gallipoli
Ans: A poorly planned and badly executed Allied campaign to capture the
Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli during 1915 in World War I. Intended to open up
a sea lane to the Russians through the Black Sea, the attempt failed with more
than 50 percent casualties on both sides.
Winston Churchill
