HST 131 Test 2 questions with 100%
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand - correct answer ✔✔Who, What, When, Where, Importance?
Who- He was the heir of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire.
What- Archduke was a target of assassination, because he was next in line to the throne, and
was very wealthy. He was a target because many people in the Balkans were angered by
Austria's annexation of Bosnia a few years earlier.
- He was assassinated by a Serbian named Princip Sarajevo in 1914.
-Importance This event sparked a series of actions that led to the beginning of WWI.
Alliance System: - correct answer ✔✔defense agreement among nations
A group of nations or organizations formed to support a common goal.
-Worried about German Fleet built by Alfred Von Ternpont (made biggest fastest war ships ever
made at this time)
-Britain builds dreadmont as a result to this (something to do with adding weapons
-Austria Hungary- lots of potential threats towards them, so join forces with Germany and Italy
-Have your two sets of alliances poised
- Based on:
- French and German hatred
- Austria-Hungary vs Russia in the Balkans
- Britain feared Germany more than France
- Italy could be bought
,triple alliance (central powers) - correct answer ✔✔- pre WW1 alliance between Italy, Germany
and Austria-Hungary, that lasted from 1882 until the start of WWI in 1914, In 1882, they signed
a document that promised they would give each other military support in case of a war. The
Alliance agreement stated it was 'essentially defensive and conservative' with the aim of
stopping anyone who 'might threaten' the three nations.
triple entente - correct answer ✔✔pre WW1 alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia,
The Triple Entente (from French entente, "agreement") was the name given to the loose
alignment of Great Britain, France, and Russia after the signing of the Angle-Russia Entente in
1907.
- **One of the main causes of WWI
Zimmerman Telegram: - correct answer ✔✔Who Arthur Zimmermann, German foreign
secretary
What A message calling on Mexico to join in a coming war against the US and promising to help
it recover territory lost in the Mexican War of 1846-1848
When March 1917
Why British spies intercepted and made public
Importance President Wilson went before Congress to ask for a declaration of war against
Germany
- led to America joining WWI
Pancho Villa: - correct answer ✔✔Who- Mexican revolutionary who killed many Americans in
Mexico. The United States sent John J Pershing to capture him but never did.
- Attacked Americans in Mexico
- Burned Columbus, NM- 1916-
- Gen. John J. Pershing
, - Pancho Villa raided a train, kidnapped 16 American mining engineers, and killed them. He and
his men raided Columbus, New Mexico and killed 19 more people. Wilson sent the Army,
headed by Gen. John. J. Pershing, after Pancho Villa. Pershing took a few thousand troops into
Mexico, fought both Carranza's and Villa's troops, but couldn't catch Pancho Villa. While hunting
Villa, World War I broke out and Pershing was recalled. (Villa would soon be murdered by a
Mexican rival.)
Though Pershing never captured Villa, his efforts did convince Villa never again to attack
American citizens or territory.
- **One of most prominent figures of the Mexican Revolution
- The resentment engendered in Mexico by the efforts against PanchoVilla, however, did not
fade with his death, and Mexican-American relations remained strained for decades to come.
The Lusitania: - correct answer ✔✔Nov 3, 1914: Great Britain announced intention to mine
North Sea and transform it into a military area. German Government: Viewed action as both an
illegal blockade and an attempt to starve out Germany. Great Britain's action led to retaliation
on the part of Germans. May 7, 1915: German Submarine fired torpedo and sank ocean liner
1,198 people killed - including 128 Americans. Took 18 minutes for liner to sink
The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915.
128 Americans died.
**importance- The unrestricted submarine warfare caused the U.S. to enter World War I against
the Germans.
Food administration: - correct answer ✔✔- It was a government organization created to stir up
a patriotic spirit which encouraged people to voluntarily sacrifice some of their own goods for
the war.
**importance- It helped the war effort by helping create a food surplus to feed America and its
allies.
complete solutions graded A+
Archduke Franz Ferdinand - correct answer ✔✔Who, What, When, Where, Importance?
Who- He was the heir of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire.
What- Archduke was a target of assassination, because he was next in line to the throne, and
was very wealthy. He was a target because many people in the Balkans were angered by
Austria's annexation of Bosnia a few years earlier.
- He was assassinated by a Serbian named Princip Sarajevo in 1914.
-Importance This event sparked a series of actions that led to the beginning of WWI.
Alliance System: - correct answer ✔✔defense agreement among nations
A group of nations or organizations formed to support a common goal.
-Worried about German Fleet built by Alfred Von Ternpont (made biggest fastest war ships ever
made at this time)
-Britain builds dreadmont as a result to this (something to do with adding weapons
-Austria Hungary- lots of potential threats towards them, so join forces with Germany and Italy
-Have your two sets of alliances poised
- Based on:
- French and German hatred
- Austria-Hungary vs Russia in the Balkans
- Britain feared Germany more than France
- Italy could be bought
,triple alliance (central powers) - correct answer ✔✔- pre WW1 alliance between Italy, Germany
and Austria-Hungary, that lasted from 1882 until the start of WWI in 1914, In 1882, they signed
a document that promised they would give each other military support in case of a war. The
Alliance agreement stated it was 'essentially defensive and conservative' with the aim of
stopping anyone who 'might threaten' the three nations.
triple entente - correct answer ✔✔pre WW1 alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia,
The Triple Entente (from French entente, "agreement") was the name given to the loose
alignment of Great Britain, France, and Russia after the signing of the Angle-Russia Entente in
1907.
- **One of the main causes of WWI
Zimmerman Telegram: - correct answer ✔✔Who Arthur Zimmermann, German foreign
secretary
What A message calling on Mexico to join in a coming war against the US and promising to help
it recover territory lost in the Mexican War of 1846-1848
When March 1917
Why British spies intercepted and made public
Importance President Wilson went before Congress to ask for a declaration of war against
Germany
- led to America joining WWI
Pancho Villa: - correct answer ✔✔Who- Mexican revolutionary who killed many Americans in
Mexico. The United States sent John J Pershing to capture him but never did.
- Attacked Americans in Mexico
- Burned Columbus, NM- 1916-
- Gen. John J. Pershing
, - Pancho Villa raided a train, kidnapped 16 American mining engineers, and killed them. He and
his men raided Columbus, New Mexico and killed 19 more people. Wilson sent the Army,
headed by Gen. John. J. Pershing, after Pancho Villa. Pershing took a few thousand troops into
Mexico, fought both Carranza's and Villa's troops, but couldn't catch Pancho Villa. While hunting
Villa, World War I broke out and Pershing was recalled. (Villa would soon be murdered by a
Mexican rival.)
Though Pershing never captured Villa, his efforts did convince Villa never again to attack
American citizens or territory.
- **One of most prominent figures of the Mexican Revolution
- The resentment engendered in Mexico by the efforts against PanchoVilla, however, did not
fade with his death, and Mexican-American relations remained strained for decades to come.
The Lusitania: - correct answer ✔✔Nov 3, 1914: Great Britain announced intention to mine
North Sea and transform it into a military area. German Government: Viewed action as both an
illegal blockade and an attempt to starve out Germany. Great Britain's action led to retaliation
on the part of Germans. May 7, 1915: German Submarine fired torpedo and sank ocean liner
1,198 people killed - including 128 Americans. Took 18 minutes for liner to sink
The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915.
128 Americans died.
**importance- The unrestricted submarine warfare caused the U.S. to enter World War I against
the Germans.
Food administration: - correct answer ✔✔- It was a government organization created to stir up
a patriotic spirit which encouraged people to voluntarily sacrifice some of their own goods for
the war.
**importance- It helped the war effort by helping create a food surplus to feed America and its
allies.
