RTI WOCS Test 2-3 Study Guide

RTI WOCS Test 2-3 Study Guide During what years was WWI fought? - World War I - The Great War - was fought between 1914 and 1918. What are the "unintended consequences" of the War of ? - Bolshevist Revolution Cold War Fascism Creation of new nations Nationalism What were the reasons for WWI? - Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism What were the militarism issues leading to WWI? - Germany competing with UK to build battleships; British feared an attack; Germany competing with Russia & France to expand armies What were the alliance issues leading to WWI? - In 1914, all major powers linked by system of alliances. Alliances made it easier for one country to pull others into war. How did European nations think WWI was going to progress when it started? Check on learning question - European nations expected the war to be short and glorious. How did imperialism contribute to WWI? - The major powers were competing for territory. True or False: in 1914, the US did not have any overseas alliances. - True What were the British afraid of leading up to WWI? - They were afraid of Germany signing a treaty to protect Belgium, defeating France, and dominating Europe. What was The Schlieffen Plan? - The Schlieffen Plan was the German war plan detailing a German plan to attack France through Belgium. Why did the US get involved in WWI? - 1. Unrestricted submarine warfare; 2. American propaganda stressing German barbarism; 3. German dictatorship; 4. Zimmerman Note What was the Zimmerman Note? - 1917 diplomatic proposal from Germany to Mexico to make war against the U.S. It was intercepted/decoded by British. Outraged American public opinion and helped generate support for the U.S. declaration of war on Germany. Who commanded the first US Expeditionary Force in WWI? - General John Pershing It has been calculated that 112,432 Americans died in WWI. What percentage of these died from disease? - 50% - mainly from influenza What was significant about the Battle of Ypres? - Poison gas was first used as a weapon at the Battle of Ypres. Central Powers used this against the Canadians and killed over 6,000. What was significant about the Battle of Somme? - British artillery failed to neutralize German machine guns and defenses. British & Canadian troops attacked and lost 57,470 men on day 1. How many soldiers total died during the Battle of Somme? - 1,250,000 soldiers died. At the Battle of Somme, what was the British artillery supposed to have accomplished? - The British artillery was to have destroyed