World War 1-Questions and Answers Graded A+

World War 1-Questions and Answers Graded A+ Causes of World War I - ANSWER-nationalism, imperialism, militarism, creation of alliances (Central and Allied Powers); immediate cause: assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand (heir to Austrian throne) by a Serb on June 28, 1914 Triple Alliance, Triple Entente - ANSWER-the triple alliance was made up of germany, italy, and austria hungary and the triple entente was made up of russia france and great britain. Italy eventually switched sides to the tiple entante, which made up the majority of the world power Countries of world war 1 - ANSWER-France, Russia, Britain Austria, Germany, Ottoman Empire Treaty of Brest-Litovsk - ANSWER-treaty in which Russia lost substantial territory to the Germans. This ended Russian participation in the war. Central Powers - ANSWER-Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire Allies - ANSWER-Great Britain, France, Russia Eastern Front - ANSWER-In WWI, the region along the German-Russian Border where Russians and Serbs battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks. Schlieffen Plan - ANSWER-Attack plan by Germans, proposed by Schliffen, lightning quick attack against France. Proposed to go through Belgium then attack France, Belgium resisted, other countries took up their aid, long fight, used trench warfare. Provisions of the Treaty of Versailles? - ANSWER-1)stripped Germany of all military 2) Germany had to repair war damages($33 billion) 3) Germany had to acknowledge guilt for causing WWI 4) Germany could not manefacture any weapons. Belgium in ww1 - ANSWER-was used as a back door for germany after they conquered it but belgium had britan allies so english got into the war Kaiser Wilhelm II - ANSWER-was the Kaiser of Germany at the time of the First World War reigning from . He pushed for a more aggressive foreign policy by means of colonies and a strong navy to compete with Britain. His actions added to the growing tensions in pre-1914 Europe. Blank check - ANSWER-Germany swears to support Austria-Hungary in any actions it takes against Serbia Archduke Franz Ferdinand - ANSWER-Archduke of Austria Hungary assassinated by a Serbian in 1914. His murder was one of the causes of WW I. Emperor Franz Joseph - ANSWER-Last emperor in Austria-Hungary and he ruled from . He adopted liberal policies in Hungary and became king in 1867 WW1 Strategies - ANSWER-Tanks, poison gas, land mines to blow up trenches, advanced artillery, trench warfare