HY 102 FINAL EXAM UA-BEELER/ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS/GRADE A+ ASSURED/NEWEST UPDATE
The Schlieffen Plan
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
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo, started World War I.
sarajevo
where Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
Gavrillo Princip
The member of the Black Hand who assassinated the Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, the spark that
started WWI
The Battle of the Marne
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
the channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort
,David Lloyd George
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
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)
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
President of the Weimar Republic of Germany who appointed Hitler Chancellor in 1933
Erich Ludendorff
This German, along with his partner Hindenburg, essentially ran Germany during the end of the war
Georges Clemenceau
An effective and almost dictator-like Prime Minister of France, who would not take defeat as an answer
War Socialism
, when government takes over economy to stop strikes, ration goods, control prices, etc.
The Battle of the Somme
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
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
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
He was chief of the general staff during WWI for the Germans
Lusitania
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
QUESTIONS WITH WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS/GRADE A+ ASSURED/NEWEST UPDATE
The Schlieffen Plan
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
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo, started World War I.
sarajevo
where Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
Gavrillo Princip
The member of the Black Hand who assassinated the Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, the spark that
started WWI
The Battle of the Marne
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
the channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort
,David Lloyd George
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
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)
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
President of the Weimar Republic of Germany who appointed Hitler Chancellor in 1933
Erich Ludendorff
This German, along with his partner Hindenburg, essentially ran Germany during the end of the war
Georges Clemenceau
An effective and almost dictator-like Prime Minister of France, who would not take defeat as an answer
War Socialism
, when government takes over economy to stop strikes, ration goods, control prices, etc.
The Battle of the Somme
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
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
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
He was chief of the general staff during WWI for the Germans
Lusitania
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
