HY 102 FINAL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH WELL DETAILED ANSWERS GRADE A+ ASSURED 2025

The Schlieffen Plan - Correct Answer-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 - Correct Answer-heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo, started World War I. sarajevo - Correct Answer-where Franz Ferdinand was assassinated Gavrillo Princip - Correct Answer-The member of the Black Hand who assassinated the Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, the spark that started WWI The Battle of the Marne - Correct Answer-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 - Correct Answer-the channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort David Lloyd George - Correct Answer-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 - Correct Answer-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) - Correct Answer-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 - Correct Answer-President of the Weimar Republic of Germany who appointed Hitler Chancellor in 1933 Erich Ludendorff - Correct Answer-This German, along with his partner Hindenburg, essentially ran Germany during the end of the war Georges Clemenceau - Correct Answer-An effective and almost dictator-like Prime Minister of France, who would not take defeat as an answer War Socialism - Correct Answer-when government takes over economy to stop strikes, ration goods, control prices, etc. The Battle of the Somme - Correct Answer-A 1916 WWI () 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 - Correct Answer-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 - Correct Answer-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 - Correct Answer-He was chief of the general staff during WWI for the Germans Lusitania - Correct Answer-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 - Correct Answer-June-November 1917; failed British offensive aiming to secure Belgian ports French Army Mutinies - Correct Answer-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 - Correct Answer-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 - Correct Answer-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 - Correct Answer-A noted British statesman who led Britain throughout most of World War II and along with Roosevelt planned many allied campaigns. He predicted an iron curtain that would separate Communist Europe from the rest of the West. Woodrow Wilson - Correct Answer-28th president of the United States, known for World War I leadership, created Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs, women