WHG B Trimester Exam Review Study Guide Solutions

WHG B Trimester Exam Review Study Guide Solutions MAIN causes of WWI - ANSWER-Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism Militarism - ANSWER-A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war Alliances - ANSWER-agreements between nations to aid and protect one another Triple Entente - ANSWER-A military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia in the years preceding World War I. Triple Alliance (Central Powers) - ANSWER-Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire (WWI) Imperialism - ANSWER-A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Nationalism - ANSWER-A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country Franz Ferdinand - ANSWER-Archduke of Austria-Hungary assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. A major catalyst for WWI. Copyright © KAYLIN 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH NOVEMBER, 2024 Copyright © Stuvia International BV Page 2/11 Total War - ANSWER-A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort Propaganda - ANSWER-Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause. Conscription - ANSWER-A military draft Trench Warfare - ANSWER-A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield; used in WWI. Lusitania - 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. Armenian Genocide - ANSWER-Assault carried out by mainly Turkish military forces against Armenian population in 1915; over a million Armenians perished and thousands fled to Russia and the Middle East. Treaty of Versailles - ANSWER-the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans Armistice - ANSWER-An agreement to stop fighting War Guilt Clause - ANSWER-A provision in the Treaty of Versailles by which Germany acknowledged that it alone was responsible for WWI Reparations - ANSWER-Payment for war damages Copyright © KAYLIN 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH NOVEMBER, 2024 Copyright © Stuvia International BV Page 3/11 League of Nations - ANSWER-A world organization established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. It was first proposed in 1918 by President Woodrow Wilson, although the United States never joined the League. Essentially powerless, it was officially dissolved in 1946. Causes of the Russian Revolution - ANSWER-Food shortages, landless peasants, military defeats/casualties in WWI. Vladimir Lenin - ANSWER-Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (). Bolsheviks - ANSWER-A group of revolutionary Russian Marxists who took control of Russia's government in November 1917 Communism - ANSWER-A theory or system of social org