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| M.A.I.N | Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism |
| What was the "spark" that caused WWI? | Assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife |
| How did the alliance system affect the size of the war? | Europe was divided into two rival camps-they all pledged to support one another in conflict |
| Triple Alliance | Germany, Austria-Hungary-Italy |
| Triple Entente | France, Britain, Russia |
| Which two nations began fighting as a result of the assassination of the archduke? | Serbia and Austria |
| What area in Europe was referred to as the "powder keg" | The Balkans |
| What little/neutral nation does the German army invade in 1914? | Belgium |
| What was the goal of the Schlieffen Plan? | Germany would attack France first and then attack Russia. They expected to beat France easily and quickly |
| What was the result of the Schlieffen plan? | Britain declared war on Germany, so Germany didn't defeat France quickly and had to fight a 2-front war |
| Why does Russia drop out of WWI? | They were in the midst of a Revolution |
| What nation enters the war to help the Allies win in 1917? | The U.S. |
| What happened to the German offensive at the Battle of the Marne | The Germans were forced to retreat and the Schlieffen plan was in ruins |
| Did the Germans take Paris? | No they did not conquer that city |
| Which country suffered the most physical devastation during the fighting on the Western front? | France |
| Which country suffered the most casualties during WWI? | Russia |
| What new weapons contributed to millions of casualties? | machine guns, poison gas, armored tanks, large artillery |
| Who ordered the Armenian Genocide? | The Turks |
| How many people died as a result of the Armenian Genocide? | 200,000 people starved or were killed by soldiers |
| Why did the U.S. enter WWI? | Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare and sunk U.S. liner the Lusitania, Zimmerman note was intercepted-showed Germany asking Mexico for alliance in exchange for U.S. lands |
| How did the Spanish flu impact the world even more than WWI? | It killed 20 million people world wide |
| What was the purpose of Wilson's League of Nations? | It was to be an international association whose goal was to keep peace among nations |
| What was the purpose of the 14 points? | They outlined a plan for achieving a just and lasting peace |
| What was the most important point of the 14 points? | The 14th-establishing a league of nations |
| How did the Treaty of Versailles negatively affect Germany? | they lost territory, restricted military operation, blamed for the war, had to pay war reparation to Allies for 30 years |
| War Guilt Clause | Germany must accept sole responsibility for the war and pay reparations for 30 years to allies |
| Why is November 11, 1918 so important? | Armistice was signed and WWI ended |
| What are some of the new countries that were created after WWI? | Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania |
