| A | B |
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| Method used to kill the majority of Armenian Christians by the Ottoman Turks | death marches through the desert. |
| Reason given for killing the Armenian Christians | They were accused of spying for the Russians (who are also Orthodox Christians); Armenians had a separatist movement and some were trying to get their own nation. |
| Pick out 2 causes for World War I and Explain them... | For example: Nationalism, b/c a Bosnian Serb nationalists killed the Austrian Archduke b/c he wanted Bosnia to be part of Serbia. Also Alliances, by nations agreeing that they would help each other if there were a war, so with powerful nations backing them they refused to negotiate - Germans backed A-H and Russia backed the Serbs. |
| WWI causes the Russian Revolution b/c | the war leads to shortages of food, fuel and weapons. |
| World War II was caused by WWI b/c | the Treaty of Versailles went to far in punishing the Germans, and led them to select Hitler who promises them revenge and uses Jews as the scapegoat for their loss. Italy and Japan, the other fascist nations were also dissatisfied with the Treaty. |
| Pick one military technology and explain how it changed the war | Machine gun could kill hundreds at a time, which led to trench warfare and the end of the cavalry. Tanks overcame the trench warfare and helped end the stalemate. |
| the Balkan Peninsula | nicknamed the "Powder Keg" of Europe, due to all the nationalistic rivalries in the region that were threatening to drag all of Europe into war. |
| The spark that started World War I | assasination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
| The primary motive for killing the Austrian Archduke | nationalism |
| Result of pre war Alliances | increasing international distrust |
| Arms Race | also caused WWI and nations competed for the best and most weapons, and the Germans were especially increasing tensions with their level of spending |
| Women during WWI | kept the factories and homes working during WWI, and were rewarded with the right to vote at the end of it. |
| Reason the United States entered the war. | unrestricted submarine warfare |
| Neutral nation attacked by the Germans | Belgium |
| Balfour declaration | British promise to the Jews that they would be granted Palestine after the War. |
| Fourteen Points | President Wilson hoped to make this war to end all wars by: allowing self-determination; no annexation of territory and no punitive damages (reparations) Unfortunately... most of these are not followed |
| Treaty of Versailles | forced the Germans to pay for the War/reparations and accepted complete blame for the war |
| The Treaty of Versilles | contained provisions that created economic and political problems in nations like Germany and Italy |
| Lusitania | sunk by the Germans...increasing anti-German sentiment and concern for freedom of the seas. |
| type of warfare that led to the stalemate on the Western front | trench |
| Colonies during World War I | supplied resources, workers and troops. |
| Zimmerman Note | increased anti-German sentiments, by trying to get the Mexicans to attack the United States |
