Test Review: World War I
KEY TERMS
Central Powers
Triple Entente
militarism
arms race
Alsace and Lorraine
Pan-Slavism
Francis Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip
ultimatum
mobilize
neutrality
Schlieffen Plan
stalemate
zeppelin
U-boat
convoy
Verdun
Somme
Tannenberg
Ottoman Empire
Gallipoli
T.E. Lawrence
total war
conscription
contraband
Lusitania
Propaganda
atrocities
shell-shock
cooties
trench warfare
propaganda
Russian Revolution
V.I. Lenin
Brest-Litovsk
Lusitania
Zimmerman Note
Fourteen Points
Self-determination
armistice
pandemic
reparations
collective security
Big Three
Vittorio Orlando
Treaty of Versailles
mandates
League of Nations
KEY ISSUES
1. Describe the long-term causes of WWI. What was the spark that set it off?
2. What role did geography play in the outbreak of WWI?
2. Explain when and why each country joined the Central Powers and the Allies.
3. How was this war different from all others previous?
4. What new weapons were developed in WWI and why did they cause stalemate?
5. How was the Western Front different from all others?
6. Why did the United States enter the war and how was it a turning point?
7. How did countries try to keep civilian morale high and why was it important?
8. What are the seven different propaganda techniques?
9. What were the human, economic, and political costs of the war?
10. Who were the Big Three and how did their goals conflict with one another?
11. How did the Treaty of Versailles differ from the 14 Points? Why?
12. What countries were dissatisfied with the treaty? Why? Why does it matter?