World Studies
The Great War: Review Sheet
Ms. Coble
Test Format:
 50 multiple choice questions
 3 short response questions—two thesis statements & one paragraph
Essential Questions:
1. Explain how nationalism, militarism, imperialism, and alliances contributed to the outbreak of the war in
1914. Give 2-3 pieces of evidence for each cause.
2. Describe the Schlieffen Plan. How did the failure of the Schlieffen Plan contribute to the establishment of
trench warfare on the Western Front? In your response, make sure to describe “trench warfare.”
3. What does the Armenian Genocide show about the nature of conflict during WWI? Based on the definition
of genocide from the UN Charter, is the Armenian Genocide truly a “genocide?”
4. Analyze why the United States became involved in the war. Use at least 2-3 pieces of evidence to support
your claim.
5. Why did Germany lose the war? Offer and describe at least three factors that contributed to Germany’s
failure. Should Germany be blamed for the war?
What You Should Be Able To Do:
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Create an XYZ thesis in response to a historical question (such as the essential questions)
Form a position about a major historical debate and support that position using historical evidence
Utilize CEI (claim, evidence, interpretation) in order to organize information in a short response
Terms to Know:
Nationalism
Militarism
Imperialism
Alliances
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Emperor Franz-Joseph
Tsar Nicholas II
Dreadnought
Triple Entente
Triple Alliance
Schlieffen Plan
The Balkans
Assassination Franz Ferdinand
The Black Hand
Gavrilo Princip
48-Hour Ultimatum
Maxim Gun
Barbed Wire
Long Range Artillery
General Josef Joffre
General Helmuth Von Moltke
General Erich von Falkenhayn
General Paul von Hindenburg
General Erich Ludendorff
Violation of Belgian neutrality
British Expeditionary Forces
(BEF)
General Douglas Haig
Plan XVII
1st Battle of the Marne
Race to the Sea
Trench Warfare
The Battle of Tannenberg
The Battle of Masurian Lakes
2nd Battle of Ypres
Poison Gas
The Dardanelles & Gallipoli
Young Turks
Battle of Sarikamis (Ottomans vs.
Russian)
Armenian Genocide
“Special Organization”
Three Pashas
Brusilov Offensive
Battle of Verdun
The Battle of the Somme
Rolling Barrage
The Lusitania
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
The Zimmerman Telegram
February Revolution
Provisional Government
Bolsheviks
October/Bolshevik Revolution
Nivelle Offensive
Hindenburg Line
Passchendaele
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Hutier Tactics
Storm Troops
German Spring Offensives
American Expeditionary Force
General John J. Pershing
Allied Counter-Offensives
World Studies
Ms. Coble