Unit 14 Review Game—World War I and the Russian Revolution



Unit 14 Review Game—World War I and the Russian Revolution

1. Identify the 4 MAIN causes of WWI. Identify the “First Shot” (immediate) cause of WWI.

2. In 1899, England, Russia, and Germany argued over building a railroad in what British colony

3. Nationalism was an important factor in the outbreak of World War I because it led to patriotism in one’s country. But it also divided people. What Region in Europe did nationalism play the most divisive role in dividing people?

4. Why is June 28, 1914 an important date in world history?

5. The informal alliance among Russia, Great Britain, and France was called the

6. Which country was a member of the Triple Alliance, but fought for the Allied Powers instead of the Central Powers?

7. What key event occurred between the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the declaration of war by Austria-Hungary on Serbia?

8. What was the name of the terrorist group that killed Archduke Ferdinand?

Answer: The Black Hand Group

9. Why did the Serbian nationalists want to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

Answer: Bosnia wanted independence from Austria-Hungary and to unite with Serbia

10. This German plan involved overtaking France in 6 weeks then attacking Russia before they could mobilize its army:

11. Great Britain entered the Great War after this key event:

12. Identify one of the two major reasons why the Schlieffen Plan failed.

13. Identify 5 new military weapons first used in World War I

14. What was Total War, and give 1 example.

15. Germany’s use of _______led the US to fear a threat to its trade in Europe.

16. Germany had promised Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico attacked the United States in this decoded document:

17. What was the Food Administration? Selective Service?

18. How many soldiers (from all countries) fought in World War I?

19. Where was the Peace Conference held in 1919 to officially end the war?

20. Who were the “Big 4” nations and their representatives?

21. During the Paris Peace talks, English Prime Minister David Lloyd George demanded:

22. Identify two major ideas of Wilson's Fourteen Points?

23. Identify three provisions that affected Germany of the Treaty of Versailles

24. Which country demanded land along the Adriatic Coast during the Treaty of Versailles? Did they get it?

25. Yugoslavia was formed following World War I by combining:

26. How was the Great War a war of attrition?

27. What was the name of the Treaty that officially ended WWI? Did the USA sign it? Why or why not.

28. What is the difference between and “armistice” and a “treaty”?

29. Which nation had the highest percentage of casualties?

30. Which nation had the least casualties? Why? (this one is NOT in your notes but THINK about it!)

31. Woodrow Wilson wanted “Peace without ________”

32. Germany was forced to:

a. __________________ Men in the Army

b. NO ___________________ or _____________________

c. _____________ War ships

d. Demilitarize (no military) in the __________________________________

e. Accept the ____________________________________ clause

f. And pay __________________________ in Reparations.

33. What was the name of the new German government and what type of Government was it?

Unit 14 Review Game—World War I and the Russian Revolution

Answer Key

1. Any two will do: Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Assassination of Ferdinand

2. India

3. Glorification of war (war is good) and the building of industrial weaponry

4. the Balkans

5. Assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Serbian nationalists

6. Otto von Bismarck

7. Triple Entente

8. Italy

9. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary by Black Hand

10. the Black Hand

11. They wanted to unite with the Slavs living under Austrian rule into a new nation

12. Schlieffen Plan

13. Germany crossed into neutral Belgium to attack France

14. Either will do: French and Belgian resistance slowed the Germans down too much OR the Russian army mobilized for war much faster than the Germans anticipated

15. end the war quickly before the United States entered the war

16. Any five will do: machine guns, long-range artillery, barbed wire, blimps, air planes, tanks, flamethrowers, submarines, poison gas

17. Any three will do: nation is the enemy (not just army) so attacking civilians is OK, government assumes control of factories (factories produce war equipment), propaganda, conscription (draft), women help in war, anything is acceptable to win the war

18. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

19. Zimmerman Telegram

20. agricultural economy based on feudalism, 80% of people were serfs, 90% were peasant farmers

21. Rasputin

22. Bolsheviks

23. A Russian workers council designed to hear workers' problems

24. the Duma and a constitutional monarchy

25. it failed to get Russia out of World War I

26. Vladimir Lenin

27. Brest-Litovsk

28. 65-70 million

29. Paris, France

30. Germany should be removed from the Rhineland, but fair treatment of the Germans to should be maintained to prevent future trouble

31. Any two will do: no more secret treaties, free trade, freedom of seas, self determination, League of Nations, equal division of colonies, demilitarization for all nations

32. Any three will do: Germany forced to reduce army, navy, air force; Germany forced to pay $31 billion in war reparations; Germany forced to give up all overseas colonies; Germany forced to accept complete responsibility for the war; Germany forced to demilitarize the Rhineland

33. Italy

34. Bosnia and Serbia

35. Neither army could gain victory so they tried to outlast their enemy

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