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- 5. Due to the arms buildup and competition for colonies in the late 19th century, countries began to make ___; one MAIN causes of WWI.
- 7. collective term for the four Allied leaders who presided over the Paris Peace Conference; included Wilson, Lloyd George, Clemenceau, and Orlando
- 8. term for the longing of an ethnic group with a common culture to live in a nation-state; one of the MAIN causes of WWI
- 9. The Western Front battles of the ___, Verdun, and the Somme resulted in stalemates and massive casulaties due to the use of trench warfare,
- 12. Germany, Austria-Hungary, & the Ottoman Empire
- 13. Instead of gaining self-determination, many colonies were administered by the ___ system as a result of the Treaty of Versailles. This essentially put the League of Nations in charge of the colonies.
- 14. One reason that the US joined the war in 1917 was due to ___ ___ ___, a policy of indiscriminate U-boat attacks on any and all ships.
- 19. US president who proposed the League of Nations , drafted the Fourteen Points, & represented the US at the Paris Peace Conference
- 20. term for a war to which all the countries involved devote all their resources.
- 21. document authored by Woodrow Wilson which aimed to create a lasting peace by fixing the problems that had caused WWI (but was rejected by the other members of the Big Four)
- 22. pandemic disease which spread throughout the world in 1918, possibly facilitated by the movement of troops returning home from war
- 23. term for a situation in which neither side is winning or losing; characteristic of the war on the Western Front
- 24. group of authors and artists who responded with disillusionment and pessimism to the horrors of the Great War
- 25. term for a government’s requirement that young men serve in the military
- 28. The Treaty of ___ was very harsh towards Germany, & created economic problems and resentment which eventually led to WWII.
- 31. new weapon which choked or burned victims; could backfire if the wind shifted
- 32. one aspect of life on the home-front which required citizens to strictly limit foods and other products that were needed by soldiers on the front
- 33. This kind of warfare led to lots of casualties but not much change in territory.
- 35. This country was given all the war guilt & lost all its colonies & much of its territory at home.
- 36. Britain, France, Russia, & eventually the US
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- 1. term for a metal balloon or blimp used to drop bombs
- 2. This was a telegram from Germany to Mexico, promising the Mexicans lost territory in the US in return for their help.
- 3. Christian national group in the Ottoman Empire whose ‘relocation’ led to the deaths of 1 million members of the group
- 4. During or shortly after WWI, women in the US, Great Britain, Belgium, Sweden, and Hungary earned ___, or the right to vote.
- 6. ___ took over the jobs traditionally done by men while the men were away at war.
- 10. Serbian nationalism in Bosnia led to the assassination of ___ ___
- 11. The Treaty of ___-___ marked Russia's withdrawal from the war and resulted in a huge loss of territory for Russia.
- 13. term for a country’s prioritization of the military; one of the MAIN causes of WWI
- 14. the only superpower that did not join the League of Nations
- 15. term for payments to repair damage inflicted in a war; Germany was required to pay these after WWI, which led to economic issues
- 16. term for the right of nationalities or colonies to choose their own governments; idea prevalent in the Fourteen Points (but not in the Treaty of Versailles)
- 17. term for a system in which a group of nations acts together to preserve peace (such as the League of Nations)
- 18. nickname for the Austro-Hungarian Empire which acknowledged its volatility due to the large number of nationalities living under one government
- 26. On the Eastern Front, ___ suffered huge losses due to its lack of industrialization and the ineptitude of Czar Nicholas II.
- 27. term for one-sided advertising which appeals to people’s emotions in to shape public opinion
- 29. Russia withdrew from the war in 1917 due to takeover by Bolsheviks (communists) led by ___.
- 30. term for a German submarine
- 34. term for an agreement to stop fighting