Social Studies TEST
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- What were the two fronts?
- eastern, western.
- Whodeclared war on August 1st?
- Germany declares war on Russia and becomes allies with Austria-Hungry.
- Why did the Germans think that it was important to attack France really hard at first?
- So they could Focus on France, get France out of the way then jump on Russia.
- What is the Nineteenth?
- The ammendment that gave women the right to vote.
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- BAD LEADERSHIP: It was bad because royalty can only marry royalty.
- What is a flapper?
- Term used for new woman of the 1920's.
- Did the Schleiffin Plan succeed?
- It didn;t succeed because the methods were outdated.
- What were 2 causes for the stock market crash?
- The unstable basis of margin buying, and the production companies became higher then the customer demand.
- Where did the "Race to the Sea" end with new trenches being dug?
- Ypres, Belgium.
- What is Suffrage?
- Means the right to vote.
- Alliances lead to the war. ???
- Austria-Hungry accuses Serbian government of plotting assassination on F.F. Russia defends Serbia. Then on July 28th, Austria-Hungry declares war on Serbia. July 29th Russia orders mobilization on troops.
- What is the KKK?
- A pro white group that reorganized in the 1920's.
- What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
- German GOV. sends secret note to Mexico in February 1917. They urged Maexico to attack the U.S. In eturn Germany would help Mexico get Texas back. The Americans were very angry!
- What was the peace treaty?
- The big four were The U.S: Woodrow Wilson, Britian: David Lloyd George, France: Clemenceau, Italy: Orlando, NO GERMANY because they all wanted revenge.
- What was the Treaty of Versailles?
- Germany must pay cash to help rebuild, Germany not allowed to have military, they lost a lot of land, and they had to take the blame for the war.
- What is Prohibition?
- The 18th ammendment.
- Start of WW1
- ANIMAL causes
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- NATIONALISM: The pride in ones nation.
- What was life like in the trenches?
- There were big rats called trench rats which would feed on human corpses. One pair of rats can produce 880 offspring in one year. Shell shock was a disease that you could of cought while in the trenches because of so much shell fire. Symptoms are tiredness, irritability, giddeness, lack of concentration and headaches. Body lice is a lice that carried disease known as pyrrexhia. Symptoms were shooting pains in the shins and a very high fever. Trench foot is caused by cold wet and insanitary conditions. Men stood for hours on end in waterlogged trenches without being able to change wet socks and boots. Could turn into gaangrenous and result into amputation.
- What is aa trench?
- A trench is a large deep widde hole that the soldiers made. They pretty much lived there.
- What were 2 effects of the stock market crash?
- Everyone went broke (loss of money) and loss of jobs.
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- ALLIANCE: Allies agreed to support one another in case of an attack.
- What was submaarine warfare?
- This was where the U.S traded wwith countries on both sides of the war. The Germany found out and set up blockades all around Englands. The U.S upset this. President Wilson warns Germnay. Then Germany sunk the Lusitania on May 17th, 1915. It was a British passenger ship which contained 1,200 passenger and 128 Americans. President Wilson threatens Germany. Germany backs off.
- What was some of the U.S involvment?
- President Wilson wanted the U.S to stay out of it. He wanted to stay peaceful. The impact of the war caused the economy to boom and lead to the propaganda war.
- What was the battle of Verdun and the Somme?
- This battle happened on from February-December 1916. France was attacked by Germany. Verdun was a very stratigic location in the North east of France. They had lots of forts and it was symbolic of French military power. France was attacked by Germany with a 9 hour artillary bombardment. Used 1,000,000 shells in those hours! Then the Germans went over the top of the trenches and attacked the french trenches. This didn't work very well. They ended up spending 10 months in the trenches. France won, and Verdun became a symbol of French determination.
- What prince was assassinated in Serbia?
- Franz Ferdinand on June 28th, 1914. He was shot.
- What is the difference between a monarchy and a republic?
- A monarchy iw where the decisions are made by one leader,and the republic is where the decisions are made by the citizens.
- Kaiser Wilhelm
- Kiing of Germany; gave Germany a blank check to use for the war and then went off on a hunting trip!
- Who were the Central Powers?
- Germany, Austria-Hungry, Turkish empire , Bulgaria.
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- IMPERIALISM: Fueled rivalries between powerful nations. The country that controlls other cultures--> uses it for own personal gain.
- What is are speakeasies?
- An illegal bar.
- What was the Schleiffin Plan?
- The plan was to capture Paris, and then go from all sides and attack the troops on the border which could just leave Russia to deal with.
- What was the Red Scare?
- Anti-Communist hysteria.
- ANIMAL-A
- ANARCHY: The absence of government a lot of people who suppported anarchy weakened the governmets.
- End of the War: Fourteen points?..?
- President Wilson's peace plan: Ended secret alliences, free trade amoung countries, limits on weapons, league of nations (protect the rights of all countries, justice for all). The fourteen points also included the peace treaty.
- When was the treaty of Versailles signed?
- It was signed June 28th, 1919.
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- MILITARISM: The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
- What was race to the sea?
- This was when the Germans were trying to get around the French to get to paris.