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  • What country was The Meiji Era based in?
    Japan
  • What year did WWI begin?
    1914
  • What day, month and year was a British ocean liner called Lusitania torpedoed by Germany?
    May 7, 1915
  • What was the name of the German submarine that sank the Lusitania?
    U-20
  • Which event triggered the start of WWI?
    The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
  • Which country withdrew from World War 1 in 1917?
    Russia
  • What countries made up the Triple Alliance? (3)
    Italy, Austria-Hungary and Germany
  • What was the main reason for the United States entering WWI?
    Unrestricted submarine warfare
  • What was the name of the battle in which the Russian army was defeated?
    Battle of Tannenberg
  • In the beginning airships were used to...(2)
    Protect supply boats and attack british cities.
  • What were the colonial powers in the Modern Period? (4)
    Spain, Portugal, Great Britain, and the Dutch Republic.
  • What was the name of the German military strategy at the start of WWI?
    Schlieffen Plan
  • Who was the leader of Germany during World War 1?
    Kaiser Wilhelm II
  • Which battle is considered the largest of WWI?
    Battle of Verdun
  • In 1919 a meeting was held in Paris to establish the terms of peace called the...
    Conference of Paris
  • What were some of the worst problems in the trenches? (3/5)
    Rats, trench-foot, sleeping arrangements, lack of food, constant warfare
  • What was the name of the battle that was one of the bloodiest of World War 1?
    Battle of Somme
  • Who murdered Franz Ferdinand?
    Gavrilo Princip
  • What was the primary type of warfare used in WWI?
    Trench Warfare
  • What German plan was designed in 1905 by the leader of the German army?
    Plan Schlieffen
  • Which country entered World War 1 on the side of the Allies in 1915?
    Italy
  • What battle is considered to be the greatest and longest in world history?
    Battle of Verdun
  • Which (last signed) treaty ended WWI?
    Treaty of Versailles
  • What year did WWI end?
    1918
  • What year did the Brestlitovsk Treaty get signed?
    1918
  • Who invaded Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1908?
    Austria-Hungary
  • What was the name of the ship that sank the German cruiser Emden?
    HMAS Sydney
  • What poison gas was most used in chemical warfare in World War 1?
    Mustard gas
  • Controlling the sea was important to... (2)
    Protect supply ships and blockade enemy ports.
  • What was the name of the treaty that ended the war between Bulgaria and the Allies?
    Treaty of Neuilly
  • What is imperialism?
    the policy of extending a country's domination over other regions
  • During what period did the policy of imperialism start?
    The Ancient Period
  • Who were the central powers? (4)
    Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire.
  • Which empires collapsed as a result of WWI? (2)
    Austro-Hungarian Empire and Ottoman Empire
  • What countries made up the Triple Entente? (3)
    France, Russia, and Great Britain
  • How many people were killed on Lusitania?
    1,198/1,959 passengers were killed
  • What are the causes for the imperial expansion? (4)
    New markets, raw materials, colonial competition, and strategic positions.
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