WHG B Trimester Exam Review UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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WHG B Trimester
WHG B Trimester Exam Review
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
MAIN causes of WWI - CORRECT ANSWER- Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism,
Nationalism
Militarism - CORRECT ANSWER- A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a
standing army always prepared for war
Imperialism - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A policy of extending a country's power and
influence through diplomacy or military force.
Nationalism - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's
country
Franz Ferdinand - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Archduke of Austria-Hungary assassinated by
a Serbian nationalist. A major catalyst for WWI.
Total War - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A conflict in which the participating countries devote
all their resources to the war effort
, Propaganda - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or
against a cause.
Conscription - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A military draft
Trench Warfare - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A form of warfare in which opposing armies
fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield; used in WWI.
Lusitania - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German
U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion
against the Germans, helping the move towards entering the war.
Armenian Genocide - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Assault carried out by mainly Turkish
military forces against Armenian population in 1915; over a million Armenians perished and
thousands fled to Russia and the Middle East.
Treaty of Versailles - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the treaty imposed on Germany by the
Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations
from the Germans
Armistice - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An agreement to stop fighting
War Guilt Clause - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A provision in the Treaty of Versailles by
which Germany acknowledged that it alone was responsible for WWI
Reparations - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Payment for war damages
League of Nations - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A world organization established in 1920 to
promote international cooperation and peace. It was first proposed in 1918 by President
Woodrow Wilson, although the United States never joined the League. Essentially powerless,
it was officially dissolved in 1946.
Causes of the Russian Revolution - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Food shortages, landless
peasants, military defeats/casualties in WWI.
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