Set: World War One Quiz

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Term Definition
Mania M-Militarism, A-Alliances, N-Nationalism, I-Imperialism, A-Assasination
Militarism The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war.
Alliances An agreement between nations to aid and protect each other.
Nationalism Excessive ride in one's country.
Imperialism When a large country, such as the U.S., controls the political, economic, and social aspects of a smaller nation.
Explain Britain in terms of MANIA M: Had the top navy. A: Britain was in splendid isolation and had an alliance with Belgium. N: On a scale of 1-10, it was a 10.."The sun never sets on the British empire. I: Largest # of colonies.
Explain France in terms of MANIA M: Had a huge land army. A: Had the Entente Cordiale with Russia. N: On a scale of 1-10, it was a 10..Furious that Germany took Alsace Lorraine. I: Had colonies in Africa.
Explain Russia in terms of MANIA M: Had a huge land army. A: Had an alliance with Serbia. N: On a scale of 1-10, it was an 8..weakend by loss of Japan. I: Huge land mass, no colonies.
Explain Germany in terms of MANIA M: Develops huge navy (#2 in whole world) A: Against Russia and France. N: On a scale of 1-10, it was a 10++++..Their dream was to be #1 I: Had three places in Africa.
Explain Austria-Hungary in terms of MANIA M: Had a weak army. A: Against France and Russia. N: Fragile..Wants support from Germany. I: Had no colonies.
Allied Powers Great Britain, Belgium, France, Serbia, and Russia.
Central Powers Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman/Turkish Empire.
Six Steps Leading to the War 1. Archduke Franz Ferdinand assasinated by Serbian Nationalist Gavrilo Princip 2. Austria-Hungary attacks Serbia after not recieving an apology 3. Russia attacks AH 4. Germany attacks Russia 5. Germany attacks France 6. England attacks Germany, who crossed through Belgium.
Trench Warfare A maze of ditches that served as headquarters and first aid stations. Soldiers spent day after day shelling the enemy trench, then racing across "no man's land," and entering the enemy's trenches.
No Man's Land The barren area in between trenches, covered in barbed wire.
Stalemate A deadlock in which neither side is strong enough to beat the other.

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Created February 14, 2008
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  1. Explain France in terms of MANIA → M: Had a huge land army. A: Had the Entente Cordiale with Russia. N: On a scale of 1-10, it was a 10..Furious that Germany took Alsace Lorraine. I: Had colonies in Africa. - 3 misses
  2. No Man's Land → The barren area in between trenches, covered in barbed wire. - 3 misses
  3. Militarism → The policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war. - 2 misses
  4. Alliances → An agreement between nations to aid and protect each other. - 2 misses
  5. Explain Britain in terms of MANIA → M: Had the top navy. A: Britain was in splendid isolation and had an alliance with Belgium. N: On a scale of 1-10, it was a 10.."The sun never sets on the British empire. I: Largest # of colonies. - 2 misses
  6. Explain Russia in terms of MANIA → M: Had a huge land army. A: Had an alliance with Serbia. N: On a scale of 1-10, it was an 8..weakend by loss of Japan. I: Huge land mass, no colonies. - 2 misses
  7. Explain Germany in terms of MANIA → M: Develops huge navy (#2 in whole world) A: Against Russia and France. N: On a scale of 1-10, it was a 10++++..Their dream was to be #1 I: Had three places in Africa. - 2 misses