World War I Flashcard

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Give the name for the World War I alliance that included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.

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The Central Powers

Front

Germany’s invasion of what country brought Great Britain into the war on the side of the Allies?

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Belgium

Front

What trade legislation damaged the American economy?

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The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act

Front

Name the more radical faction of the Social Democratic Party in Russia.

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Bolsheviks

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What system allowed some of the Allied powers to oversee former colonies of the Central Powers?

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The Mandate System

Front

Pierre and Marie Curie discovered that radioactive elements could be reduced to simpler elements. What was this discovery related to?

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Radioactivity

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What weapon caused fear and destruction on battlefields by spraying a deadly stream of burning liquid?

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Flamethrowers

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The withdrawal of Russia from the war in 1918 allowed German forces to concentrate on which front?

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Western

Front

Which of the following was not a result of technological advances in European countries in the early twentieth century? Infrastructures built, Militaries modernized, Peace guaranteed, Wealth multiplied

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Peace guaranteed

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What Balkan territories was Austria-Hungary allowed to occupy but not annex according to the terms of the Treaty of Berlin? Albania and Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania and Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro

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Bosnia and Herzegovina