The Great War - History Book Chapter Page 25
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Chapter
Assessment
TERMS & NAMES
For each term below, briefly explain its connection to World War I.
The Great War
1. Triple Alliance
5. total war
2. Triple Entente
6. armistice
3. Central Powers
7. Fourteen Points
Long-Term Causes
4. Allies
8. Treaty of Versailles
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Nationalism spurs competition among
European nations.
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Imperialism deepens national rivalries.
MAIN IDEAS
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Militarism leads to large standing armies.
Marching Toward War
Section 1 (pages 841–844)
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The alliance system divides Europe into
9. How did nationalism, imperialism, and militarism help set the stage for
two rival camps.
World War I?
10. Why was the Balkans known as “the powder keg of Europe”?
Europe Plunges into War
Section 2 (pages 845–850)
11. Why was the first Battle of the Marne considered so significant?
Immediate Causes
12. Where was the Western Front? the Eastern Front?
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The assassination of Archduke Franz
13. What were the characteristics of trench warfare?
Ferdinand in June 1914 prompts Austria
A Global Conflict
Section 3 (pages 851–857)
to declare war on Serbia.
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14. What was the purpose of the Gallipoli campaign?
The alliance system requires nations to
support their allies.
15. What factors prompted the United States to enter the war?
16. In what ways was World War I a total war?
A Flawed Peace
Section 4 (pages 858–861)
17. What was the purpose of the League of Nations?
18. What was the mandate system, and why did it leave many groups
WORLD WAR I
feeling betrayed?
CRITICAL THINKING
Immediate Effects
1. USING YOUR NOTES
Trace the formation of the two major alliance systems that dominated
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A generation of Europeans is killed
Europe on the eve of World War I by providing the event that corresponds
or wounded.
with each date on the chart.
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Dynasties fall in Germany, Austria-Hungary,
and Russia.
1879
1887
1892,1894
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New countries are created.
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The League of Nations is established to
1882
1890
1907
help promote peace.
2. EVALUATING DECISIONS
How did the Treaty of Versailles reflect the
POWER AND AUTHORITY
different personalities and agendas of the men in power at the end of
World War I?
Long-Term Effects
3. CLARIFYING
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Many nations feel bitter and betrayed by
How did the war have both a positive and negative impact on
ECONOMICS
the peace settlements.
the economies of Europe?
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Forces that helped cause the war—
nationalism, competition—remain.
4. ANALYZING ISSUES
One British official commented that the Allied victory in World War I had
been “bought so dear [high in price] as to be indistinguishable from
defeat. ” What did he mean by this statement? Use examples from the text
to support your answer.
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