AP Euro: Unit 15.3-15.4 - WWI

England

________ had the early advantage, having the worlds largest standing navy.

Germany

________ declared that all merchant vessels bound for Great Britain were subject to attack.

German

Tables are turned and _____ U-boats blockade Britain.

Battle of Gallipoli

The ________ lasted 10 months and cost over 200, 000 lives, and forced the Allies to withdraw from the region, leaving Russia to fend for themselves

Ottoman Empire

The ________ joined the war on the side of the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria, Italy)

President Woodrow Wilson

________ used the event (sinking of the Lusitania) as propaganda, which vilified Germans, and made many want to enlist.

Weimar Republic

A new govt, called the _______ in the absence of the German Kaiser and Chancellor, and sued for peace.

central powers

The ________ launched one last offensive (known as the Spring, or Ludendorff) to try to win the war before a fresh and ready America arrived to stop them.

Russia

________ had industrialized very little and very late.

Romania

________ joined the allies (Britain, France) and attacked Hungary hoping to gain some land.

Governments

________ borrowed money to pay for the war effort.

Turks

________ orchestrated the Armenian genocide

Italy

_____ joined the allies(Britain, France) in a secret treaty

Italy

_____ was promised land controlled by Austria/Hungary when the war was over