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HY 102 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
The Schlieffen Plan - ANS Attack plan by Germans, proposed by Schliffen, lightning quick
attack against France before Russia gets too involved and can get mobilized to help France fight
back
Archduke Franz Ferdinand - ANS heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in
Sarajevo, started World War I.
sarajevo - ANS where Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
Gavrillo Princip - ANS The member of the Black Hand who assassinated the Archduke
Ferdinand and his wife, the spark that started WWI
The Battle of the Marne - ANS September 1914, Britain joins France at Marne river (the
Western Front), pushed back Germany's offense and destroyed German hope for a quick
victory.
Total war - ANS the channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort
David Lloyd George - ANS Britain's prime minister at the end of World War I whose goal was
to make the Germans pay for the other countries' staggering war losses
Ministry of Munitions - ANS Created by David Lloyd George. Goal was to decrease the price
of war materials in Britain in response to a shortage in artillery shells and other war supplies.
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Defense of the Realm Act (DORA) - ANS Law passed in Britain during World War I that
allowed public authorities to arrest those who caused dissent and censored newspapers that
spoke ill of the war
Paul von Hindenburg - ANS President of the Weimar Republic of Germany who appointed
Hitler Chancellor in 1933
Erich Ludendorff - ANS This German, along with his partner Hindenburg, essentially ran
Germany during the end of the war
Georges Clemenceau - ANS An effective and almost dictator-like Prime Minister of France,
who would not take defeat as an answer
War Socialism - ANS when government takes over economy to stop strikes, ration goods,
control prices, etc.
The Battle of the Somme - ANS A 1916 WWI (1914-1918) battle between German and British
forces. Ending in a stalemate, the bitter three-month conflict is notable for the high number of
casualties- 1.25 million men killed or wounded - and the first use of tanks in warfare.
The Battle of Verdun - ANS Battle fought between French and German armies from February
to December 1916; more than 700,000 people died - one of the most costly battles of the WWI.
Douglas Haig - ANS Controversial British commander on the Western Front and the driving
force behind some disasters like Somme and Paschendaele
wanted HEAVY artillery gundown
Erich von Falkenhayn - ANS He was chief of the general staff during WWI for the Germans
HY 102 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
The Schlieffen Plan - ANS Attack plan by Germans, proposed by Schliffen, lightning quick
attack against France before Russia gets too involved and can get mobilized to help France fight
back
Archduke Franz Ferdinand - ANS heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in
Sarajevo, started World War I.
sarajevo - ANS where Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
Gavrillo Princip - ANS The member of the Black Hand who assassinated the Archduke
Ferdinand and his wife, the spark that started WWI
The Battle of the Marne - ANS September 1914, Britain joins France at Marne river (the
Western Front), pushed back Germany's offense and destroyed German hope for a quick
victory.
Total war - ANS the channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort
David Lloyd George - ANS Britain's prime minister at the end of World War I whose goal was
to make the Germans pay for the other countries' staggering war losses
Ministry of Munitions - ANS Created by David Lloyd George. Goal was to decrease the price
of war materials in Britain in response to a shortage in artillery shells and other war supplies.
, ©THESTAR 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Defense of the Realm Act (DORA) - ANS Law passed in Britain during World War I that
allowed public authorities to arrest those who caused dissent and censored newspapers that
spoke ill of the war
Paul von Hindenburg - ANS President of the Weimar Republic of Germany who appointed
Hitler Chancellor in 1933
Erich Ludendorff - ANS This German, along with his partner Hindenburg, essentially ran
Germany during the end of the war
Georges Clemenceau - ANS An effective and almost dictator-like Prime Minister of France,
who would not take defeat as an answer
War Socialism - ANS when government takes over economy to stop strikes, ration goods,
control prices, etc.
The Battle of the Somme - ANS A 1916 WWI (1914-1918) battle between German and British
forces. Ending in a stalemate, the bitter three-month conflict is notable for the high number of
casualties- 1.25 million men killed or wounded - and the first use of tanks in warfare.
The Battle of Verdun - ANS Battle fought between French and German armies from February
to December 1916; more than 700,000 people died - one of the most costly battles of the WWI.
Douglas Haig - ANS Controversial British commander on the Western Front and the driving
force behind some disasters like Somme and Paschendaele
wanted HEAVY artillery gundown
Erich von Falkenhayn - ANS He was chief of the general staff during WWI for the Germans
