causes
assassinated by a Serbian terrorist
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The assassination of which archduke in 1914 sparked World War I?
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Question: Name the three main countries in the Triple Entente before the war.
What are France, Russia, and Great Britain?
What was the area between opposing trenches, filled with barbed wire and shell holes, commonly called?
no man's land
In what year did World War I end?
1918
Germany had an alliance with this dual empire.
Austria-Hungary
In which city were Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife assassinated?
Sarajevo
Which country switched sides from the Triple Alliance to join the Allies in 1915?
Italy
Name one new weapon that made World War I more deadly than earlier wars.
poison gas, machine guns, tanks, airplanes, or submarines (U‑boats)
What was the armistice date that marked the cease‑fire in World War I? (Month and year, Day is not required)
November 11 1918
The intense pride in one's country and national interest
Nationalism
Which country first declared war in World War I, starting the chain reaction?
Austria‑Hungary
Which country left the war in 1917 after a revolution?
Russia
What deadly gas weapon burned lungs and eyes, first used on a large scale in WWI
poison gas (like chlorine or mustard gas)
What was the name of the peace treaty that officially ended the war with Germany?
Treaty of Versailles
What do you call the web of mutual defense agreements between countries?
alliance
What was the name of the British passenger ship sunk by a German U‑boat in 1915, killing many civilians?
Lusitania
Which country joined the war in 1917 on the side of the Allies, helping turn the tide?
United states
What was the long, dug‑out system of defenses where soldiers lived and fought for years called?
What are trenches or trench systems?
Which international organization was created after the war to try to keep peace between nations
Leauge of nations
What is the practice of stronger countries taking over weaker ones for resources and power called?
imperialism
What was the British blockade trying to prevent from reaching Germany during the war?
supplies and food (war materials)
List the Central Powers
The alliance of Germany, Austria‑Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.
Which new armored vehicle was introduced by the British in 1916 to cross trenches and barbed wire?
What is the tank?
What is the term for payments that Germany had to make to the Allies for war damages?
reparations