Course of World War 1

Assassination of FF and Trench Warfare

100

This man was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

200

This country declared War on Bosnia to begin WWI.

Austria-Hungary

300

This kind of battle tactic almost directly resulted in a stalemate.

Trench Warfare

400

British soldiers described what the trenches were like by doing this

Writing letters

500

The intense pride in one's country and national interest

Nationalism

A Global War and Western & Eastern Front

100

These countries made up the Central Powers

Germany, Austria Hungary, & the Ottoman Empire

200

These countries made up the Entente Powers

France, Russia, Britain

300

This continent saw most of the battles of WWI

Europe

400

This front (western or eastern) was more offensive

Eastern Front

500

This front (western or eastern) was moredefensive

Western Front

Trench and Air Warfare and US Enters the War

100

This new technology was used to spot enemy location and later drop bombs from the sky.

Airplanes

200

What does "war of attrition" mean?

Who can outlast the other. Who can last the longest.

300

The United States join this side of the war

Entente Powers

400

Describe the Zimmermann telegram.

A document that promised to give Mexico United States territory if they declared war on the United States.

500

What was the final event that got the United States to join WWI?

Germany resuming unrestricted submarine warfare.

Total War and Final Year of the War

100

What does "total war" mean?

a complete mobilization of resources and people

200

This non war related epidemic occurred in 1918?

Influenza / Spanish Flu

300

This United States president outlined "Fourteen Points” to the U. S. Congress—his basis for a peace settlement that he believed justified the enormous military struggle being waged.

Woodrow Wilson

400

This country provided an addition million troops to fight against Germany on September 29, 1918 which led to an end to WWI.

The United States

500

The war officially ended in this year

1918

End of the War and Legacies of the War

100

The name of the treaty that officially ended World War 1

What is the Treaty of Versailles

200

This was the main goal of David Lloyd George, prime minister of Great Britain and Georges Clemenceau, the premier of France. 

Punish Germany

300

Why did Germany dislike the Treaty of Versailles?

The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to accept blame for the war, pay reparations for the war, and have their military reduced.

400

This empire was a major player in WWI but no longer existed after WWI ended

Austria-Hungary

500

This empire was a major player in WWI but no longer existed after WWI ended

Ottoman Empire