WWI Causes (1)
The event that sparked WWI
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
A way to raise funds to pay for the war. The money comes from the people and the government will repay them in time with interest.
Liberty Bond or War Bond
Leaders from countries involved in WWI met in this city to negotiate terms for ending the war.
Paris (or Versaille)
Name of the alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire
The Central Powers
Serbian National who assassinated the Archduke
Gavrilo Princip
This new type of warfare was introduced during WW1 and included soldiers fighting from deep narrow holes in the ground.
Trench Warfare
When countries build up their military might, weaponry and take an aggressive and eager stance for war
Militarism
This was the final event which caused the United States to join the war
The Zimmerman Telegram
As a part of the Paris Peace Conference this treaty was created that officially ended the war.
Treaty of Versailles
U.S Troops who fought in Europe in World War I
American Expeditionary Forces AEF
Who was Nicholas II
The Czar of Russia
These silent airships were used by the Germans to bomb cities and soldiers.
Zeppelins
Men of the Black Hand, a resistance group from this country, were found to be responsible for the murder Franz Ferdinand.
Serbia
The British passenger liner that was torpedoed and killed over 100 Americans
The Lusitania
The Treaty that ended WWI negatively affected which country the most?
Germany
The term for when countries can not win OR move forward
Stalemate
Who was Franz Ferdinand
The Archduke of Austria-Hungary
This special machine designed to end the stalemate at the Western Front made its debut during World War I
The tank
This country came to Serbia's aid when Austria-Hungary declared war
Russia
April 6, 1917
The date the US entered WWI
Established a group of countries that was responsible for negotiating peace and preventing future wars.
League of Nations
The "spark for WWI" took place in this Austria-Hungary city.
Sarajevo
Leaders of Great Britain, Italy, France and the US were known as
The Big Four
Strategy to protect merchant ships from German submarines
Convoy System
This country honored its alliance with Austria Hungary after war was declared with Serbia
Germany
The date WWI began in Europe
July 28, 1914
Did not sign the Treaty to end the war or join the new organization formed to promote peace and avoid future wars.
United States
Truce that ended active warfare and paved the way for a peace treaty. The official end of WWI
Armistice
The Prime Minister of Great Britain
David Lloyd George
German submarines that attacked Allied and neutral ships
u-boats
When countries take over foreign lands and establish colonies in order to gain more power.
Imperialism
Result of a civil war between the Bolsheviks and the Tsar
Russia left WWI
Was a list of specific proposals for post war peace written by Woodrow Wilson
The 14 Point Plan
War payments for damages
Reparations
The Prime Minister of France
Georges Clemenceau
Name of fights in the air
Dogfights
A strong sense of unity, or national loyalty, that is based on common culture or language- extreme form
Nationalism
Required male US citizens between the ages of 18 and 30 to register for the draft
The Selective Service Act
How did the treaty that ended the war make Germany a BRAT
Germany took all BLAME, paid REPARATIONS, reduced ARMIES/ARMAMENTS and gave up TERRITORIES
Italy had a secret treaty with this country prior to the start of WWI
France
The President of the United States
Woodrow Wilson
Poisonous and deadly gas that was banned after WWI
Chlorine Gas
Formal agreements, sometimes secret, between countries to protect each other
Alliances
Germany's destructive march through this neutral country in an effort to attack France led Great Britain (England) to join the war.
Belgium
The reason Congress would not support the US joining the league of nations
Congress' power to declare war would be nullified
Awarded the Croix de Guerre for bravery; saw the most fighting in WWI
The Harlem Hellfighters
Led the American Expeditionary Forces
General John Pershing
Who was the first to introduce tanks to the battlefield?
This country was the first to declare war on another country
Austria-Hungary
The last major German offensive on the Western Front during the First World War.
The 2nd Battle of the Marne
This European country was created from lands that came from Germany, Russia and Austria Hungary.
Poland
Leader who abdicated his throne and fled to the Netherlands
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor (after the war, while still alive)
Alvin York
a psychologically terrifying weapon that would drive soldiers out of the trenches
The flamethrower
Location (city) of the event that sparked the war
Sarajevo
Name of Germany's plan to end fighting on two fronts
The Schlieffen Plan
The official date the war ended
November 11, 1918
Name of the alliance including Russia, Great Britain, France and the US
The Allied Powers
The Prime Minister of Italy
Vittorio Orlando
Development made mounted machine guns on planes more effective
The Interrupter