The Great War Basics
This is the nickname for World War I due to its massive scale.
What is "The Great War"?
The assassination of this Austrian archduke sparked WWI.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This type of warfare led to stalemates on the Western Front.
What is trench warfare?
This ruler lost power during the March Revolution.
Who is Czar Nicholas II?
This treaty officially ended WWI for Germany.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This economic disaster caused money in Germany to become nearly worthless.
What is hyperinflation?
These are the years WWI was fought.
What is 1914–1918?
This country supported Serbia due to Pan-Slavism.
What is Russia?
These vehicles helped soldiers cross rough terrain and avoid enemy fire.
What are tanks?
These worker councils organized protests and local control.
What are soviets?
This U.S. president proposed the 14 Points.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This U.S. industrial innovation increased production efficiency.
What is the assembly line?
This global factor caused even non-fighting countries to be involved.
What are global supply lines?
This alliance included Britain, France, and Russia.
What is the Triple Entente?
Germany used these submarines to sink ships secretly.
What are U-boats?
Leader of the Bolsheviks who took power in 1917.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
This international organization was created to prevent future wars.
What is the League of Nations?
This Soviet leader ruled with extreme paranoia and violence.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
WWI was the first major war of this age, leading to mass production of weapons.
What is the Industrial Age?
Germany’s plan to quickly defeat France by going through Belgium.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
This chemical weapon caused burns and blindness.
What is mustard gas?
This treaty pulled Russia out of WWI.
What is the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
France demanded these payments from Germany.
What are reparations?
This German leader rose to power during economic instability.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
This major future conflict was partly set up by the end of WWI.
What is World War II?
This idea describes shared Slavic identity that influenced alliances.
What is Pan-Slavism?
This area between trenches was extremely dangerous to cross.
What is No Man’s Land?
This ideology inspired the Bolsheviks.
What is Marxism?
This principle guided how new countries were formed after the war.
What is nationalism (self-determination)?
This event in 1933 helped Hitler gain total control of Germany.
What is the Reichstag Fire?