Alliances
This alliance included Britain, France and Russia
What is the Triple Entente?
The assassination of this heir to the Austrian throne was the breaking point for the war
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Zigzag tunnels in the ground where troops stayed during World War I
What are trenches?
In 1915, these appeared to aid in war
What are planes?
By 1917, the war had become what
What is a true world conflict?
This alliance included Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
What was the Triple Entente?
This country blamed Serbia for the death of it's soon-to-be leader
What is Austria-Hungary?
The foot disease soldiers faced because of wet and unsanitary conditions in the trenches
What is trench foot?
Planes were used to scope out what
What is enemy position?
What is the Lusitania?
This country would later betray its alliance
What is Italy?
Austria-Hungary asked this nation for support as they entered into war
What is Germany?
Soldiers were sent here, to try and break down enemy lines - this usually ended in death
What is No Man's Land?
Before machine guns were mounted on the planes, pilots had to do what
What is use handguns to shoot enemies
The US President at the time of WWI was
Who was Woodrow Wilson
This was when the war began
What was 1914?
The Schlieffen Plan was drawn up for which country
What is Germany?
Soldiers use dogs to capture and kill these
What are rats?
The Germans used these airships called what
What were zeppelins
US troops didn't join the war in large numbers until
What was 1918
Countries were building their military using a draft called what
What were three things besides assassination that led to World War I
What is militarism, nationalism and a desire to stop internal conflicts?
This was a trouble, characterized by a mental breakdown in many cases, that soldiers faced because of warfare all around them
What was shell shock?
Planes made it easier to get to the enemies who were hiding out in what
What were trenches?
British forces in the water blocked off trade to and from where
What is Germany