Path to War
The assassination of this man led to the outbreak of World War I.
Who is Archduke of Austria Franz Ferdinand (Austria's heir)?
Soldiers during the Great War spent much of their time digging these.
What are trenches?
The Western Front was primarily on the border between which two nations?
What are Germany and France?
Fighting in the East mostly involved Germany fighting against ______.
What is Russia?
Early in the war, soldiers from both sides stopped fighting on this holiday.
What is Christmas?
This ideology encouraged leaders and citizens to place their country's glory above all else.
What is nationalism?
This futuristic technology revolutionized naval warfare during World War I.
What is the submarine?
This early battle on the Western Front caused Germany's plans to fall apart.
What is the Battle of the Marne?
This battle led to the destruction of Russia's 2nd Army.
What is the Battle of Tannenberg?
What is deserter/desertion?
This ideology encouraged nations to build up massive armies and stockpile as many weapons as they could in the years before World War I.
What is militarism?
This deadly technology was used to force soldiers out out of hiding and into the open.
What is poison gas?
This battle involved Americans, British, and French troops ending German hopes of victory in the West.
What is the Battle of Amiens?
Following the Czar's abdication, Russia was led by this.
What is the Provisional Government?
This treaty forced Russia to accept major losses in territory in exchange for peace.
What is the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
The 1871 unification of this Central European nation created anxiety in England & France.
What is Germany?
The invention of this vehicle was once thought impossible, but debuted as a wartime technology during World War I.
What is the airplane?
This massive battle involved over 3,000,000 soldiers.
What is the Battle of the Somme?
This group forced the Russian government into recognizing "dual power."
What are the soviets?
Representatives at this meeting discussed peace following the ceasefire.
What is the Paris Peace Conference?
The monarchs of Russia, Great Britain, and Germany were all ____.
What are cousins?
This technology revolutionized communication during World War I.
What is radio?
This term describes the relative lack of movement on the Western Front.
What is a stalemate?
This nation felt like they had "won" WWI after achieving victory on the Eastern Front.
Who is Germany?
The influence of this leader was used to try and create a "forgiving" peace.
Who is Woodrow Wilson (American President)?