Causes of War
These are the MAIN causes of World War I
What are Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism?
This theater of war primarily focused on trench warefare.
His assassination was the final spark that led to World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This clause said that Germany had to accept all blame for World War I.
What was the War Guilt Clause?
This Asian nation sent warships to the Mediterranean Sea to escort British and French ships.
What is Japan?
These are groups of nations that have joined together to protect each other.
What are Alliances?
These vehicles were developed to cope with difficult conditions on the Western Front.
What are tanks?
This assassin of the Austrian Archduke was not executed because he was too young, though he died of tuberculosis in prison a few years later.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
Germany and some of the other defeated nations had to pay these, large sums of money meant to pay for the damage caused in the war.
What are reparations?
These three countries fought on the Eastern Front.
What are Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia?
This means a country heavily focusing on its armed forces.
What is Militarism?
In this battle, over a million soldiers were killed, 60,000 British soldiers were killed on the first day, and tanks were used for the first time.
What is the Battle of the Somme?
This president of the United States hoped to use his 14-point plan to bring about a permanent and lasting peace in Europe.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
At the Treaty meetings, these two nations wanted to punish Germany to insure it would never again be strong enough to "cause" a war.
What are the United Kingdom (or Great Britain) and France?
These three nations were the core of the Allied Powers (the Triple Entente).
What are the United Kingdom (Great Britain), France, and Russia?
This means a country trying to expand its power and influence through military power or diplomacy.
What is Imperialism?
These three nations had the most soldiers killed in World War I.
What are Germany, Russia, and France?
He was a political prisoner in Switzerland until Germany sent him home to Russia, hoping he would cause unrest among the Russian people.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
This international organization, one of Woodrow Wilson's original 14 Points, was created to preserve peace after World War I.
What was the League of Nations?
This nation did not actively join the fighting in World War I until 1917, but did provide supplies and weapons to the Allied Powers.
What is the United States of America?
This means strongly supporting one's nation's interests, often to the detriment of others.
What is Nationalism?
Usually either chlorine or mustard, this weapon could take up to 12 hours to take effect and was often very painful and very dealy.
What is gas?
He was the last Tsar of Russia who abdicated after his soldiers refused to fire on peasants in bread riots throughout the nation, and was later executed by the Bolsheviks.
Who is Tsar Nicholas?
The United States, France, the United Kingdom, and Italy sent representatives here to discuss how to punish Germany and end the war.
What is Versailles?
These three nations were the core of the Central Powers (the Triple Alliance).
What are Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy?