WWI Causes
The policy of building up a stronger and stronger fighting force
Militarism
Sinking of this ship causes the US to resent Germany
Lusitania
The submarine is also referred to as a
U-Boat
This ailment was prevalent due to the water and mud at the bottom of the trenches
Trench foot
President of the US during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
agreements between friends to help each other during war
Alliances
The British intercepted this message from Germany to Mexico
Zimmerman Telegram
This weapon weighed about 135 pounds!
Machine Gun
These trenches were often built better with more fortification than their opponents
German
Wilson's policy of ____________ kept the US out of war until 1917
neutrality
Pride in ones country and willingness to fight for it
Nationalism
The resumption of this idea lead to the US to join WWI
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
This weapon killed hundreds of thousands of civilians
Chemical Warfare
boring
Who were the Triple Entente?
Russia, Great Britain, France
When one stronger country takes over a weaker one
Imperialism
The date the US declared war on Germany
April 6, 1917
The weapon could keep the trenches safe while destroying everything inside them
Flamethrowers
The area between trenches
no man's land
Who were the Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
The assassination of this man was the "spark" that started WWI
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This event caused Russia to withdraw from WWI
The Russian Revolution
This weapon was developed in Britain
Dreadnaughts
Trenches were build in response to
machine guns
This area was known as the "powder keg of Europe"
Balkan Peninsula