Key Terms
When a country is competing to build the strongest army and/or navy
Militarism
Germany
Central Power
Gavrilo Princip was part of what secret society
The Black Hand
How long did WWI last
4 years
His death sparked the start of the war
Franz Ferdinand
This is a term when countries begin competing to control weaker nations
Imperialism
Switzerland
Neutral
Germany was surrounded by what two countries
France and Russia
How many people died in WWI
8.5 million
This is the guy that unified Germany
Otto von Bismarck
This is accepting full responsibility and blame for the war:
War Guilt Clause
United States
Allied Power
What causes trench foot in soldiers
Standing in wet and dirty water
Day, month, year, and time the war ended
11 November 1918 at 11am
This Russian leader was one of the founders of the Soviet Union
Vladimir Lenin
This plan called for Germany to attack France and then Russia
Schlieffen Plan
Bulgaria
Central Power
Germany sank this ship, killing 128 Americans
The Lusitania
What was the name of peace plan that Woodrow Wilson created after the war
Fourteen Points
This is the person that killed Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilop Princip
Bias form of media, used to sway opinion in the war
Propaganda
Norway
Neutral Power
The Zimmerman Note called for what country to attack the U.S.
Mexico
What year did the war start
1914
This was the French prime minister during WWI
George Clemencau