Causes
What event is credited for being the cause of WWI?
The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What are the names of the two sides of the war?
Allied Powers and Central Powers
WWI was the first war where we saw this method of encampment used in battle
Trenches
WWI ended with the treaty of ______________
Versailles
The archduke killed before WWI
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Which country was the first to declare war? Who did they declare war on?
Austria-Hungry was first and they declared war on Serbia
What countries were a part of the Allied Powers?
France, the United Kingdom, the United States (1917), and Russia
The weapon that changed everything for WWI
machine gun
This country had to pay reparations back to the Allied Countries
Germany
The president of the US during the war
Woodrow Wilson
From what country was the Archduke's assinator from?
Serbia
What countries were a part of the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungry, and Italy
German's submarines, also known as...
U-boats
The total reparations cost for the war was ____________ in today's dollars
$500,000,000
The Tsar killed during the Russian Revolution
Tsar Nicholas
World War I began in ______ (place) in ______ (year).
Belgium in 1914
How did alliances play a role in the starting of the war?
Alliances meant that if an allied had a country declare war on them, then their allies had to also declare war.
England was the first to produce a sucessful ______ but France was not too far behind
Tank
Upon returning to the US, the Harlem Hell Fighters recieved what form of recognizion
A parade through NYC
The communist leader of Russia
Lenin
What does MAIN stand for as the causes of WWI?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism
(double Jeopardy!) What country switched sides in the middle of the war?
Italy is the European country that switched sides from the Central Powers to the Allies in World War I in 1915.
___________ ____________ is the term used to describe the use of toxic gases and other materials in battle.
Chemical Warfare
What is the name of the list that Woodrow Wilson appealed to the US government?
Wilson's 14 points
This part of the US government denied the country's entry in the League of Nations
The senate