Causes
These are pointed to as the "main" causes of WWI
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism,and Nationalism
Germany’s plan for fighting France and Russia was called
The Schlieffen Plan
On what year did the United States declare war on Germany?
1917
Which new country was created as a “south Slavic state”
Yugoslavia
The first nation to declare war in the chain of events that resulted in WWI.
Austria-Hungary
Which early battle marked the first major German defeat
The Marne
Why did Russia stop fighting
Due to the Russian Revolution
WW1 ended
1918
Germany invaded this neutral nation which prompted Great Britain to declare war on Germany.
Belgium
Italy’s action in the war was primarily against
Austria-Hungary
How did Russia’s withdrawal affect the Allied forces
Allied troops were soon to be outnumbered by the Germans
What group was formed that ultimately failed in part because the United States refused to join.
The League of Nations
Strategically, declaring war on both France and Russia within days of one another resulted in Germany having to do this.
fight a two front war on the East and West
The main tech invention of the war
Tank
What pandemic disease threatened soldiers and civilians on all sides during the late stages of the war?
Influenza
How much money was Germany required to pay after the war? (1918)
132 billion gold marks
Germany declared war against the Triple Entente on 1st, 3rd and 4th August. In what order
Russia, France, Britain
What major change in German policy contributed to the United States entering the war
The declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare
What country was the first of the Central Powers to surrender?
Bulgaria
Which empires were dissolved at the end of World War I?
Russian, German, Ottoman, A-H