Beginning of the War
The causes that fueled an atmosphere of suspicion and distrust among the the great powers of Europe.
What is M.A.I.N.?
On the western front a vast system of underground networks that stretched from the Swiss frontier to the English channel and it linked bunkers, communications trench and gun emplacements.
What is trench warfare?
This country spent $25 billion in finical cost.
What is Russia?
A major reason the U.S. entered the war that involved German submarine attacks.
What is the sinking of the Lusitania?
This forced Germany to assume full blame for World war one.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Britain felt threatened by Germany's rapid growth which caused Germany to think that other great powers didn't respect them.
What happened after Germany began growing into an economic and military powerhouse?
The stalemate of Trench warfare lead to the use of this, the French used this in grenades, and Germans began using this on a large scale in 1915.
What is poison gas?
This country had 4,266,000 wounded soldiers in the war.
What is France?
For this reason many American Supported the Allies but also some German-Americans and Irish American favored the centrals powers.
What is the effect of the cultural ties?
The Central Powers and Russia were under this and not allowed to take part of the peace negotiations.
What is Communist Government?
Austria-Hungary did this when they believed that Serbia would stop at nothing to achieve it's goal of a South Slav empire.
Why Austria decided it's only course was to declare war on Serbia?
These were used to observe enemy troop movements but later some were large gas filled balloons used to bomb the English coast, and also both sides were sometimes equipped with machine guns.
What is air crafts?
This central power country had a 65% Casualty Rate during the war.
What is Germany?
The country that Arthur Zimmermann sent a message saying German would help to reconquer its lost territory.
What is Mexico?
This is based on the idea of collective security with the common goal to preserve the peace of all nations.
What is the League of Nations?
The strategy that was used in the war between Austria and Serbia that drew great powers into the conflict
What is alliance systems?
Submarines the Germans designed to do tremendous damage to the Allied side.
What is U-boats?
This nation had 4,355,000 mobilized forces involved in the war.
What is United States?
This person asked the U.S. congress in April 1917, to declare war on Germany.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
A key principle of Wilson's Fourteen Points and the goal that helped a band of new nations emerge in Eastern Europe.
What is self-determination?
The single event that caused Britain to declare war on Germany
What is the invasion of Belgium?
Allied groups of merchant ships protected by warships to defend against U-boats.
What is convoys?
This central power had 2,200,000, prisoners and missing peoples during the war.
What is Austria-Hungary?
Wilson's list of terms for resolving World War one and future wars.
What is the Fourteen Points?
Territories administered by Western powers, created by treaties.
What is the mandates system?