Peace?
What was the name of the Treaty that offically ended WW1?
Treaty of Versailles
What are the 4 MAIN Causes of WW1
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Give 2 Details about what Trench Warfare was like.
Rats, Dirty, Lived Outside, Can't Sleep, Muddy, Cold, Dangerous
What 2 countries were not present at the Treaty of Versailles
Germany and Russia
Warfare in which the opposing sides attack, counterattack, and defend from sets of trenches dug into the ground
Trench Warfare
In 1917 what nation joined in on the side of the Allied Powers? Turning the tide of the war.
The United States
On June 28th, 1914 ____________ was assassinated. Sparking the powder keg in eastern Europe
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Name 3 of the weapons and technology we learned about in class
Bolt Action Rifles, Machine Guns, Tanks, Posionous Gas, Flame Throwers, Airplanes
the area of land between allied and central trenches that became a wasteland and controlled by neither side
No Mans Land
a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country
Nationalism
What was the central issue with the Treaty of Versailles peace negotiations?
Germany was blamed for everything/had to take blame for the war/was treated unfairly
It created a complicated web across Europe. If one country was attacked other countries would quickly join in describes what MAIN cause of WW1
Alliances
What countries formed the Central Powers during WW1?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, (Bulgaria)
The Triple ______ and _______ were the alliance systems BEFORE the war started
Triple Alliance and Entente
first intergovernmental group who's purpose was to maintain world peace through diplomacy
League of Nations
Name 3 of the demands Germany had to face after the Treaty of Versailles was signed
War Reperations, reduced military, blame/guilt for the war, loss of territory in Europe and overseas
The glorification of the military and a strong belief that a powerful militray was needed describes which MAIN cause of WW1
Militarism
a situation in which neither side in a conflict can make progress
Stalemate
What are the 3 empires dismantled after WW1?
Austrain-Hungary, German, Ottoman Empire
an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce
Armistice
The Treaty of Versailles was guide by __________. Overall though most of them were rejected by the Europeans at the conference
Wilson's 14 Points
The quick succession of European countries declaring war on each other from July to August 1914
July Crisis
What was the name of the German plan that led to the Allied and Central Powers digging in and starting trench warfare and
Schlieffen Plan
Name 2 new countries formed after WW1
Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia
the process by which a group of people, usually possessing a sense of national awareness, form their own state and choose their own government
Self Determination