Causes
A New Type of War
Vocabulary
Turning Points
End of the War
100
This is the build up of armed forces.
What is militarism?
100
This led a stalemate on the Western front.
What is trench warfare.
100
Informal Alliance
What is an entente?
100
The alliance joined by the US in 1917.
What is the Allied Powers?
100
Georges Clemenceau of France, Woodrow Wilson of USA, David Lloyd George of Britain, Vittorio Orlando of Italy
What is the Big 4?
200
This led to a decrease in friendly relations as European nations competed for colonies.
What is imperialism?
200
This was a weapon that was given to all soldiers in the trenches.
What is the bolt-action rifle.
200
Act of readying troops and supplies for war.
What is mobilization?
200
Germany used this to anger the US by sinking passenger liners and US merchant ships.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
200
Treaty that Germany was forced to sign after WWI.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
300
These led to the majority of Europe being dragged into the war.
What is alliances?
300
This was a new and extremely deadly type of attack that was outlawed after WWI.
What is poison gas?
300
Payment for wrongdoing
What is reparations?
300
Message sent from Germany to Mexico to try to convince Mexico to join the Central Powers
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
300
This clause forced Germany to accept blame for starting WWI.
What is the war guilt clause?
400
This led to groups such as the Black Hand to fight for independence for countries not independent.
What is nationalism?
400
These were new machines of war (3).
What is the tank, zeppelin, and plane.
400
Councils
What are soviets?
400
Communist group who gained power in Russia and was led by Vladimir Lenin
Who are the Bolsheviks?
400
Woodrow Wilson's plan to create a lasting peace in Europe.
What is the 14 points?
500
This was the spark that lit the powderkeg of Europe.
What is the assassination of Franz Ferdinand?
500
This led to an increase in the mass production of new and deadly weapons.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
500
An area where fighting is occurring
What is a front?
500
Treaty where Russia gave up land and gold to Germany in order to withdraw from WWI?
What is the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
500
The amount Germany was forced to pay Allied Powers in the Treaty of Versailles.
What is 33 billion dollars?
M
e
n
u