Vocab
What is the policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force?
Imperialism
What was the name of the yellow gas used in the war?
Mustard Gas
What assassination gave rise to World War I?
Franz Ferdinand
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
What worldwide organization was created as a result of World War I?
The League Of Nations
What is the identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations?
Nationalism
What new technology developed in the war made trenches obsolete?
Tanks
What chain reaction caused a small war to turn into a massive conflict?
System of Alliances
What countries were in the Triple Entente?
Russian Empire, the French Third Republic and Great Britain.
What treaty brought an end to World War I, blaming the War on the Germans?
Treaty of Versailles
What is the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests?
Militarism
What were the ditches in the ground that some soldiers hated more than the battlefield?
Trenches
What group was responsible for the assassination?
Black Hand
What countries were responsible for the initial conflict?
Germany and Austria-Hungary
In what year did the United States join World War I?
What is a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations?
Alliance
What gas caused excessive tearing, burning or blurred vision, as well as coughing, shortness of breath and a feeling of choking?
Tear Gas
What ship caused did the United States join the war?
The sinking of the RMS Lusitania
What Colonies did the United States have under its control?
The Philippines, Cuba, Hawaii, China, Panama, Puerto Rico
How many times was Franz Ferdinand attempted to be assassinated?
What is the act of deliberately killing a prominent person, such as a head of state or head of government?
Assassination
What Country had the largest navy power?
Great Britian
What did Germany do that caused Great Britain to join the war?
They cut through Belgium, which had a secret alliance with Britain.
Germany
What was the "No mans land"?
The dangerous area between trenches