Off to the Front!
British intelligence intercepts a message between the German Empire and Mexico, this is key event in bringing the United States into the war, promises Mexico territory and financial gain
What is the Zimmerman Telegraph?
This alliance is comprised of Austria-Hungary, the German Empire, and Italy
What is the Triple Alliance (Central Powers)?
Strong support for one's country, a key part of identity, superiority and othering outsiders, motivation for war
What is Nationalism?
Aerial warfare, this invention is used for reconnaissance and bombardment, first large scale use in combat
The Airplane
400 miles long, this battlefield stretches from Switzerland to the North Sea, France and the UK are fighting Germany along this battlefield
What is the Western Front?
Mutual agreements of defense, a military pact between two nations, is one of the central causes of the war
What are Alliances?
This alliance is comprised of France, the United Kingdom, and Russia
The invasion of foreign territories for economic and political gain, this practice is widely used by European powers during the 1800s, provides resources and manpower to the war effort
What is Imperialism?
Armored fighting vehicle, slow moving and well armed, designed to cross trenches and break enemy defenses
What is the Tank?
A region in southern Europe comprised of countries such as Bosnia and Serbia for example, in 1914 it is the source of rising nationalism against the Austria-Hungary Empire
What is the Balkans?
The heir to the throne of this powerful empire is killed during his visit to the recently occupied Bosnia and is the starting event for WWI
What is the Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
President of the United States during WWI, delivers a speech outlining the peace process - the 14 Points
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Civilian government is controlled by generals, society revolves around the army, emphasis on tradition and conformity, the security dilemma
What is Militarism?
Rapid fire, crewed by two to three soldiers, this military invention can fire hundreds of bullets a minute and causes massive casualties
What is the Machine Gun?
This tactic includes sinking enemy naval and merchant ships at will, German Empire uses U-boats to torpedo ships sailing from the United States to Europe, used to block supplies from reaching the enemy
What is Unrestricted Submarine Warfare?
Secret anarchist group, seeks to liberate Bosnia from Austria-Hungary through violence, labeled a terrorist organization
What is the Black Hand?
This agreement finalizes the cessation of hostilities, blames Germany for starting the war, and is the official end to WWI, signed in 1919
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
What is Isolationism?
The use of compounds which are distributed through the air in order to incapacitate, wound, or kill the enemy, first widescale use is in WWI, extremely ineffective and immoral
What is Chemical Warfare?
Soldiers dig fortifications into the ground to protect themselves from enemy fire, conditions within these earth works are horrendous, leads to a war of attrition
What is Trench Warfare?
Developed by a German general, this strategy will win a quick and decisive victory to avoid a war on two fronts, German Army plans to go through neutral Belgium and attack France
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
Rising food and fuels costs, social unrest, an autocratic emperor in complete control of this larger country, these factors lead to a violent overthrow of the government and its subsequent withdrawal from the war
What is the Russian Revolution?
Military technology outpaces military tactics of the past century, mass production allows for massive armies, the conflict spreads across the global due to imperialist possessions of the belligerents
What is the Significance of World War I?
What is Barbed Wire?
The official cessation of hostilities across the world, the cease fire is announced to take place on, "the eleventh hour of the eleventh day"
November 11th, 1918
What is Armistice Day?