Causes
This 19 year old member of the Black Hand Society pulled the trigger on the morning of June 28, 1914, igniting World War 1.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
These three countries made up the original members of the Triple Alliance.
Who were Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy?
Ideas spread by national governments to influence public opinion.
What is propaganda?
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson outlined his peace proposal with this document following World War 1.
What is the 14 Points?
This was the official reason the United States entered World War I in the spring of 1917.
What is German Unrestricted Submarine Warfare?
Francis Ferdinand was shot and killed in this very volatile region in SE Europe.
What are the Balkans?
This plan, named after the German general who devised it, was the battle strategy for a German two-front war.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
An agreement to stop fighting. One was signed between Germany and the allies on 11-11-11-18.
What is an armistice?
This stipulation, Article 231 of the Versailles Treaty, may have been the most humiliating and degrading for Germany
What is the War Guilt Clause?
Communism came to Russia in November, 1917. This person is the main reason why.
Who is V.I. Lenin?
This British passenger liner was sunk in 1915. The American public was infuriated because over 100 Americans were on board.
What is The Lusitania?
The invasion of this neutral country by Germany in the Summer of 1914 is the official reason Great Britain declares war.
What is Belgium?
Payments made to cover the cost of a war. Germany had to pay these to the tune of 33 billion dollars.
What are reparations?
According to the Treaty of Versailles these two territories taken from France after the Franco-Prussian War, were now to be returned.
What are Alsace and Lorraine?
On the home front, the situation for this group of people actually improved during the war as they showed they were capable of doing more.
Who are women?
The German attempt to get Mexico to invade the United States. In return they would receive Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
The first highly decorated pilot of World War 1; who shot down over 80 allied plains and then was buried by the enemy with full military honors.
Who was the Red Barron (Manfred von Richthofen)?
This man was the German Emperor throughout the Great War. He was forced by the allies to step down at the end of the war.
Who is Kaiser Wilhelm II?
This nation was created using parts of Germany’s eastern border following World War 1.
What is Poland?
What long standing empire collapsed as a result of World War 1 (Hint: There were actually 2)
What is the Ottoman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire?
This nation had the largest army in the world at the beginning of WW1 in 1914.
What is Russia? (1.3 million soldiers)
German offensives were stopped here in 1914 and then again in 1918.
What is the Marne River?
Control of the amount and kinds of goods people can have.
What is rationing?
This French Premier, known as “The Tiger,” was guided by the desire for national security and punishment for Germany.
Who is Georges Clemenceau?
Name of the treaty signed by Russia and Germany taking the Russians out of the war in 1917.
What is the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?