Alliances
What countries were a part of the Triple Entente?
France, Russia, and Britain
What event officially started WW1?
Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Policy of one nation directly or indirectly controlling the political or economic life of other nations.
Imperialism
What country dropped out of the war when the United States entered?
Russia
What kind of warfare was used in WW1?
Trench warfare
What countries were a part of the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
What did Germany do to help Austria-Hungary in the war?
Wrote them a blank check
A support for war and military power
Militarism
When was the armistice signed?
Nov. 11, 1918
Which country had a good navy prior to WW1?
Britain
What countries were a part of the Allied Powers?
What countries fought on the Eastern Front?
Russia and Germany
A formal agreement between two nations to cooperate for specific purposes
Entente
What did Germany think they were signing at the armistice?
Fourteen Points
What genocide took place during WW1?
Armenian Genocide
What did imperialism/ colonization of Africa create?
Rivalries
What new weapons/ technology was used in WW1?
Machine Guns, Tank, Poison gas, submarines, flamethrowers
Payments for war damages made to winning countries by defeated ones
Reparations
What new countries were created after WW1? (name at least 3)
Austria
Poland
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
What country did George Clemenceau represent?
France
What side did the United States join?
Allied Powers
What does MAIN stand for?
M- Militarism
A - Alliances
I - Imperialism
N - Nationalism
A truce or temporary stop in battle; a cease-fire
Armistice
What were the three parts of the Treaty of Versailles?
Territorially, Militarily, and Financially
What future event will the results of the Treaty of Versailles eventually lead to?
World War 2