Important People
Was heir to the Austria-Hungarian empire.
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
New methods of communications in WWI.
Telephones and wireless radio
Resulted in both sides digging in due to heavy machine gun and artillery fire.
What is Trench Warfare?
This event caused the beginning of the Great War.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on this date.
What is July 28, 1914
Member of the Black Hand who shot Archduke and his wife.
Gavrillo Princip
The city is which Archduke was assassinated
what is Sarajevo?
Unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies.
What is No Man's Land?
Great Britain, Russia, and France
What is The Triple Entente?
The unofficial Christmas Truce
What is December 1914?
World War I American soldier.
What is a Doughboy?
Delivered vital messages from soldiers behind enemy lines.
Cher Ami, Homing Pigeons
This type of gas was often odorless and affected victims in what way?
Mustard; burned the skin and eyes; could suffocate long after exposure.
Germany, Austria-Hungary and allies such as Italy
Who were the Central Powers/Triple Alliance?
U.S President Woodrow Wilson declared that America would enter the war to restore peace.
April 6, 1917
After entering the war, __________ issued his famous 14 points.
The British intercepted and decoded this; it was sent from Germany to become allies with Mexico, should the U.S join the war.
What is The Zimmerman Telegram?
Projectiles to be fired from guns and cannons
Ammunition
Two reasons the U.S. joined the war in 1917
Germany sank the Lusitania and sent Mexico the Zimmerman Telegram.
Signed on June 28, 1919 between the Allied Powers and Germany.
What is Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was drawn up by the "big four", which includes leaders from what four nations?
U.S., Italy, France, Britain
Four Key Battles of the Great War
Somme, Verdun, Ypres, Jutland, Gallipoli, Vimy Ridge, Marne, Passchendaele, Western Front
Condition caused by heavy explosions, causing severe amnesia and headaches.
After the war, __________ had to make reparations and give land back to ___________.
Germany; France
concluded the fight on November 11, 1918
Armistice