It's what it means
A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war
What is militarism?
A military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in the years preceding WWI
What is the Triple Alliance?
Prior to WWI, this Chancellor of Prussia freely used war to unify Germany and saw France as the greatest threat to peace
Who is Otto von Bismarck?
These 4 terms make up the acronym M.A.I.N.
What is Militarism, Alliance, Imperialism, and Nationalism?
This is the color of the top stripe on our nations flag
What is red?
Germany's military plan at the outbreak of WWI, according to which German troops would rapidly defeat France and then move east to attack Russia
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
In WWI, the nations of Germany and Austria-Hungary were given this name because of their location in the heart of Europe
Who are the Central Powers?
Leader of Germany during the last decade of the 1800s and most of WWI
Who is Kaiser Wilhelm II?
This region of Europe is known as the "Powder Keg" of Europe
What is the Balkan Peninsula?
When it is midnight in New York City, what time is it in Portland
What is 9 p.m.?
A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield
What is trench warfare?
In WWI, the nations of Great Britain, France and Russia, along with the other nations that fought on their side
Who are the Allies?
Assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, Bosnia
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
The space between the opposing trenches
What is "no man's land"?
This scientist is famous for the Theory of Relativity
Who is Albert Einstein?
In WWI, the region of northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battled each other
What is the Western Front?
A military alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia in the years preceding WWI
What is the Triple Entente?
Heir to the Austrian-Hungarian Throne who was assassinated with his wife Sophie
Who is the Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This new weapon of war was introduced by the British at the Battle of the Somme
What is the Tank?
In baseball, where do the Blue Jays come from
What is Toronto, Canada?
In WWI, the region along the German-Russian border where Russians and Serbs battled Germans, Austrians, and Turks
What is the Eastern Front?
This country had been a member of the Triple Alliance. However, they joined the other side after accusing their former partners of unjustly starting the war
Who is Italy?
Name of the secret society committed to ridding Bosnia of Austrian Rule
What is the Black Hand?
This WMD was introduced by the Germans and could cause blindness, severe blisters, or even death by choking
What is Poison Gas?
Even # pages are on this side of a book
What is the left?