Causes of WW1
Who's Assassination prompted the Great War
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Who was the U.S. President, key figure in the Paris Peace Conference
Woodrow Wilson
Italy left this group
Entente
What truce occurred on December 25, 1914?
The Christmas Truce
information spread to advance a cause or damage an opponent’s reputation or cause
propoganda
Name the cause: Great Britain and Germany increased their navies, and the military became more influential in public policy in Germany and Russia
Militarism
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, which joined the Central Powers.
Mehmed V
An alliance formed to counteract the growing power of Germany and Austria-Hungary
Entente
Which country made the first major aggressive move of World War I?
Germany
What is WW1 best known as?
the war to end all wars
Name the cause: imperial competition led countries to form alliances, seek to dominate weaker countries and consider war as a very reasonable option
Imperialism
The German Emperor and King of Prussia, a central figure in the German Empire
Kaiser Willhem II
consisted of: the French Republic, the United Kingdom, the Russian Empire, the United States, the Kingdom of Italy, and the Empire of Japan
Allies
What did the Germans do at the Battle of Ypres that resulted in 5000 Allied Casualties?
used chemical warfare aka gas
German policy during World War I whereby all ships entering a designated war zone around Britain would be subject to attack without warning
unrestricted submarine warfare
made people in countries like Britain, Germany, and France more warlike.
Nationalism
Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)
John J. Pershing
Had the least amount of casualties
Allies
Which battle had around 1.1 million total casualties, including 420,000 British, 200,000 French, and 500,000 German.
First Battle of the Somme
British passenger ship that included some American passengers; sunk in 1915 under Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare policy
Lusitania
What was the reason to why the US joined the Great War?
The Zimmerman Telegram
Supreme Commander of the Allied Armies in the final months of the war, he was instrumental in coordinating the decisive offensives that led to the Allied victory
Ferdinand Foch
Why did the Central Powers join the war?
Austria-Hungary's invasion of Serbia resulted in Russia declaring war on the country, and Germany, in turn, declared war on Russia, setting off the beginning of the clash of alliances that resulted in the World War
What two revolutions occur in WW1?
February Revolution
October Revolution
What were 3 requirements of Germany from the Treaty of Versailles?
1) disarm
2) make territorial concessions
3) pay reparations to the Entente powers