The Outbreak of WWI
On July 28th of 1914, _____ accused Serbia of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Austria-Hungary
Where did the war begin?
The war began on the Western Front when the German army attacked France through Belgium and Luxembourg.
What happened at the First Battle of the Marne?
The Western Front became immobile.
What was one of the most decisive years in the war? Why was it so decisive?
1917 - Many soldiers abandoned their duties. Many mutinees took place on the front. The United States joined the war.
On June 28th, 1914, _________ heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was assassinated in Sarajevo.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
By the beginning of September 1914, the Germans were 40 km from _____.
Paris
What were the deep pathways dug into the group called in the First World War?
Trenches
What was the Brest-Litovsk Treaty? In what year was it signed?
Russia signed this treaty with Germany in 1918after the Bolshevik Revolution, and Russia withdrew from the war.
Who was the first to declare war?
Austria-Hungary
What happened at the First Battle of the Marne?
The French and British armies stopped the German advance.
In trench warfare, even them smallest advances resulted in enormous ______.
Casualties
In what year did the United States join the war? What are two reasons why it joined the war?
1917 - Germany announced that their U-boats (submarines) would attack any ships that were trading with the UK. The sinking of the Lusitania in 1915 by the Germans, which killed many Americans, also played a role.
After Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, who then declares war on Austria-Hungary?
Russia
What happened at the Battle of Tannenberg?
Germany beat Russia on the Eastern Front. (But the Russians recovered and reached the border of the Austro-Hungarian Empire).
Who entered the war in late 1914? Who entered in 1915? Who in 1916?
late 1914 - Ottoman Empire
1915 - Italy and Bulgaria
1916 - Romania
What happened on November 11th, 1918?
An armistice was signed that ended the war.
Who initially declared war on Russia and France? And then who declared war on Germany and Austria-Hungary after Germany invaded Belgium.
Germany
The United Kingdom
In the _____, Serbia stopped Austria-Hungary's advance.
Balkans
What happened at the Battle of Verdun? What happened at the Battle of the Somme?
Battle of Verdun - the French stop the German's new offensive on the Western Front in 1916.
Battle of the Somme - The French and British attacked the German lines after the Battle of Verdun.
What defeated who in 1918 on the Eastern front?
The Allies defeated Austria-Hungary on the Eastern Front in 1918, which led to the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires surrender and eventually an armistice. (The Germans were defeated on the Western Front in the Second Battle of the Marne).