What Were the Causes of World War I?
sometimes called the Great War. This was the first truly global conflict
World War I
alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary during World War I
Central Powers
payment for war damages
reparations
The Austrian archduke was MURDERED which was the key event that led to what war?
World War I
fighting from the trenches
Trench warfare
a policy of aggressive military buildup
not aligned with either side
neutral
a radical socialist group led by Vladimir Lenin
Bolsheviks
The battle lines on this from changed little over four years
the Western front
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: what vocab word does the question describe
situation with no chance for progress
stalemate
what War lasted from 1914 to 1918
who resented rule by Austria-Hungary in southeastern Europe?
Serbs and other ethnic Slavic peoples
What did French leader Georges Clemenceau (KLEM un soh) want to do to Germany after WWI?
he wanted to weaken Germany so that it could never again threaten France and pay reparations for war damages
European leaders hoped their alliances would prevent war, but they had the opposite effect due to what two ideas/feelings
tension and distrust
the spreading of ideas to promote or to harm a cause
propaganda
These four main factors led to rising tensions among European Powers
imperialism, nationalism, militarism, alliances
Who made up the allied powers at the beginning of the war?
Russia, France, Serbia, and Great Britain
this treaty forced Germany to accept blame for causing the war, pay enormous reparations, and limited the size of the German military
The Treaty of Versailles
This is a radical socialist group that wanted a communist government in Russia
Bolsheviks
who formed the Triple Entente (ahnTAHNT)
Great Britain, France, and Russia
Who joined the war effort (late) and helped turned the tides of war?
The United States
What happened in Russia after the Bolsheviks took power?
they pulled Russia out of WWI and formed a communist government
Name a punishment Germany had to deal with outlined in the peace treaty that ended WWI?
limited the size of its military
payment for war damages