Military
The #1 cause of WW1 was....
Interlocking Secret Alliances
What TWO events brought the USA into WW1?
Zimmerman Telegram and Sinking of the Lusitania
What did the USA do when war started in Europe?
Enact Neutrality
Who was apart of the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
What event sparked WW1?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Schlieffen plan aimed to attack _______ first to avoid a two front war
France
What group was created after WW1 to keep peace and prevent another world war?
League of Nations
Who was president of the USA during WW1?
Woodrow Wilson
Who was apart of the Triple Entente?
France, Great Britain, and Russia
What did most soldiers suffer from during WW1?
Trench foot
What type of weaponry was used during WW1?
Heavy machine guns, artillery, poison gas
What conference did the allies meet at to discuss peace terms?
Paris Peace Conference
What boat sunk during WW1, angering many Americans?
Lusitania
What country switched sides halfway through the war?
Italy
The ground between two trenches is called.....
No Mans Land
What TYPE of warfare was used during WW1?
Trench Warfare
What treaty ended WW1?
Treaty of Versailles
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
Intercepted message between Germany and Mexico where they proposed an alliance against the USA
What country experienced a revolution while they were fighting in WW1?
Russia
The DEADLIEST battle during WW1 was....
Battle of the Somme
MAIN (the causes for WW1) are.....
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What TWO revolutions happened in Russia, helping create the USSR?
February Revolution and October Revolution
How did the USA help win the war?
Fresh soldiers, new weapons, higher number of soldiers etc.
What country had to assume all War Guilt? BONUS: what NUMBER was this article in the treaty?
Germany / 231
The LONGEST battle of WW1 was....
Battle at Verdun