Causes of WWI
This is considered to be the flash point (the event and date) that started WWI.
What was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914.
September 3, 1914, German troops halted a deadly advance, which would have destroyed the Allied Armies. This was credited to strife among the German generals, nevertheless, giving the Allied forces time to regroup and counterattack.
What was the Miracle on the Marne?
This message was the final straw for the U.S., bringing us into WWI.
What was the Zimmerman Telegraph?
The stalemate created by having equally matched sides, trying to fight a modern war with outdated tactics led to this situation on the battleground.
What is trench warfare?
World War I officially ended on June 28, 1919, with the signing of this treaty.
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
This man shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophia.
Who was Gavrilo Princip?
This woman was shot by a German firing squad (this is the penalty for spying) in Belgium. Her death became the battle cry for enlistment in England.
Who was Edith Cavell?
This is what the Zimmerman Telegraph promised.
What was Germany's proposed alliance with Mexico, that if Mexico attacked the U.S., Germany would give it back its territories of Texas, Arizona and New Mexico.
This piece of equipment proved to be the destruction of the traditional cavalry charge in battle.
What is the machine gun?
This letter to Lord Rothschild, was a public statement issued by the British government during World War I, announcing support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine.
What is the Balfour Declaration?
These were the principle Allies at the beginning of WWI.
Who were Britain, France, and Russia?
This country is suspected of sending this revolutionary into Russia, with the purpose of pulling Russia out of the war.
What was Germany and who was Lenin?
The 369th Infantry Regiment, formerly known as the 15th New York National Guard Regiment, an African-American infantry, spent more time in combat than any other American unit, was treated shamefully by the U.S. Military, 170 individual members were awarded the French Croix de Guerre, and a unit citation was awarded to the entire regiment.
Who were the Harlem Hellfighters?
These were very commonly used to pull equipment, catch rats, sentries, scouts, messengers, attacking messengers, and companions, among other things.
What were horses, mules, dogs, carrier pigeons, hawks, i.e. animals?
These armies disagreed about both the end and the means in establishing a change in Russian government.
What were the Red and White Armies?
These were the principle Central Powers at the beginning of WWI.
Who were Germany, the Austria-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria?
This man coordinated a military uprising among the Arab tribes against the Ottoman Empire during WWI.
Who was Lawrence of Arabia?
This General established the basis for our modern military while leading The American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during WWI.
Who was General John J. Pershing, also known as Black Jack Pershing.
German treatment (feeding them sawdust) of these animals led to their deaths by starvation.
What were horses.
This leader's proposal for a world organization, created to prevent future wars, based on his list of points, was ultimately not successful for these reasons.
President Wilson proposed the League of Nations, using his 14 Points, but the League was unsuccessful because they could not enforce anything. The U.S. Congress did not ratify the agreement, therefore, the U.S. did not join the League of Nations.
According to our text, these are the 5 agreed-on causes of WWI.
What are 1. Militarism; 2. Nationalism; 3. Alliances; 4. Social Darwinism; 5. Colonialism?
This man received the Medal of Honor for leading a successful attack on German machine gun nest(s), capturing 132 German soldiers and 32 machine guns.
Who was Sergeant Alvin C. York?
This man made his living as a mechanic and driver, and During WWI, he became a famous fighter pilot.
Who was Eddie Rickenbacker?
This is what made invading Russia impossible for any army that has attempted it.
The Russian winter.
In order to pay the huge debt Germany was charged with as a result of WWI, they did this.
What is printing more money?