Causes of WWI
This term means countries built strong armies and were ready for war.
What is militarism?
This type of warfare defined the Western Front.
What is trench warfare?
This country stayed neutral at first but entered the war in 1917.
What is the United States?
These rulers had absolute power in Russia before the revolutions.
What are czars?
This leader created a totalitarian state after Lenin’s death.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
These divided Europe into two major sides before World War I.
What are alliances?
These two new weapons made fighting on the Western Front especially deadly
What are machine guns and poison gas?
This German strategy involved attacking ships without warning.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
This czar was a weak leader who resisted change.
Who is Nicholas II?
These plans were used by Stalin to rapidly industrialize the Soviet Union
What are Five-Year Plans?
This region was unstable because many ethnic groups wanted independence
What are the Balkans?
This word describes the deadlock where neither side could gain much ground.
What is a stalemate?
This ship was sunk, killing civilians and increasing tensions with Germany.
What is the Lusitania?
This 1905 reform body was created by the czar but had little real power.
What is the Duma?
This Chinese Communist leader gained support from peasants.
Who is Mao Zedong?
These four forces pushed Europe toward conflict before World War I.
What are militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism?
This empire joined the Central Powers and helped expand the war beyond Europe.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
This message encouraged Mexico to attack the United States.
What is the Zimmerman Note?
These conditions helped lead to the March Revolution of 1917.
What are food shortages and protests?
This massacre increased Indian anger toward British rule after British troops killed unarmed protesters.
What is the Amritsar Massacre?
This is why the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand became more than a small conflict.
What is the alliance system caused multiple countries to enter the war?
This failed Allied campaign attempted to weaken the Ottoman Empire.
What is the Gallipoli Campaign?
This agreement ended the fighting in World War I after Germany surrendered in 1918.
What is an armistice?
This slogan helped Lenin and the Bolsheviks gain support.
What is “Peace, Land, Bread”?
This march became a symbol of Gandhi’s nonviolent resistance.
What is the Salt March?