M.A.I.N
Name ONE of the MAIN causes of WW1
M: Militarism
A: Alliances
I: Imperialism
N: Nationalism
What was the old style of warfare?
Horses, tradition, no big guns, gentleman, adventure!
Summarize the Western Front
Trench Warfare
Who won WW1?
Allied Powers
Not Germany
Who was assassinated to start WW1?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Name a trait or fact about Militarism
Acceptable Answers:
Higher Military Spending
Conscription
Stockpiling of Weapons
What did tanks help against once introduced?
Trenches
Summarize the Eastern Front
Mobility and indecisiveness
Who has to take most of the blame for WW1?
Germany
Who lead the planning in the "Gallipoli Disaster?"
Winston Churchill
Who made up the Triple Entente?
Russia, France, Great Britain
Used for recon, supplies, messaging, and eventually fighting and bombing.
Planes
What did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk do?
Closed the Eastern front
Russia left the war
Who introduced the 14 points?
Woodrow Wilson
USA
Germany had about how many casualties during the course of the war?
~7,000,000
How did Imperialism play into the beginning of WW1?
European countries competed for colonies and power
"The Big Guns. Rolling barrages destroyed the earth of France and Belgium and the lives of many"
Artillery
When the Von Schlieffen Plan failed Germany found themselves fighting a _______________
Two-front War
Germany had to pay...
Reparations
When was the Armistice signed?
(Exact TIME AND DATE)
11 am, November 11th, 1918
Nationalism made people feel pride for what?
Their nation
What technology did Germany have in the ocean that was so dangerous?
U-Boat
Italy was in stalemate, and eventually did what?
Switched Sides
When Austria-Hungary was split, name one other country created.
(Austria or Hungary does not count)
Czech
Yugoslavia
Poland
What name was commonly given to those who were traumatized by battle in World War I?
Shell Shock