Causes
Militarism: These two forces competed for the largest naval forces leading up to the outbreak of war.
Britain and Germany
Leader of the Soviet Union
Vladimir Lenin
This is the name of the British Cruise vessel that was sunk by German U-boats in 1915
Lusitania
Treaty signed in 1919 that contained the War guilt clause
The two major European powers that fell following WW1
Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary
These were the two main alliance systems leading up to the war.
The Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance
U.S. President
Woodrow Wilson
Failed early German plan to swiftly defeat France in one decisive battle
Schlieffen plan
The proposed element for the peace treaty that would establish "peace without victory" and the self-determination
Wilson's 14 points
The communist based ideology that arose as Lenin took power in the Soviet Union.
Bolsheviks
These two countries were relatively late in the race for African colonies.
Germany and Italy
English Prime Minister
David Lloyd George
First successful large offensive for the British
Battle of the Somme
Change in German leadership after the war.
Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates the throne and Weimer republic is established.
The three European countries in the most war debt following WW1.
Germany, Britain, France
This is the name for rising sentiments of pride and rebellion against Ottoman rule in Balkan and Slavic territories.
Nationalism
German Empire
Kaiser Wilhelm II
2-phase prosecution of an ethnic minority in the Ottoman Empire during WW1
Armenian Genocide
The extremely deadly virus that spread rapidly near the end of WW1 until July 1919.
Spanish Flu
Hostile, nationalistic ideologies that later arose in Germany and Italy.
The initiating event of WW1.
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
Russian Tsar
Tsar Nicholas II
Decisive German victory over the Russian Second army that would permanently force out Russian forces from Germany for the remainder of WW1.
Battle of Tannenberg
This element of WW1 peace resolution contributed to Italy's anger after the war and would later fuel the rise of fascism.
Lack of land allocated to Italy
The new largest industrial producer and debt lender in the world.