Causes
Battles here took place near the border of Russia and Germany
What is the Eastern Front?
President of the United States during World War I
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and eventually the United States formed this alliance.
What is the Allied Powers?
Chlorine vapors are used in this new type of weaponry that could suffocate and burn many people at once
What is poison gas?
This cause of World War I refers to countries that will back you up in case you are attacked
What are alliances?
Drafted and signed in 1919, this treaty ended WWI primarily by punishing Germany.
What is The Treaty of Versailles?
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Before WWI, Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary joined in this alliance
What is the Triple Alliance?
This automatic weapon that appeared in WWI was much more destructive than a rifle.
What is the machine gun?
This cause of WW1 involves armament and the building up of any army.
What is militarism?
Battles in France and near its border with Germany took place here.
What is the Western Front?
Leader of Germany during World War I
Who is Kaiser Wilhelm?
Before WWI, Russia, Great Britain, and France joined in this French-named alliance.
What is the Triple Entente?
New to WWI, this type of warfare resulted in a stalemate on the western front, and saw soldiers develop a crippling foot disease.
What is Trench Warfare?
This cause of World War I refers the building of an empire and domination of a stronger country over weaker countries.
What is imperialism?
The United States entered WWI in early 1917 due to these two events.
What are the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire comprised the major players in this WWI alliance.
What is the Central Powers?
Also known as a German submarine, this type of vessel sunk the Lusitania.
What is a U-Boat?
Taking place in June 1914, this event led to an Austrian ultimatum, which Serbia rejected, and it sparked World War I
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Woodrow Wilson created this document to guide American diplomacy at the Paris Peace Conference. The League of Nations was a notable inclusion.
What are the 14 points?
Leader of Russia During World War I
Who is Vladmir Lenin?
These countries, Switzerland being an example, did not join a side during WWI.
What are neutral countries?
Developed by a German general, this military strategy planned for a quick German invasion of France through Belgium.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?