Causes of WW1
These are the two major alliances dividing Europe before the beginning of World War 1.
This style of fighting involved soldiers battling from deep ditches along the Western Front.
Trench Warfare
This Russian ruler was forced to abdicate during the March Revolution.
This treaty officially ended World War I in 1919.
the Treaty of Versailles
This global economic crisis began in 1929 and affected many countries.
the Great Depression
The acronym for the causes of World War 1.
M.A.N.I.A. (Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, and Assassination)
This deadly gas weapon caused blindness and suffocation in WWI.
Poison (mustard) gas
This revolutionary leader headed the Bolsheviks during the October Revolution.
Vladimir Lenin
Germany was forced to pay these heavy financial penalties after the war.
Reparations
This political system involves total government control and is often led by a dictator.
Totalitarianism
The assassination of THIS Austro-Hungarian archduke triggered the beginning of World War 1.
Franz Ferdinand
This new weapon helped break trench stalemates and could cross difficult terrain.
Tanks
This group promised “peace, land, and bread” to gain support from the people.
the Bolsheviks
This international organization was created to maintain peace after WWI.
the League of Nations
This leader established a fascist regime in Italy during the interwar years.
Benito Mussolini
This type of intense pride in one's nation contributed to rising tensions in Europe.
Nationalism
This area between opposing trenches was extremely dangerous to cross.
No Man's Land
This war between the Red Army and White Army followed the revolution.
The Russian Civil War
This U.S. president proposed the Fourteen Points peace plan.
Woodrow Wilson
The event known as "Kristallnacht" means THIS in English
Night of Broken Glass
He was the "Iron Chancellor" of Germany.
Otto von Bismarck
Germany used these underwater vessels to attack Allied shipping.
U-Boats (submarines)
This agreement ended Russia’s involvement in World War I.
the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
A political principle championing the right of nationalities or ethnic groups to create their own independent states and sovereign governments
Self-Determination
This policy of giving in to aggressive demands was used by European powers in the 1930s.
Appeasement