Battlefield/Weapons
Vocabulary 1
Causes of the War
Treaty of Versailes/ 14 Points
Hodge Podge
100

Most of the fighting took place on the ________ front

Western

100

Archduke of the Austria-Hungary Empire and decent early 2000s rock band.

Franz Ferdinand

100

Extreme loyalty and love for one's nation is called_____.

Nationalism

100

Germany's payments for the damages they caused during the war was called_________

Reparations.

100

World War 1 took place from _____ to ___ and was known as the ______

1914, 1918

Great War

200

What did the soldiers on both fronts create to protect themselves from enemy fire and led to a stalemate for years.

Trenches

200

Serbian Nationalist group responsible for the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Black Hand

200

The spark or the event that started the war.

Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo.

200

An organization that would preserve peace proposed by President Wilson, but the US didn't join.

League of Nations.

200

This leader of France wanted Germany to pay the heaviest tolls for their involvement in WWI and sought punishment for their actions.

French Prime Minister Clemenceau

300

This weapon was invented by the British to overcome the stalemates of trench warfare and could plow through barbed wire and the rough terrain in no man's land.

Tank

300

Term meaning when one country (mother country) takes over another country economically and politically (colony)

Imperialism

300

A cause for the war that is related to the policy of building up a strong military to prepare for war (ARMS RACE)

Militarism

300

Who were the main countries focused on VENGEANCE when making decisions at the Paris Peace Conference

France, Britain

300

President Wilson justified U.S. entrance into WW1 by stating the world needed to be safe for ________

democracy

400

Why were chemical weapons largely ineffective later in the war?

Gas masks

Weather conditions- wind

400

An agreement in reference to peace that was signed to end the war.  The generic term not the specific treaty.

Armistice

400

This cause for the war was due to making secret agreements between nations.

Alliance System (alliances)

400

Germany had to disarm which means to have a limited military, give up its overseas ______, and give up territory in Europe.

Colonies

400

British Prime Minister during WWI that wanted part punishment and part reparations for Germany's involvement in WWI.

Lloyd George

500

 The ____could sneak up on Allied ships and sink them with _______. 

U-boat

Torpedoes


500

Telegraph intended for Mexico from Germany that was intercepted by British intellignece that promised territory to Mexico is they promised to attack the U.S. if the U.S. became involved in with the Allied powers

Zimmerman note

500

Which countries made up the Triple Alliance originally formed in 1882

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

500

The idea that the peoples of Eastern Europe would chose their own form of government is known as this term.

Self determination


500

Name one reason why the U.S. joined the war in 1917

Unrestricted Sub

Lusitania

Zimmerman Note

600

List the country that lost the most men in the war

Russia

600

Armistice was signed on Nov 11, 1918. This day later becomes what holiday? (Current Holiday Name)

Veterans Day

600

Who provided Austria with alliance allowing them to declare war on Serbia

Germany

600

What did Wilson mean by the statement "Peace without victory"?

He didn't want the allies to punish Germany.

                            OR

Cooperation

600

Why wasn't Russia invited to the Versailles for the Treaty of Versailles?

Allies wanted to keep Communism from spreading.

                                OR

Because they dropped out of the war


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