Causes of the War
This is an agreement between two or more countries to help each other if necessary.
What is an Alliance?
This describes when battles were fought in long interlinking tunnels. It was dangerous, and many soldiers dealt with pests such as rats, frostbite, etc.
What is Trench Warfare?
These were agreements created by President Woodrow Wilson. Examples include breaking up large empires and establishing a League of Nations to settle disagreements and prevent future wars.
What are the Fourteen Points?
This event was an additional reason for the start of World War 1 and set off the Domino Effect.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This is the term for a key area in which fighting takes place.
What is a Theater?
This is pride and becoming a strong supporter of one's country.
What is Nationalism?
This document ended World War 1. It forced Germany to take fault for the war.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This caused Germany to be pushed out of France back to their country. German soldiers were exhausted and running out of food.
What is the 100 Days Offensive
How did Imperialism help lead to the start of WW1?
Before World War 1, several European nations were competing for resources from Africa and Asia. This led to competition and tension between countries.
True or False: War also took place at sea.
True
This is when one country increases their wealth and power by bringing additional territories under their control.
What is Imperialism?
This was an agreement between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed in Paris, France on November 11th, 1918.
What is an Armistice?
How did Alliances contribute to the start of WW1?
Allies are bound to defend one another if one of them is attacked. This caused multiple countries to continue entering the war.
Why did the U.S. eventually enter World War 1?
The U.S. entered the war in 1917, after several ships with American Passengers were attacked by Germany.
This was the land between two enemy trench lines. It was often dangerous.
What is No Man's Land?
This is the belief that the government of a country should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it if necessary.
What is Militarism?
This was an agreement among several nations to set up a set of rules to try to prevent future wars.
What is the League of Nations?
This group of countries included Britain, France, Russia, and the United States.
What are the Allied Powers?
How did WW1 differ from previous wars?
There was a lot of new technology and weaponry, such as tanks.
True or False: Tanks were never used to cross No Man's Land.
False (They were often used for this.)
This was the name for the idea that more and more countries would enter the war due to the fact that they had to defend their allies.
What is the Domino Effect?
This was a meeting between 32 countries to decide the fate of Germany after the war. It took place in January of 1919.
This group of countries included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
What are the Central Powers?
True or False: Germany had the largest military of all the Central Powers.
True
True or False: The United States entering the war added to the strength of the Allied troops.
True: This helped the Allied Powers defeat Germany!