Causes
Weapons & Warfare
US Enters & Home Front
Final Year & Treaty
Alliances
100
Name the 4 MAIN causes of the war.
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
100
What is the name of the unprotected area between the trenches?
No Man's Land
100
What year did the United States enter the war?
1917
100
From what year to what year did the war span?
1914-1918
100
What was the other name for Triple Alliance & Triple Entente?
Central Powers and Allied Powers
200
Agreements between countries to support each other during wartime
Alliances
200
Name 4 new weapons used in this war.
tanks, cars&planes, poison gas, siege shells, U-boats, Zeppelins, flame throwers, dynamite, TNT, shrapnel shells, incendiary bullets, Dreadnaught(battleships), machine guns
200
Name the two events that led to the United States' entry into the Great World War
sinking of the Lusitania (1915) & interception of the Zimmerman Telegram (1917)
200
When was the armistice signed that ended the fighting of WWI (give month and year)?
November 1918
200
Which two countries joined the Central Powers by 1915?
Bulgaria & Ottoman Empire/Turkey
300
What was the "spark" that started the war?
the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, June 28, 1914
300
What was the Schlieffen Plan?
the German plan to end the war quickly by attacking France first and then moving on to Russia
300
What year did the sinking of the Lusitania occur & how did this contribute to the US entry of the war?
1915, citizens outraged because it was a passenger ship and many Americans died
300
What was the name of the official treaty that ended the war & what year was it signed?
Treaty of Versailles, 1919
300
After declaring war, which side did the U.S. join?
Allied Powers
400
Explain & define: Militarism & Nationalism & Imperialism. How did they cause the war?
M: countries increased the military's numbers, resources & power

N: extreme pride in one's country & a desire for independent power

I: countries expanded their territories around the world, caused rivalry

400
The system of fighting where soldiers dig in to protect themselves
Trench Warfare
400
In what year was the Zimmerman Telegram sent, and how did this contribute to the US entry of the war?
1917, Germany asked Mexico to join them & they offered a reward of the return of US states. US enraged & declares war on Germany
400
What three consequences did Germany experience in the treaty that ended the war?
War Guilt: Germany forced to take responsibility and pay for the war

Territorial Losses: Germany must hand over land & colonies, some country borders were redrawn

Military Restrictions: Germany's military & weapons manufacturing is limited

400
Why did Russia leave the war & in what year?
Bolshevik Revolution/Russian Revolution. Communist Regime instated, 1917
500
Which countries made up the Triple Entente & the Triple Alliance in 1914?
Entente: Britain, Russia, France

Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

500
Why were countries opposed to the German U-boats?
sneaky, unfair, don't follow rules of war
500
What was the war on the Home Front?
propaganda made people feel they must join the war effort. Men felt they must enlist. Women entered the workplace. United efforts to support the war without regard to other differences or issues during that time.
500
Name the "Big Four" & their countries & what they wanted from the treaty.
Woodrow Wilson, USA, peace

David Lloyd George, Britain, revenge

Vittorio Orlando, Italy, Land

Georges Clemenceau, France, revenge&land

500
What was the purpose of the League of Nations? What was it later replaced by?
international peace organization, later replaced by United Nations
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