Leaders
Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, he and his wife is Sophia, visited Sarajevo, both assassinated (June 28th, 1914)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy (at first), Alliance between Germany, Italy, Austria Hungry
Triple Alliance
The war fought from a vast series of zig-zagging ditches. Very miserable!
Trench Warfare
a policy of extending the power and dominion of a nation by direct territorial acquisition.
Imperialism
Deadliest Weapon of World War I
Machine Gun
Emperor of Germany who sent a "blank check" to say he would support Austria-Hungary if war broke out
Kaiser William II
France, Great Britain, and Russia (at first)
Triple Entente
Ideas broadcasted to influence public opinion for or against a cause
Propaganda
A policy of aggressive war preparedness and belief in the virtues of war and self-sacrifice for the betterment of one's country.
Militarism
Treaty that ended World War I
Treaty of Versailles
Leader of Russia before the Bolshevik Revolution
Czar Nicholas II
A country seeking independence from Austria, supported by Russia.
Serbia
A war based on wearing the other side down by constant attacks and heavy losses.
War of Attrition
Pride and devotion to one's nation.
Nationalism
Passenger liner sunk by German U-boats, had 100 U.S. passengers on-board
Lusitania
President of the United States created the League of Nations, promoted the "14 Points." Was not as harsh with Germany at the Treaty of Versailles
Woodrow Wilson
The German plan for a two-front war with Russia and France. Attack France first through Belgium, then fight Russia.
Schlieffen Plan
The area between opposing trenches, stretching for miles and blasted with artillery and machinegun fire.
No-Man's Land
Ism that swept out the Czar of Russia and replaced it with the ideals of Marx?
Communism
A truce or agreement to end fighting. Armistice Day is the holiday on which we remember the end of WWI (November 11, 1918)
Armistice
19 year-old Bosnian Serbian terrorists, who assassinated Ferdinand and his wife Sofia
Gavrilo Princip
The country where Sarajevo is located and assassination took place that started World War I.
Bosnia
Head of the Bolsheviks, theory of violent revolution that led to the Russian Revolution and Russia's withdrawal from WWI.
Vladimir Lenin
Not an Ism, this word begins with A and is one of the main causes of World War I?
Alliances
Compensation payable by a defeated country to another for the loss suffered during the war, paid by Germany
Reparations