Causes of WWI
The building of armies in preparation for war.
What is Militarism?
This was the official position of the United States from onset of the war until 1917.
What is neutral?
Several weapons of WWI would fall into this category due to the fact they hadn't been used in war ever before.
What is new technology?
Caused by standing in water for days, weeks or even months at a time.
What is trench foot?
Posters and advertisements created by the US Government during WWI to encourage people to join the armed forces, grow their own food, demonize the enemy, and more.
What is propaganda?
Mutual defense agreements between nations.
What are alliances?
This luxury liner was sunk on May 7, 1915.
What is the Lusitania?
Poison gas, used for the first time during the first World War, was so horrific that countries collectively decided this.
What is banned from use in future wars?
These caused blindness, asphyxiation (choking), blisters, and burns.
What are poison gases?
These were promoted by the US government as way to "do your part" and pay for the war.
What are Liberty Bonds?
The practice of taking over a weaker nation for economic and strategic advantage.
What is imperialism?
What is the blockade of Germany?
World War I was the direct cause of this conflict, merely 20 years after the conclusion of The War to End All Wars.
What is WWII?
This new military technology was first used over the skies of London on May 31, 1915. Due to low airspeed and weak armor, they were eventually replaced by bigger and stronger aircrafts in most of the world's air forces.
What is a zeppelin?
The German government sent this man back to his native country with a large sum of money and instructions to start a revolution.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
What is nationalism?
This practice by the German navy was halted in 1915 after the sinking of the British luxury liner.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
A part of Wilson's famed 14 Points, and adopted into the Treaty of Versailles, this union of countries was to be a diplomatic avenue to avoid future conflict.
What is the League of Nations?
What is dogfights?
This document officially ended the Great War. It forced the disarmament of Germany as well as reparations, or payments, for the damage, death and destruction caused by the war.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The assassination of this man and his wife, Sophie, was the "spark" that ignited the European Powder Keg.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Sent to Mexico from Germany, the Zimmerman Note promised German support for Mexico in a war against the United States. The message was intercepted, however, by this nation and given the United States Government.
Who is Great Britain?
Nationalism, which played a part in causing WWI, led to this at the war's end.
What is self-determination?
This new weapon required the user to wear a large tank as a backpack, which invited bullets from the enemy.
What is a flamethrower?
What is the Schlieffen Plan?