Seeds of Conflict
What are the MAIN causes of WWI?
Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism
What was the name of the new type of vessel created by the British Navy in the early 1900s?
Dreadnought
This man led the Bolsheviks to power in Russia
Vladimir Lenin
The Treaty of _______ officially brought an end to World War I
Versailles
Who were the "big four" nations at the Paris Peace Conference
United States
France
Great Britain
Italy
This region of the world was known as the “Powder Keg of Europe”
The Balkans
To avoid the heavily defended German-French border, Germany would attack France by first invading this country
Belgium
This was the “holy man” who was brought into the czar’s inner circle after healing Alexi Romanov. He was killed by Russian nobles when it was thought he was controlling the royal family.
Grigori Rasputin
The Turks of the Ottoman Empire inspired future German Nazis by committing _______ on the Armenians living in their country.
Genocide
Why did Americans buy Liberty/War Bonds
To finance the American government so they could fund the war.
What three nations formed the Triple Entente?
Britain
France
Russia
Which three states did Germany promise Mexico if they attacked during US during WWI.
Arizona New Mexico Texas
In 1905, Russian commoners held a demonstration outside the czar’s palace to demand better working conditions, unions, and democracy. The czar ordered his guards to fire into the crowd. This incident became known as
Bloody Sunday
Which two events helped influence the United States to enter WWI?
Sinking Lusitania
Zimmerman Telegram
This was the only eligible country that did not join the League of Nations, in fear it would pull them into more European wars.
United States
What three nations formed the Triple Alliance
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy
The Western Front was the battleground between Germany and _______, while the Eastern Front was the battleground between Germany and _________.
France
Russia
This man thought it was a good idea to not pull Russia out of World War I and to personally take command of the Russian army.
Czar Nicholas II
This country declared for an armistice at 11 am on November 11 1918.
Germany
In addition to the war losses 30 million people were killed due to this global event in 1918
Influenza Epidemic
The event that triggered World War I was the assassination's of this man on June 28 1914
Archduke Franz Fernidad
In this destructive battle, Germany planned to “bleed France to death”.
Battle of Verdun
After the Bolsheviks gained power what did Russia do in WWI?
made separate peace with Germany and pulled out of the war
These two countries gained oil mandates in the Middle East following WWI
Britain & France
The winners expanded their borders while the losers lost land, which four countries lost territory after WWI
Bulgaria, Turkey, Germany, Russia