Causes of War
The abbreviation that can we use to remember the causes of WWI.
What is MANIAC?
Warfare tactic used primarily on the Western Front where soldiers would dig ditches in the ground on opposite sides of No Man's Land.
What is Trench Warfare?
The Policy of the US at the start of World War I.
What is Neutrality?
The sickness that killed around 50-100 million people globally in 1919.
What is the Spanish Flu?
The Holy Healer and advisor to the Russian Royal family who was beaten, poisoned, shot and drowned.
Who is Gregori Rasputin?
Name of the place where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated.
What is Sarajevo, Bosnia
Effective as a defensive weapon, this technology played a major role in stopping the Germans from invading France.
What is a machine gun?
What is the Zimmerman Note?
Another name for War Neurosis, many soldiers suffered from this during and after World War I. Today it is known as PTSD.
What is Shell Shock?
Another name for World War I.
What is The Great War OR The War to End All Wars?
The first country to officially declare war during the July crisis.
What is Austria-Hungary?
Germany's plan for fighting a two front war against France and Russia which includes going through Belgium (Which provoked several other countries).
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
The British passenger liner that killed 128 American civilians when a German U-Boat sank it on May 7th, 1915
What is the Lusitania
Event in which Ottoman leaders killed 1.5 million Armenians to prevent them from possibly siding with Russia in WWI.
What is the Armenian Genocide?
The radical socialist group who led the revolution in Russia and overthrew the Romanov family.
Who are the Bolsheviks (Led by Vladimir Lenin)?
The C in MANIAC which is characterized by tensions between Austria-Hungary and Serbia and includes the July Crisis.
What is the Conflict in the Balkans?
Two most popular forms of chemical warfare used in WWI.
What are Mustard Gas and Chlorine Gas?
Nickname for "Fresh" American soldiers who joined the war late.
What is "Dough Boys?"
Countries that were created in Europe after WWI (Name at least 4).
What are Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland & Yugoslavia
Austrian aspiring artist who was too weak to hold a gun in the Austrian army, so he served in the German army as a messenger.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
The countries that made up the Central Powers.
Germany, Austria-Hungary & The Ottoman Empire
The longest battle of World War I (Lasted 10 months).
What is the Battle of Verdun?
The US President during World War I who proposed his 14 points which included creating a League of Nations.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
4 of Germany's Punishments that were described in the Treaty of Versailles.
What are:
-Reparations ($33 billion)
-Loss of 15% of European Territory
-Military heavily restricted
-War Guilt Clause
The spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause, often using highly emotional and sometimes misleading information.
What is Propaganda?