The MAIN Thing
Secret agreements between nations promising to defend each other in times of war
What are alliances?
European leaders held this meeting to staked out their claims in Africa.
What is the Berlin Conference?
This is considered to be the "spark" which ignited World War I
What is the assassination of Franz Ferdinand?
The main goal of the Treaty of Versailles.
What is to punish Germany.
The buildup of a country's military and the glorification of that military.
What is Militarism?
This became the name for a concept regarding the perceived "duty" of Western countries (White Countries) towards the rest of the world.
What is the White Man's Burden?
A German submarine torpedoed and sank this passenger ship.
What is the Lusitania?
Germany must pay this much in reparations.
What is 30 billion?
Policy of extending a country's power and influence by direct territorial acquisition by gaining political and economic control.
What is imperialism?
***DAILY DOUBLE***
Mutiny and revolution of Indian soldiers under the command of British officers in 1857.
What is the Sepoy Rebellion?
Germany terrorized the ocean and seas with this form a warfare.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
What is Germany?
When the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary was assassinated in 1914, what country was blamed?
What is Serbia?
Ideology that emphasizes loyalty to a nation based on like culture, language, and religion.
What is Nationalism?
This was a violent movement against non-Chinese political, religious and technological influence in China in the late 19th century.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
When World War I began, the official United States policy was.
To remain neutral.
Another proposed plan after WWI was the 14 Points, which was created by which American president?
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This area was called the "powder keg" of Europe and was the place where World War I began?
What are the Balkans?
The tension between these two countries and their secret treaties is why WWI started?
What is Austria-Hungry and Serbia?
The 19th century conflict between Britain and China, which centered around a specific and illegal good being imported into China by English merchants.
What are the Opium Wars?
The final German threat to American security that caused the United States to become involved with WWI.
What is the Zimmerman Telegraph?