Vocabulary
A union shared between countries to help each other
Alliance
What event was the SPARK that started World War I?
The assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The sinking of this ship was one of the causes for the U.S. to get involved in the war.
Lusitania
This treaty ended the war.
Treaty of Versailles
The right of a group of people to decide their own form of government
Self Determination
What is the word we use to describe the causes of WWI?
MANIA
Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand? (country or name)
Serbia or Gavrilo Princip
This event almost caused Mexico to get involved in the war with Germany by their side.
Zimmerman Telegram
This was proposed as a peacekeeping organization following WWI and was part of the Treaty of Versailles.
League of Nations
The area of land between two opposing trenches
No Man's Land
What is it called when people are only given a limited amount of an item?
Ration
What country declared War on Serbia?
Austria-Hungary
When were the dates of World War I?
1914-1919
This country had to accept full responsibility for the war.
Germany
A type of poster produced by a government to persuade or inspire people to do something
Propoganda
When a country pours all of its political, economic, and social resources into the war effort?
Total War
The policy of building up stronger and stronger fighting forces.
Militarism
The two main reasons the US entered World War I?
The sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram
Soldiers got this if they did not sanitize properly
Trench Foot
Great Britain, France, and Russia were a part of what group?
Allied powers
Having extreme loyalty and pride in one's country
Nationalism
the domination of a weaker country by a stronger one for economic benefits.
Imperialism
United States enters WWI in what year?
1917
What were 2 new weapons used during World War I that caused MANY casualties?
Machine guns, airplanes, tanks, U-Boats, poison gas,
flame throwers, artillery(bombs)
What was the name of the front that boarded Russia during the war?
Eastern front