Causes of World War I
This acronym stands for the causes of World War I
What are the MAIN causes?
Popularized during World War I, this technology helped soldiers fighting on the frontlines as a way to defeat large enemy lines
What is the machine gun?
The official document that ended World War I
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The invasion of this country triggered the first official declarations of war
What is Poland?
The leader of Germany during World War II
Who is Adolf Hitler?
What is an alliance?
This technology was used in the trenches of World War I to kill soldiers on enemy lines. Specialized masks were then created to combat this technology
What is poison gas?
Created by Woodrow Wilson, this list outlined his ideas for redeveloping the world after World War I
What are Wilson's 14 Points?
This document forced Germany to pay reparations, remove their standing army, and give back conquered land
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This US president created a list of objectives for redeveloping the world after World War I
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Countries built up large stockpiles of weapons and created large standing armies to combat growing international tension
What was militarism?
Used during World War II, this technology helped to end the fighting in the Pacific in a large way
What was the atomic bomb?
The meeting of the Big Four (the leaders of the US, France, Great Britain, and Italy) in which they discussed the terms for peace after World War I
What was the Paris Peace Conference?
Banks failed, resulting in unemployment and hardship for many all over the world
What is an economic depression?
This US president called for the dropping of the atomic bombs during World War II
Who is Harry Truman?
Countries conquered and controlled land, using the native people for their own benefit and taking their resources
What is imperialism?
Developed just before World War II broke out, this technology helped the armed forces detect enemies in the air or sea
What is radar?
One of Wilson's 14 Points, this international body would regulate peace throughout the world
What is the League of Nations?
This policy allowed for Germany to build back up their military without facing any repercussions
What is appeasement?
The assassination of this leader is often accredited to the catalyst of the beginning of World War I
Who is the Archduke of Franz Ferdinand?
An extreme form of loyalty and devotion towards one's own country
What is nationalism?
This technology was originally introduced in World War I as a form of surveillance. Beginning in World War II, they were used as a form of combat that had never been seen before
What are airplanes?
As a result of the war, Germany had to give up their standing army and pay back money to the Allied Powers, known as this
What are reparations?
Rising militarism throughout the world was met without pushback, resulting in the failure of this organization
What is the League of Nations?
The leader of Great Britain during World War II, famously know for coining the term "Iron Curtain"
Who is Winston Churchill?