People
Who's murder sparked WWI?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Which event sparked WWI?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Submarines
The belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
Militarism
How did the addition of American soldiers and supplies affect the war?
It gave the Allies strength to push back the German army.
Who was the leader of the US during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
What event caused the US to enter the war?
The sinking of the Lusitania?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria
Central Powers
A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.
Alliance
Which country had the most casualties in the war, with over 9 million people killed?
Russia
Who is "Uncle Sam"?
He was a symbol of the United States government
On July 28, 1914. Austria-Hungary declares war on who, starting WWI?
Serbia
Not helping or supporting either side in a conflict, disagreement
Neutral
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
Imperialism
What was signed to end the war?
The Treaty of Versailles
Who prepared a plan of peace that came to be known as the 14 Points?
President Woodrow Wilson
What was the joint operation between British and French forces intended to achieve a decisive victory over the Germans on the Western Front?
The Battle of the Somme
Britain, France, Russia, and the United States.
Allied Powers
Identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations. - Believing that your nation is better than all of the others
Nationalism
Who was forced to give up territory to Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Poland, return Alsace and Lorraine to France and cede all of its overseas colonies in China, Pacific and Africa to the Allied nations due to the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany
Who was the German foreign minister responsible for the 1917 telegram, which attempted to coerce Mexico into attacking the United States in exchange for financial incentives and a military alliance between Mexico and Germany?
Arthur Zimmermann
Exactly five years after the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand, what was signed between the Allies and Germany at Versailles, officially ending the Great War?
The Treaty of Versailles
To take, seize, or halt (someone or something on the way from one place to another); cut off from an intended destination
Intercept
What is the acronym we use to remember the causes of WWI?
What year did WWI finally end ?
1918