Causes
What does M.A.I.N. stand for?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
This international organization was created as a result of Wilson's Fourteen Points.
League of Nations
These countries made up the original Triple Entente
Great Britain, France, Russia
The individual assassinated by Black Hand-member Gavrilo Princip
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This was the day in 1918 that an armistice was agreed on by the opposing side and is now celebrated annually by the United States as "Veteran's Day"
November 11, 1918
A sense of pride and national unity among different ethnic groups within empires (like Austria-Hungary) made it difficult to maintain control. This is an example of which MAIN cause?
Nationalism
Why did Wilson promote the "absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas" in his Fourteen Points?
In response to Germany's submarine warfare against civilian and merchant vessels in the Atlantic that had nothing to do with the war.
These countries made up the original Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Why did Russia exit the war?
The Russian Revolution
Who did the allies force to accept the blame for World War I?
Germany
How did the alliance system in Europe cause WWI to be a much larger conflict?
Mutual Protection agreements between European powers. If one ally was attacked, all allies would enter a war against the attacker. Drew several countries into a conflict that otherwise would have only involved two.
Britain and France wanted to punish Germany for their part in the war. Did Wilson and the U.S. agree?
No, Wilson wanted to keep trade relations with Germany and help Europe move past the conflict by working together to ensure peace.
Trench warfare was introduced at this battle and showed the world that this was war would last much longer than anticipated.
First Battle of the Marne
The name given to the stretch of land between the trenches
No Man's Land
This was the treaty that officially ended World War I
Treaty of Versailles
This country contributed to the outbreak of WWI by encouraging Austria to declare war on Serbia and by giving them a "blank check" of support
Germany
Congress was afraid that the United States would be drug into conflicts that had nothing to do with them if they joined the League
This was Germany's plan to end the war within just a few months by defeating France early to avoid a war on two different fronts.
Schlieffen Plan
This was the ship sunk by German U-boats in the Atlantic Ocean that led to the deaths of over 100 Americans, swaying public opinion in the US in favor of joining WWI
Lusitania
The name of the series of meetings where an official peace was discussed to end the war
Paris Peace Conference
Why were European powers drastically increasing the size of their military forces in the years leading up to WWI?
European states saw each other increasing their military size/spending and did the same in order to preserve their security. They were making each other nervous and believed they needed a large military to defend themselves if they needed to.
Why did the League of Nations fail?
It had no real authority to enforce the decisions it made, not all countries joined and it was too slow to act
World War I became history's deadliest conflict at that time. Why was it lead to more deaths than any war before?
The Zimmermann Telegram proposed a German alliance with this country against the United States
Mexico
It imposed harsh punishments on Germany, causing economic ruin, political instability, and a resentment for the Allies within the German people. Adolf Hitler exploited these factors to rise in power and promised Germans a "return to glory"