What's the problem MAIN?
Why did the alliance system turn the Austria-Hungary/Serbia conflict into a much larger war?
Alliances pulled other European powers into the conflict.
Soldiers dug these defensive positions that became a defining feature of the Western Front.
What are trenches?
This system required men to serve in the military rather than relying entirely on volunteers.
What is conscription/the draft?
This November 11, 1918 agreement stopped the fighting in WWI.
What is the armistice?
Complete the chain:
M.A.I.N. causes → Assassination of Franz Ferdinand → ______
World War I/the outbreak of war
European nations believed having a larger army and navy would protect them from rivals. Instead, how could this make war more likely?
It created an arms race/tension and made countries more prepared and willing to fight.
This term describes a situation in which neither side can gain a decisive advantage.
What is a stalemate?
What are war bonds?
Governments sold these to citizens to borrow money to finance the war.
This 1919 agreement established the peace terms imposed on Germany after WWI.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
What country was Franz Ferdinand's assassin from?
Serbia
Explain nationalism and how it led to WWI
This cause involved strong loyalty to one's nation or ethnic group and contributed to tensions in places like the Balkans.
Also extreme pride in nations led to overconfidence/desire to protect their interests
Why did machine guns contribute to stalemate rather than quickly ending the war?
positions became much stronger and attacking troops suffered enormous casualties.
Explain the role of propaganda on the homefront
Governments used posters, speeches, and other media like this to influence public opinion and encourage support for the war.
What were reparations?
payments required Germany to compensate for damage caused by the war.
What were 2 reasons that American opinion shifted against Germany and moved them closer to joining the war?
- unrestricted sub warfare
- Sinking of Lusitania
- Zimmermann note
Triple Alliance: which countries were in it?
Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary
Which technology was designed specifically to overcome trenches, barbed wire, and machine-gun positions?
tanks
Explain how women helped the war effort
With millions of men serving in the military, this group increasingly entered factories and other jobs traditionally held by men.
What is the War Guilt Clause?
Assigned responsibility for the war to Germany and its allies.
WWI destroyed communities, killed millions, and devastated parts of Europe. How did this influence the peace settlement?
the Allies demanded security, reparations, and restrictions on Germany
Britain, France, Russia, eventually the US
What was the name of the plan that Germany made to have a "quick and decisive victory"?
The Schlieffen Plan. Named after Schlieffen
Explain why the United States abandoned neutrality and joined the war
Germany's use of this naval policy threatened American lives and shipping and helped turn U.S. opinion against Germany.
Zimmermann Telegram
Public opinion supported the war
Explain why the Allies (France, Britain) wanted to weaken/restrict Germany
France suffered enormous destruction and feared another German attack. This helps explain why French leaders wanted this done to Germany after the war.
Explain why this statement is incomplete:
"World War I started because Franz Ferdinand was assassinated."
the assassination triggered the immediate crisis, but militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism created the conditions that allowed the crisis to become a European war