Causes of WWI
This "ism" involved building up strong militaries and weapons.
What is militarism?
Name the countries in the Triple Entente.
Who are France, Britain, and Russia?
The deadly area between opposing trenches.
What is No Man’s Land?
The year the U.S. entered WWI.
What is 1917?
This treaty ended WWI and blamed Germany.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Pride in one’s nation or desire for independence from empires.
What is nationalism?
Name the original countries in the Triple Alliance.
Who are Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy?
Name one difficult condition soldiers faced in the trenches.
What are rats, mud, lice, cold, or shellfire?
The sinking of this ship angered Americans.
What is the Lusitania?
The war ended on this date.
What is November 11, 1918?
This 1914 event directly triggered the start of WWI.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Britain entered the war after Germany invaded this neutral country.
What is Belgium?
The name for psychological trauma many soldiers experienced.
What is shell shock?
Germany sent this secret message to Mexico.
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
Article 231 of the treaty is also known as this.
What is the War Guilt Clause?
Competition for colonies and global dominance is known as this.
What is imperialism?
This country left the Triple Alliance and joined the Allies in 1915.
What is Italy?
Purpose of trenches during battle.
What is to protect soldiers from enemy fire?
American troops in WWI were nicknamed this.
Who are doughboys?
Name one long-term effect of WWI.
What is the collapse of empires, economic turmoil, or rise of fascism?
The four main causes of WWI are...
What are militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism?
Alliances caused WWI to become this type of conflict.
What is a global war?
Name two new weapons used in trench warfare.
What are poison gas and machine guns (or tanks, flamethrowers)?
The U.S. helped the Allies by providing these two key things.
What are troops and supplies?
This country was most angered by the Treaty of Versailles.
What is Germany?