The Start
This Archduke, whose assassination in Sarajevo ignited the war, was the heir to the Austro Hungarian throne
Who was Franz Ferdinand
This was the main nickname for the war before it was called "World War I."
What is the Great War
What event is commonly cited as the spark that ignited World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo
This secret society responsible for the assassination in Sarajevo sought to liberate South Slavs from Austrian rule
What was the Black Hand
This continent was the primary location where most of the fighting took place.
What is Europe
Which secret society’s member carried out the assassination?
Gavrilo Princip, linked to the Black Hand
This German "Plan" intended to avoid a two-front war by knocking France out quickly before turning toward Russia
What was the Schlieffen Plan
This country entered the war in 1917, providing a huge boost of fresh troops and supplies to the Allies.
What is the United States?
Which two alliance groups faced each other at the war’s start
The Triple Entente vs. the Triple Alliance
Germany’s invasion of this neutral country in 1914 prompted Great Britain to officially enter the war
What is Belgium
This large country left the war early in 1917 because of a revolution at home.
What is Russia
Which country left the Triple Alliance and later joined the Entente?
Italy
This 19th-century "Iron Chancellor" predicted that a Great European War would start over "some damned foolish thing in the Balkans
Who was Otto von Bismarck
What caused the Americans to join the war?
What is the Zimmerman Telegram
What term described the deadly gap between opposing trench lines?
No Man’s Land