Allies & Central Powers
Austro-Hungarian Empire
The belief that a country should have strong armed forces and not be afraid to use them for their own national interests.
Militarism
This event triggered World War One.
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The name of the area through Belgium, France, and part of Germany where much of the fighting in WW1 took place.
The Western Front
These main three countries comprised the Allies side at the beginning of World War One.
Russia, France, UK
This country came to the aid of Serbia in World War One because of close cultural and political ties.
Russia
When an important leader is killed for a social, economic, or political interest.
Assassination
This peninsula is where the Ottoman Empire successfully repelled an invasion from British, Australian, and New Zealand forces.
Gallipoli
The name of the area where much fighting took place in Russia.
Eastern Front
These three empires comprised the majority of the Central Powers side.
Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire
This country had plans to take over France and quickly take over Paris.
Germany
When countries agree to form friendships with one another to help benefit each other politically, economically, and/or socially.
Alliances
The date that World War One officially ended.
November 11th, 1918
The name of a strategic line of sea mines and patrol boats intended to deter the German Navy.
British Blockade
This unit was formed out of criticism that the United States military wasn't giving African Americans an opportunity to serve their country in fighting units.
This country would engage in many sea battles with Germany in order to maintain its global dominance and power on the high seas.
The United Kingdom (Great Britain, England)
A devotion to the interests of one's country and culture over all others.
Nationalism
The name of the British passenger ship that the Germans sunk in 1915.
The Lusitania
The name of the German invasion plan that was intended to swiftly take over France.
Schlieffen Plan
The name of the ethnic Serbian terrorist/freedom fighter group that assassinated Franz Ferdinand.
The Black Hand
This country would enter the war as a result of the sinking of a passenger ship by German U-Boats in 1915.
The United States
The policy of extending a country's power and influence by building up its overseas empires.
Imperialism
The first battle of World War One took place in this city...
Liege
The name of the city in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated.
Sarajevo
The name of the camouflage that some Allied boats had in order to confuse German U-Boats.
Dazzle