An agreement between countries help each other in time of need
What is an alliance?
200
Intercepted telegram from Germany to Mexico seeking support against the United States; in return Mexico would receive lost territory
What is Zimmerman Note?
200
A new weapon of WWI, between France and Germany, where nations were locked in a stalemate of trench warfare
What is poison gas?
200
1884 meeting of European powers to partition the continent of Africa
What is Berlin Conference?
200
A policy in which military preparedness is of primary importance to a state
What is militarism?
300
Building of an empire by taking over other countries
What is imperialism?
300
The German plan defeat France quickly by invading through Belgium
What is The Schlieffen Plan?
300
British passenger ship that was sunk by a German submarine that resulted in the death of over 100 American passengers
What is Lusitania?
300
Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary
What is Triple Alliance?
300
Payment for war damage
What is reparations?
400
Archduke of Austria-Hungary whose assassination ignited WWI
Who is Francis Ferdinand?
400
Britain, France, and Russia
What is Triple Entente?
400
Group of more than 40 nations, created after WWI that resolved to negotiate disputes rather than resort to war and to take common action against aggressor nations
What is League of Nations?
500
German submarines
What is u-boats?
500
New weapon of WWI that made trench warfare necessary