Causes of WW1
This word describes building up a strong military and preparing for war.
Militarism
The Powder Keg of Europe
The Balkans
This war made food shortages and military failures worse in Russia
World War 1
The 1919 peace treaty that officially ended World War I.
Treaty of Versailles
The area between opposing trenches where soldiers were most vulnerable
No Mans Land
When powerful countries control weaker countries or compete for colonies.
Imperialism
The start and end years of World War 1
1914-1918
The political party that brought Communism to Russia
The Bolsheviks
This clause forced Germany to accept full blame for starting World War I.
The War Guilt Clause
The alliance that included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
The Central Powers
The assassination of this Austrian archduke triggered World War I.
Archduke Frans Ferdinand
One new WWI weapon that changed warfare forever
Machine gun, poison gas, tank, submarine
This Bolshevik leader later took control of the Soviet Union after Lenin’s death
Joseph Stalin
One major way the Treaty of Versailles weakened Germany’s military power.
limiting the army, banning submarines, or restricting weapons
The deadly gas weapon that caused blisters and lung damage.
Mustard gas
Strong pride in your country or desire for your own nation is called this.
Nationalism
The 4 main allied powers
UK, USA, France, Russia
This economic idea believes wealth should be shared and private property should not exist
Communism (also called Bolshevism in Russia)
Why do historians believe that The Treaty of Versailles helped lead the world to World War 2?
By creating anger and instability in Germany.
The phrase used to describe the lack of progress on the Western Front.
Stalemate
Agreements between countries to help each other in war are called this
Alliances
The 4 main Central Powers
Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria Hungary, Bulgaria
This leader headed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution and eventually pulled Russia out of World War 1 early
Vladimir Lenin
The word for payments Germany had to make for war damages.
Approximately how much in today’s money?
Reparations
33 billion in 1920. 400 billion dollars today
The alliance that included Britain, France, the United States, and Russia
The Allied Powers