Facts
What were the main cause of WW1?
Nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and a complex system of alliances.
He was the Archduke of Austria-Hungary whose assassination triggered the war.
Who was Franz Ferdinand?
Someone who is against getting involved in the war.
What is an isolationist?
This revolution toppled the Czar and took Russia out of WWI
What is the Russian Revolution?
This type of combat involved troops living and fighting in large man-made ditches protected by barbed wire.
Trench warfare
What event sparked the war?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary on June 28, 1914, by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist.
This Russian leader led the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, eventually pulling Russia out of the war.
Who was Vladimir Lenin?
The intense pride in one's country and national interest
What is Nationalism?
This 1919 treaty officially ended the war and placed heavy reparations and "war guilt" on Germany.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
These armored vehicles were first introduced by the British at the Battle of the Somme to break the stalemate of the trenches.
tanks
Who were the main Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.
This U.S. President was re-elected in 1916 on the slogan "He kept us out of war," only to ask for a declaration of war a year later.
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
This term describes a situation in which neither side can win a clear victory, which characterized much of the fighting on the Western Front.
What is a stalemate?
This 1916 battle was one of the deadliest in human history, lasting five months and resulting in over one million casualties.
What is the Battle of the Somme?
This was the German word for "undersea boat," used to describe the submarines that terrorized Atlantic shipping lanes.
U-boat
When did america join the war?
1917
This Serbian nationalist and member of the "Black Hand" was the 19-year-old who assassinated the Archduke in Sarajevo.
Who was Gavrilo Princip?
This was the secret communication from Germany to Mexico, promising them U.S. territory if they joined the war against America.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
This was the massive 1915-1916 campaign in the Ottoman Empire where Allied forces (including many Australians and New Zealanders) suffered a major defeat.
What was the Gallipoli Campaign?
First used by the Germans at the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915, this weapon caused suffocation, blindness, and death among soldiers in the trenches.
What is Poison Gas (or Mustard/Chlorine Gas)?
The nickname for the area of land between opposing trench lines, often filled with barbed wire and mines.
What is No Man’s Land?
He was the top-scoring air ace of the war, credited with 80 air combat victories before being shot down in 1918.
Who was the Red Baron (or Manfred von Richthofen)?
This was the name of the British passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, which significantly shifted American public opinion toward war.
What is the Lusitania?
On this specific date and time, the armistice went into effect, officially ending the fighting on the Western Front.
What is November 11, 1918 (at 11:00 AM)?
These were the large, gas-filled German airships used for bombing raids over Britain and for reconnaissance.
What are Zeppelins?