Causes of WWI
4 Main causes for WW1
Militarism, Tangled Alliances, Imperialism, Nationlism.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire were part of this alliance during the war.
What were the Central Powers?
Soldiers lived and fought in these long, narrow ditches.
Trenches
This was the first major battle of WWI that stopped Germany’s advance into France.
The Battle of Marne
This treaty officially ended WWI in 1919.
the Treaty of Versailles
This buildup of weapons and armies increased tension across Europe before the war.
Militarism
France, Britain, and Russia were part of this alliance.
What were the Allied Powers (Triple Entente also works)
The deadly area between opposing trenches was called this.
No Mans Land
This long and deadly 1916 battle lasted about 10 months.
Battle of Verdun
This person made the main argument for uniting countries for peace
Woodrill Wilson
This event in June 1914 triggered the start of WWI.
the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This country joined the war in 1917 after submarine attacks and the Zimmerman Telegram.
U.S.A
Name two negatives of Trench Warfare
Environmental effects, Trench foot, Wars ending with stalemates ect
This caused much more deaths throughout the war
Improved technologies
This country was forced to accept blame for the war.
Germany
This system forced countries to defend one another, pulling many into war.
Tangled Alliances
This was done by Germany despite the treaty they said with the U.S.A restricting it
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
This new weapon caused painful burns and breathing damage in trench warfare.
Poison Gas
Germany promised Mexico U.S. territory in this intercepted telegram.
Zimmerman Telegram
This new international organization was created to keep peace.
League of Nations
July 28th 1914
This Russian leader took Russia out of the war
Vladimir Lenin
Why did Britain have the weakest army
This 1917 revolution led to Russia leaving the war.
Russian Revolution
This country lost the least amount of men out of the major countries involved
The U.S.A (on account of being in the war for the least amount of time)