World War I Basics
What event sparked WWI in 1914?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What does "jus ad bellum" mean?
Right to go to war
What is the purpose of the Geneva Conventions?
Protect non-combatants and prisoners of war
What empire was Germany part of during WWI?
German Empire
What style of warfare defined the Western Front?
Trench Warfare
Name the two major alliances during WWI ( not countries)
Allied Powers & Central Powers
Name one condition of a just war.
Just cause, last resort, legitimate authority
What warfare tactic was banned under the Hague Convention?
Poison gas, expanding bullets, etc.
Who was the Kaiser of Germany during WWI?
Wilhelm II
Name one new weapon used in WWI.
Machine guns, tanks, gas, etc.
What was the purpose of the Schlieffen Plan?
To avoid a two-front war by invading France through Belgium
What does "proportionality" mean in just war theory?
Use of force must be proportional to the threat
Which international law protects wounded soldiers and medical workers?
Geneva Convention
What was Germany forced to accept in the Treaty of Versailles?
War guilt clause, reparations, loss of territory
What made trench warfare especially deadly?
Stalemates, unsanitary conditions, artillery
What treaty ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
True or False: Revenge is considered a just cause.
False
True or False: Hague Conventions focused only on naval warfare.
False
What political system replaced the Kaiser after WWI?
Weimar Republic
What protective gear became standard due to chemical warfare?
Gas Masks
Name 3 consequences of WWI
Loss of life, economic damage, fall of empires.
Give an example of a WWI action that might violate just war theory.
Use of chemical weapons
How did WWI violate international laws from these conventions?
Use of chemical weapons, attacks on civilians, etc.
How did WWI help lead to the rise of Nazism in Germany?
Economic hardship, national humiliation, etc
What was “No Man’s Land”?
The deadly area between opposing trenches