Causes
Serbia was responsible for this, the spark of WWI
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
battle strategy made prevalent in WWI
trench warfare
Who made up the Allied Powers (the big four)?
Russia, Great Britain, France, Italy
What was the U.S. position in 1914?
Neutrality
Created to help resolve international conflict, unsuccessful, U.S. didn't join
League of Nations
Nationalism
Defined by feelings of intense patriotism, love for ones country to the extent of hating others
German military strategy- Germany faced war on two fronts; planned to go through Belgium and quickly take out France
Schlieffen Plan
Who made up the central powers?
Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria Hungary
the German policy of unrestricted submarine warfare led to what?
the U.S. entering the war
officially ended WWI
Treaty of Versailles
Countries growing their military and increasing military spending; European countries were in competition with each other
Militarism
What was No Man's Land?
area between the trenches
Gavrilo Princip
Assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Developed by Wilson; intended to prevent international conflict from leading to war
Fourteen Points
What was the goal of France at the Paris Peace Conference
to punish Germany
Countries making agreements to work together and "have each other's back"
Alliances
Daily Double: WWI is also known as what?
The Great War
German underseas boats were known as what?
U-Boats
What was propaganda used for?
To control public opinion
Who had to take full responsibility for the war?
Germany
Imperialism
Spreading a country's power and influence through diplomacy, military force, or conquest.
civilian ship sunk by a German submarine
the Lusitania
Who was responsible for the Franco-Prussian victory and the humiliation of France?
Otto Von Bismarck
Stalemate
neither side is advancing; temporary stop
Russian soldiers and civilians suffering during WWI led to what?
The Russian Revolution