People
Who was the person assassinated by a Serbian nationalist group which started WWI?
Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
What was the cruise ship that was sunk by the Germans killing 128 Americans?
The Lusitania
Who was apart of the Triple Alliance?
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Ottoman Empire
Alliances
What are some of the conditions soldiers endured while in a trench during WWI?
Dirty
Diseases
Trench Foot
Wet
Guns, Gases, Bombs
Who led the effort to create the League of Nations?
Woodrow Wilson
This is the event that had Russians overthrow Tsar Nicholas II and replaced it with a provincial government
February Revolution
Who was apart of the Triple Entente?
England
France
Russia
US
What did the Germans use to get past the British blockade?
Uboats (submarines)
Germany needed to pay 33 billion dollars in _______ for damages associated with WWI
Reparations
Who is the leader of Russia at the start of WWI?
Tsar Nicolas II
This was a coded letter sent by Germany to Mexico promising them to return Arizona, New Mexico and Texas to Mexico in exchange for going to war against the US
Zimmerman Telegram
What did Germany have to give up according to the Treaty of Versailles?
Colonies
Demilitarized zones between France and Germany
Reducing army and Navy
No air force
This was the treaty that officially ended WWI
Treaty of Versailles 1919
Nationalism
Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks, that took down the Russian Provisional government during the November Revolution?
Vladimir Lenin
Why was America Neutral in the war?
America is an ocean away from Europe so not directly involved in the conflict
Had English Americans as well as German Americans
- Feared rebellions would happen across America
This is when an industrialized nation would take over an impoverished nation and extract its resources
Imperialism
This is when nations rapidly build up their military
Militarism
Why was Russia ineffective in WWI?
Not industrialized
Poor Military Commanders
What was the name of the queen whose family line represented the royalty of nearly all of Europe?
Queen Victoria
Total Warfare
How did the Industrial Revolution impact WWI?
Better weapons such as
Planes, Submarines, tanks, Machine guns, Deadly gases, bombs
What is the area located between trenches called? Why was it called this?
NoMansLand
If soldiers ventured into NoMansLand they would likely be shotWhy was America technically not neutral in the war?
- More trade and loans to Britain than Germany
- Approved of British Blockade
- Disapproved of German Uboats