Causes
The "N" in MAIN
Nationalism
This term is a war where every citizen of a nation is involved
Total War
Germany engaged in a policy of "Blank", where they would sink any ship that they believed was carrying war supplies
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Armisitice
This new weapons technology led to many painful deaths, the defense system against it was still very new and did not work well
Gas
Countries competed for colonies in a process known as...
Imperialism
This new type of warfare revolutionized fighting and led to high casualty counts
Trench Warfare
This was intercepted by the United States, angering the citizens and pushing the US toward entry into the war
The Zimmerman Note
The League of Nations was designed to keep peace in Europe but failed largely because "Blank" chose not to join
The United States
The stretch of land where Germany was fighting France and England, as well as the United States (eventually)
The Western Front
The Balkan Peninsula was known as the "blank" leading up to WWI
Powder Keg of Europe
The term for money paid by the loser of a war to the winner
Reparations
The sinking of this ship killed American citizens and pushed the United States closer to entry
Lusitania
As a result of the T.O.V. Germany had to downsize their "Blank"
Military
This area between trenches was known for massive amounts of death as the two sides attempted to cross
No Mans Land
The formal name of the alliance containing France, Russia, and the United Kingdom
Triple Entente
This month long period immediately followed the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The July Crisis
In 1918, these two central powers began to collapse, further isolating Germany
Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary
Woodrow Wilson warned of a peace "forced upon the loser" in this 1917 speech.
"Peace Without Victory"
This Serbian Nationalist Group was responsible for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The Black Hand
This man assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, sparking WWI
Gavrilo Princip
The term for Germany's war plan, where France was attacked before Russia
Schlieffen Plan
Russia was allowed to exit the war after signing this treaty
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The conference where European and US leaders met to establish a peace after WWI
Paris Peace Conference
Sarajevo