WWI
What lead directly to the conflict of WWI?
Decisions that European leaders made after a crisis in the Balkans
What did almost everyone believe in August, 1914?
That the war would be over in a few weeks
How did Britain help expand the war into a true world conflict?
They included their colonies in the conflict
How did Germany respond to the U.S. protesting the sinking of the Lusitania?
Stopped unrestricted submarine warfare
What was the spark which ignited WW I?
The assassination of the Austrian Archduke
What was the result of the Western Front being bogged down in trench warfare?
Both sides stayed in virtually the same positions for four years
How did Japan help expand the war into a true world conflict?
By seizing German-held islands in the Pacific
What brought the U.S. into the war in April, 1917?
The return of unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans
Why did Austria ask for the backing of their German allies?
They feared Russian intervention if they attacked Serbia
What was no-man's-land?
The strip of land between opposing trenches
How did governments meet wartime needs?
By expanding their powers
With more than a million American troops pouring into France, what did the Allies forces begin?
An advance towards Germany called the 100 Days Offensive
Why did Great Britain officially declare war on Germany?
Because Germany violated Belgian neutrality
Why did attacks across no-mans-land rarely work?
The men were easily mowed down by enemy machine guns
What did the immediate cause of U.S. involvement in WWI grown out of?
The naval war between Britain and Germany
What did German General Ludendorff tell German leaders in late September, 1918?
That the war was lost and they must make peace
What had government propaganda stirred before the war?
National hatred of opponents
What did the Germans use their Zeppelins for?
To bomb London
How did Germany respond to Britain's naval blockade?
With unrestricted submarine warfare
How did the Germans view the Treaty of Versailles?
As a harsh, unfair peace settlement