Causes/Beginning
Who assassinated the Archduke of Austria-Hungary?
Gavrilo Princip
Having great pride in ones nation or shared culture
nationalism
What year did Russia become the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic?
1922
The 14 Points
A poster or advertisement that is persuading you to do something.
Propaganda
The need for more natural resources
The act of a country building up their military
militarism
Name the two fronts for Germany and the countries on each side
Western Front: Great Britain, France
Eastern Front: Russia
A radical Russian communist is known as what?
Bolshevik
Which was the only point taken from the 14 points and added to the Treaty of Versailles?
League of Nations
Who did the Treaty of Versailles blame for the war?
Germany
This is where European nations "carved up" areas of Africa without any say from the Africans themselves.
Berlin Conference
What three nations made up the Triple Entente/Allies at the beginning of the war?
France, Great Britain, Russia
Trench warfare caused a what not allowing either side to advance?
Stalemate
Who was the first leader of the Soviet Union?
Vladimir Lenin
What Treaty ended the Great War?
Treaty of Versailles
The American draft which is still in place today came from what act signed in 1917?
Selective Service Act
What nation was considered the Jewel in the Crown of the British empire?
India
What nations made up the Triple Alliance/Central Powers at the beginning of the war?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Ottoman Empire
This region was known as "the powder keg of Europe" due to the tension building there due to nationalism?
Balkans
What was the result of the Russian Revolution?
Russia became the first communist state.
True or false? America entered the war immediately following the sinking of the Lusitania.
False
What two events changed Americas perception of the war pushing them closer to joining?
The Lusitania Disaster and the Zimmerman Telegram
This Treaty forced China to open trading ports to Britain and other western powers.
Treaty of Nanjing
Germany quickly taking over France and then turning its attention to Russia was a plan known as what?
Schlieffen plan
What event invigorated the allies allowing them to launch an offensive against the Germans at the Second Battle of the Marne?
The Americans entering into the war
The massacre that occurred when the Russians petitioned the king for better working conditions is known as what?
Bloody Sunday
Name one nation created as a result of the treaty of Versailles.
Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia
What happened to the Austro-Hungarian Empire after the war?
The split and became independent nations of Austria and Hungary
Name the two rebellions brought on by British influence in China and India.
Boxer Rebellion and Sepoy Rebellion