Causes
What event helped start WWI in 1914?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Who was assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
In what year did WWI begin?
1914
What type of fighting involved soldiers fighting from long, narrow ditches?
Trenches
In what year did WWI end?
1918
What secret agreement connected Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy before WWI?
The Triple Alliance
Who was the German emperor during most of WWI?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
What famous battle in 1916 was one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war?
Battle of Verdun
Who was the Italian Prime Minister who represented Italy at the Paris Peace Conference?
Vittorio Orlando
What treaty officially ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers?
Treaty of Versailles
Name one major cause of WWI besides alliances.
Militarism, nationalism, or imperialism
Who was the U.S. president when America entered WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
What battle in 1916 is famous for its huge casualties and use of tanks?
Battle of the Somme
What was the name for the area between opposing trenches?
No Man’s Land
What international organization was created after WWI to help prevent future wars?
League of Nations
Which country did Austria-Hungary declare war on in July 1914?
Serbia
Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Gavrilo Princip
What battle stopped the German advance toward Paris in 1914?
Battle of the Marne
What was trench foot caused by? And what is trench foot?
Prolonged exposure to cold, wet conditions.
What worldwide pandemic spread during the final year of WWI and continued after the war? What type of microorganism caused it?
influenza pandemic (Spanish flu)
What alliance linked France, Russia, and Britain?
The Triple Entente
Who was the British Prime Minister during the later years of WWI and one of the leaders at the Paris Peace Conference?
David Lloyd George
What was Germany's main strategic problem that the Schlieffen Plan attempted to solve?? Who created the plan ? Was it a success?
Quickly defeat France in the west.Then move its forces east to fight Russia. Alfred von Schlieffen
What was a dugout used for?
An underground shelter where soldiers could rest and seek protection from artillery and enemy fire.
Name 3 thing Germany was required to do under the Treaty of Versailles
pay reparations, give up territory, reduce its military, and accept responsibility for the war.