M.A.I.N. Causes
Building up armies, navies, and weapons is called what?
What is Militarism?
Who was assassinated on June 28, 1914?
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This dangerous area lay between enemy trenches.
What is No Man's Land?
This battle stopped Germany’s quick-victory plan in 1914.
What is the Battle of the Marne?
What German policy pushed Woodrow Wilson closer to entering WWI?
Unrestricted submarine warfare.
These secret agreements promised to defend each other if attacked.
What are Alliances?
Who killed the Archduke?
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
Name the trench where soldiers fought on the front lines.
What is the Front-Line Trench?
What major city did the Marne save from German capture?
What is Paris?
What happened to the Lusitania?
It was sunk by a German U-boat.
Competition for colonies and resources is known as what?
What is Imperialism?
What was the nationalist group Princip belonged to?
What is the Black Hand?
Rats, lice, and standing water often led to this foot infection.
What is Trench Foot?
This 10-month battle became a symbol of French determination.
What is the Battle of Verdun?
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
German message urging Mexico to attack the U.S., pulling America into the war.
Extreme pride in one’s nation or ethnic group.
What is Nationalism?
What country did Austria-Hungary declare war on first?
What is Serbia?
Name two new WWI weapons introduced during trench warfare.
Machine guns, poison gas, artillery, tanks, airplanes, submarines.
What was Germany’s goal at Verdun?
To “bleed France white”
What happened during the Second Battle of the Marne?
The Allies stopped the last major German offensive.
Name the two major alliance systems (both groups).
Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy)
Triple Entente (France, Russia, Great Britain)
Which country entered the war when Germany invaded Belgium?
What is Great Britain?
What caused trench warfare to develop and create a stalemate?
The failure of the Schlieffen Plan and deadly new weapons
How many total casualties occurred at the Battle of Verdun?
About 700,000.
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
Woodrow Wilson