Causes
What is nationalism?
A strong sense of pride and loyalty to your country
The alliance between France, Russia, and Britain
Allied Powers
The beginning of WWI was a stalemate.
TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
What year did the US join the war?
1917
President of US during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
What is it called when a country takes over other countries to build an empire?
Imperialism
The alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
Central Powers
Did France attack in Germany or did Germany attack in France?
Germany attacked in France
What British ship sunk by German subs contained American citizens?
Lusitania
Created Communism in Russia
Vladimir Lenin
Because of militarism, countries raced to build the largest what?
Army and navy
Why did a web of alliances make WWI a larger war than it should have been?
Countries had already promised to protect each other if fighting occurred.
France
What was the final straw that caused America to declare war on Germany?
The Zimmerman Telegram
Last King of Russia; assassinated
Tsar Nicholas II
Why did militarism cause tension in Europe before WWI?
Countries feared that they would be taken over by nations with larger militaries, so they made their armies bigger, too.
Russia declared war on Austria-Hungary which was Germany's ally.
How did airplanes change the way the war was fought?
They could spy on enemy trenches and shoot down into them.
What French ship did Germany attack that contained US citizens?
Sussex
King of Germany during WWI
Kaiser Wilhelm II
What three things did having an empire allow a country to do?
Be a world power
Have more natural resources
Have more power than other nations
Why did Britain declare war on Germany if Germany never attacked Britain?
Because Germany declared war on France, who was Britain's ally.
They were fighting on two fronts, France and Russia.
What effect did American troops have on the fighting?
American troops were well prepared and trained, as well as rested. They caused the Allies to begin winning.
King of Britain during WWI.
King George V