This is what the letter "M" stands for in MAIN.
What is militarism?
The failure of this plan resulted in World War I lasting for four years.
What was the Schlieffen Plan?
New ideas, technologies, or events that change a system.
What is an emergence?
June 28, 1914.
When was the Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
This type of warfare involved soldiers using masks to protect themselves from deadly chemicals like mustard gas.
What is chemical warfare?
These were the two major alliances in World War I.
What were the Entente (or Allies) and the Tripple Alliance (or Central Powers)?
Germany's invasion of this country pulled the United Kingdom into World War I.
What is Belgium?
This emergence resulted in the sinking of the Lusitania.
What was the submarine? (What was unrestricted submarine warfare?)
Gavrilo Princip
Who assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This message, intercepted by the British, revealed Germany’s plan to persuade Mexico to join the war against the U.S.
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
The assassination of this person was the spark that started the war.
Who was the Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The harsh consequences of this treaty Germany resulted in hyperinflation and the rise of Nazism.
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
The widespread use of this rapid-fire weapon in WWI led to trench warfare and stalemates.
What is the machine gun?
This country mobilized faster than expected contributing to the failure of the Schlieffen Plan.
What is Russia?
Known as "the Red Baron," this WWI pilot became famous for his aerial combat skills.
Who is Manfred von Richthofen?
The desire to unite the Serbian people in one country is most closely related to this cause of World War I.
What is nationalism?
When we look at the prominence, consequences, and what past events reveal, we evaluate this.
What is historical significance?
Soldiers dug these long, deep ditches for protection, leading to this new kind of warfare in World War I.
What was trench warfare?
This journalist wrote an eyewitness account of the German invasion of Belgium titled "The German Army Marches Through Brussels."
Who was Richard Harding Davis?
This major WWI naval battle between Britain and Germany in 1916 was one of the largest sea battles in history.
What was the Battle of Jutland?
This cause of World War I was related to European competition to build overseas empires.
What is imperialism?
As a consequence of trench warfare soldiers suffered from conditions such as Trench Foot and PTSD (Shellshock).
What were some of the consequences of trench warfare?
This emergence helped to fuel movements for women's suffrage.
What happened after women entered the workforce in World War I?
This empire joined the Central Powers in 1914 by attacking Russia, expanding the war's scope.
What was the Ottoman Empire?
In 1917, this revolution caused Russia to withdraw from WWI, leading to the signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
What was the Russian Revolution?