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100
His assassination was the immediate cause of WWI.
Who is the Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
100
Germany used submarines during WWI to disturb transatlantic shipping, what else are submarines called in WWI.
What are U-boats?
100
After WWI this caused many Germans to become very angry because Germany was being forced to pay large war reparations.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
100
This is the primary cause of Russia's withdrawl from WWI.
What is the overthrow of the Russian Monarchy?
200
The last Russian Czar, he abdicated his throne and was executed along with his family.
Who is Nicholas II
200
Because of their nationalistic rivalries in the period before WWI the Balkans were referred to as this.
What is the "Powder Keg of Europe"?
200
These contributed to the start of WWI by increasing tensions between European countries.
What is the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente?
200
This was influential in the United States' decision to enter WWI.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans?
300
Communist Revolutionary group that executed Nicholas II and his family.
Who are the Bolsheviks?
300
This pair of inventions were most helpful in ending the stalemate of trench warfare during WWI.
What are Tanks and Airplanes?
300
During the period from 1900 to 1914, European political leaders believed that peace could best be maintained by this idea.
What is systems of alliances?
300
"Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy Form Triple Alliance" "Serbian Nationalism Grows in Balkans" "Archduke Frans Ferdinand Assassinated in Bosnia" The events in these headlines contributed most directly to this.
What is the beginning of World War I?
400
He established the Communist government and promised the people "Peace, Land, and Bread".
Who is Premier Vladimir Ilyich Lenin?
400
Germany used its industrial might to prepare for WWI by doing this.
What is produce weapons at maximum capacity?
400
This promise was made by Lenin during the Russian Revolution of 1917 in an attempt to resolve conflicts between farmers of diverse ethnic backgrounds.
What is "Peace, Land, and Bread"?
400
Opposition to the czar, heavy military losses in WWI, and food and fuel shortages led to this.
What is the Russian Revolution?
500
He gained control in 1924 when Lenin died, established a Totalitarian rule.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
500
This type of warfare was common in WWI; it consisted of digging in and coming out over the top to attack.
What is trench warfare?
500
...A free, open-minded, and absolutely impartial adjustment of all colonial claims, based upon strict observance of the principle that in determining all such questions of sovereignty the interests of the populations concerned must have equal weight with the equitable claims of the government whose title is to be determined... -President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points held appeal to the nationalist because it suggested this.
What is national self-determination?
500
Russia was a strong supporter of Serbia in the period before WWI because of this reason.
What is Russia wanted to show support for a fellow Slavic nation?
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