The Spark & Alliances
This Archduke’s assassination in Sarajevo was the "spark" that blew up the European powder keg.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The deadly, empty space located between enemy trenches.
No Man’s Land
German submarines used to sink supply ships in the Atlantic.
U-boats
How many Americans died when the Lusitania was sunk by a German U-Boat?
128
The exact day and time the guns went silent (The Armistice).
November 11th at 11:00 AM
This term describes a country aggressively building up a massive army and being ready to use it.
Militarism
This new defensive weapon made it impossible to stand in the open, forcing soldiers to dig trenches.
Machine Gun
This metal beast was invented specifically to crush barbed wire and cross No Man's Land.
The tank
The status of the U.S. for the first three years of the war (staying out of it).
Being neutral
Under the "B" in the BRAT acronym, Germany had to accept 100% of this.
Blame (or War Guilt)
Germany used this "shortcut" plan to invade France by going through neutral Belgium.
The Schlieffen Plan
A situation where neither side can move forward or win; a four-year "tie."
A stalemate
This weapon could clear a trench in seconds but was dangerous if the wind changed direction.
Poison Gas
The nickname given to the fresh, energetic American soldiers who arrived in 1917.
Doughboys
These are massive cash payments ($33 Billion) that Germany was forced to pay the winners.
Reparations
This "buddy system" meant that a small fight between two countries turned into a global war.
Alliances or allies
Winning a war by simply outlasting the enemy until they run out of men and food.
War of Attrition
This term describes a country putting ALL its resources, factories, and citizens into the war effort.
Total War
This secret message from Germany asked Mexico to attack the United States.
The Zimmermann Telegram
This group of countries was supposed to talk out problems to prevent war, but the U.S. never joined.
The League of Nations
Which three countries made up the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
In All Quiet on the Western Front, Paul’s death at the very end of the war represents this concept.
The pointlessness of war (all similar answers are acceptable)
Early in the war, airplanes weren't used for bombing, but for this "spying" purpose.
Reconnaissance
Germany promised Mexico these three U.S. states if they joined the Central Powers. (THIS ONE IS HARD! I DID NOT MENTION IT IN CLASS. HEHE GOOD LUCK -Mrs. A)
Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona
This is the primary reason the Treaty of Versailles is blamed for causing World War II.
It left Germany poor, humiliated, and angry (allowing Hitler to rise to power).