The Spark & The Start
This archduke of Austria-Hungary was assassinated in Sarajevo, triggering the war.
Who is Franz Ferdinand
This was the area of land between the opposing trenches, filled with barbed wire and craters.
What is No Man's Land
This British passenger ship was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, killing 128 Americans.
What is the Lusitania?
Under the "B" in BRAT, Germany had to accept this "Clause," taking 100% of the blame.
What is the War Guilt Clause
This was the nickname for the German submarines that terrorized Atlantic shipping lanes.
What are U-Boats?
This "ism" describes the intense competition for overseas colonies among European powers.
What is Imperialism
This novel weapon was first used by the Germans at the Battle of Ypres, causing suffocation and blindness.
What is Poison Gas (Mustard/Chlorine)
This secret telegram from Germany to Mexico suggested an alliance against the United States.
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
Under the "R" in BRAT, Germany had to pay this type of financial penalty to the Allies.
What are Reparations?
This major country dropped out of the war in 1917 due to a communist revolution at home.
What was Russia?
This country was the first to declare war, seeking revenge against Serbia.
What is Austria-Hungary
This term describes a situation where neither side can gain an advantage or win.
What is a stalemate
For most of the war, the US declined to get involved, following this policy of staying out of foreign affairs.
What is Isolationism or Neutrality?
This international organization was created to provide a panoramic system of peace, though the US never joined.
What is the League of Nations?
On this specific date and time, the fighting officially stopped (Armistice Day).
What is November 11, 1918 at 11 am?
This term describes a vocal and intense pride in one’s own country, often at the expense of others.
What is Nationalism
These acts were imposed on U.S. citizens in WW1 to prevent anyone or anything protesting the war or the U.S. government. Soldiers in the fight had to follow these rules too.
What are the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
This US President campaigned on the slogan "He kept us out of war" before eventually asking Congress to declare it.
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
This leader, nicknamed "The Tiger," wanted to ensure Germany would succumb to his demands for total security.
Who is Georges Clemenceau from France?
Because it involved nearly every continent and required total mobilization of resources, WWI was the first of these.
What is a Total War?
Germany's "Schlieffen Plan" involved a quick invasion of this neutral country to get to France.
What is Belgium
What is the outbreak of Spanish Influenze?
This was the nickname given to American soldiers when they arrived in Europe.
What were Doughboys?
Wilson’s plan for peace, which included self-determination and freedom of the seas, was known by this name.
What were the Fourteen Points?
WW1 is fought during these years.
What are 1914-1918?
July 28, 1914 (Assassination)-Armistice Day