Causes of World War I
Agreements made in Europe that meant if one country was attacked, allied countries were bound to help them
What are Mutual Defense Alliances?
WWI caused the downfall of these four monarchies
What are Germany, Turkey, Austria-Hungary, and Russia?
The most commonly used one of these by US soldiers was the Springfield 1903
What is a Rifle?
The average age range for the Spanish Flu was this
What are 20-40s?
Name two causes of the Russian Revolution
What is WWI, unhappiness with Tsar Nicholas II, oppression of lower classes, outdated economy, etc.?
When a country increases their power and wealth by bringing additional territories under their control
What is Imperialism?
As more people became nationalistic, this quickly died off
Most of these used in WWI were based on Hiram Maxim's 1884 design
What are Machine Guns?
Spain wasn't subject to these, making people think that the Spanish Flu came from Spain
What are Wartime News Blackouts?
This massacre was caused by large protests by Russian workers against the monarchy
As the world entered the 20th Century, an arms race began and militaries grew larger and quickly
What is Militarism?
Germany's economy was highly affected by having to pay for these
What are Reparations?
Also known as "land battleships", this weapon was first used at the Battle of Cambrai
What is a Tank?
Another name for the Spanish Flu
Answers can vary from 1918 Influenza Pandemic, H1N1 Virus, Swine Flu, French Flu, and Forgotten Pandemic
Russia supported these three countries in WWI
Slavic people in Bosnia and Herzegovina wanted to achieve this by separating from Austria-Hungary
What is Nationalism?
This epidemic killed more than 25 million people across the world
What is the Spanish Flu?
This weapon used in WWI was outlawed by international law, but was later used in the Iran-Iraq War
What is Poison Gas?
The Spanish Flu came in this many waves
What is 2?
The leader of the Bolshevik Party and Revolution was this man
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
The assassination of this man was the immediate cause of WWI
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The founding of this group was to promote security and peace worldwide
What is the League of Nations?
The first of this weapon, known to the Germans as flammenwerfer, was February 26, 1915, at Malancourt
What is a Flamethrower?
Patients of the Spanish Flu were advised to take 30 grams of this per day, a dose now known to be toxic
What is Aspirin?
This Russian politician had a famous song written about him in 1978
Who is Russia's Greatest Love Machine, Grigori Rasputin?