Early WWI
What country assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdiand?
Serbia
What was the terrorist group from Serbia?
blank hand
What were European countries fighting about before the war?
Power and Land
Deadly German submarines?
U-boats
What type of new warfare began in WWI
Trench warfare
What country sent help to Serbia first?
Russia
What country declared war on Serbia?
Austria-Hungary
What event sparked the beginning of WWI
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
America originally declared itself ________.
neutral
How many continents did fighting occur in?
4
What country did Germany declare war on?
Russia
What country declared war on Russia?
Germany
Name a way that governments got involved in their country's war effort?
propaganda, economic reforms, war bonds
Why did Russia leave the war effort?
Russian revolution
Which new weapon was largely ineffective at first due to poor technology?
tank
What countries did Germany attack?
Russia and France
What country did the UK declare war on?
Germany
What country declared war first?
Austria-Hungary
US President during WWI?
Wilson
Name three weapon advances in the war?
poison gas, tanks, airplanes
Name 5 of the countries in the Allied Powers.
Russia, France, UK-Britain, Serbia, US, Belgium, Romania, Greece, Montenegro, Portugal, Italy
Name the 4 countries in the Central Powers.
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
France was able to hold off the German offensive at___________an ancient city of importance for both sides.
Verdun
Name the passenger ship that sank causing the US to pay more attention to the war.
the Lusitania
What was Germany's primary plan to defeat the allies?
To quickly defeat France before concentrating its forces on Russia.