Causes of World War 1
The four words that make up the acronym MAIN
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
The year when the Treaty of Versailles was signed.
1919
The German totalitarian leader who rose to power after World War 1.
Adolf Hitler
Giving someone what they want to prevent conflict.
Appeasement
Fighting the enemy from narrow channels dug in the ground to protect soldiers from gunfire.
Trench Warfare
The alliance that formed the central powers (2 countries).
The Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary)
The primary purpose of the Treaty of Versailles.
The title of a totalitarian ruler who has total control over every aspect of people's lives.
Dictator
This new peacekeeping group failed to prevent conflict around the world.
The League of Nations
The new, destructive weapon used on Japan during World War 2.
Atomic/Nuclear Bomb
This nation held colonies in India, China, Africa, and the Americas.
Great Britain (United Kingdom, England)
This demand from the Treaty of Versailles caused Germany to feel defenseless.
Demilitarization.
Media that the government releases to try and influence people's opinions or actions, often to benefit the goals of the state.
Propaganda
The event that started World War 2.
Hitler's Invasion of Poland
The space between two trenches.
No Man's Land
The Archduke who was assassinated the "sparked" the beginning of World War 1.
Franz Ferdinand
This demand from the Treaty of Versailles made Germany's global footprint much smaller.
Germany had to give up its colonies.
Ultra-Nationalism
The nation that Germany reunited with, breaking the Treaty of Versailles.
Austria
A new weapon that could accidentally kill people on both sides of the battlefield.
Poison gas.
Serbia
Debt from the Treaty of Versailles caused this to happen to the German economy.
Hyperinflation
Shifting blame for your problems onto a specific person or group
Scapegoating
The Rhineland and parts of Czechoslovakia are examples of places that Hitler did this to.
Annexation (claimed it as territory)
The nation that dropped out of World War 1 because they were fighting their own revolution.
Russia