The road to World War 1
What is Sarajevo?
The capital of Bosnia and the place where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated.
What is a navy?
It is one of the two key indicators of military strength in 1914 were the size of a country’s army and its naval force.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
The plan made by the Germans to avoid fighting a war on two fronts was to eliminate the French first and fastest
What is the Lusitania?
This ship was sunk in 1915, killing 128 Americans and increasing anti-German feelings.
What is the machine gun?
This was a defensive weapon that fired hundreds of bullets per minute and forced armies into trench warfare, it was a feared weapon in the war.
What is Pan-Slavism?
A belief that all Slavs should unite under Serbia’s protection.
Who was Kaiser Wilhelm II?
Wilhelm II was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 until his abdication in 1918.
What is the London Treaty (1839)?
This political cartoon showed a small Belgian boy stopping a large German soldier.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
This telegram asked Mexico to attack the United States in return for lost land.
What is shell shock?
This psychological trauma caused by constant artillery fire became common among soldiers.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
He was the person that assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and was seen as a freedom fighter by many South Slavs.
What is Weltpolitik?
Weltpolitik was Kaiser Wilhelm II's assertive foreign policy aimed at establishing Germany as a major global colonial and naval power.
What is “Bravo, Belgium”?
This political cartoon showed a small Belgian boy stopping a large German soldier.
What is neutrality?
This term means staying out of conflicts and not taking sides.
What is Austria-Hungary?
Austria-Hungary (1867–1918) was a large Dual Monarchy in Central Europe, joining Austria and Hungary under one ruler with shared ministries but separate parliaments in Vienna and Budapest.
What is Pan-Germanism?
The Belief that German culture and leadership were the best.
What is Belgium?
In 1914, Belgium was a small, neutral, and sovereign state, not a great power, but its guaranteed independence was vital to maintaining the balance of power in Europe.
What is destroying the railway system?
During World War I, railways were destroyed by deliberate demolition, artillery shelling, and operational decay to cripple the enemy's logistics and stop the flow of essential troops and supplies.
How many Germans immigrated to America
Between 1881–1892, 1.7 million Germans immigrated to the U.S
Who is Prince Rudolf?
Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria (1858–1889)
What were the Balkan Wars?
The Balkan Wars were two conflicts fought in 1912 and 1913 in Southeastern Europe that resulted in the decline of the Ottoman Empire and changed the region's political landscape, ultimately contributing to the outbreak of World War I.
What is the Agadir Crisis?
This international crisis in Morocco brought Germany and France close to war in 1911.
What is Origin?
The complex and interconnected causes that led to the outbreak of the war in the summer of 1914.
What is isolationism?
This policy—remaining separate from foreign affairs—guided the U.S. from 1914 to 1917.
What is a helmet (or protective gear)?
This usable gear was one of the most important things you would have on you in a war; this gear would protect you from incoming headshots and save you.