Causes of WWI
Happened from 1914-1918. Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism were major contributors to war, but the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was main spark. New technologies (machine guns, tanks, airplanes) and trench warfare were key characteristics of this war.
What is World War I
Posters, movies, cartoons, songs, political ads etc. aimed at promoting a specific point of view and to create support
What is Propaganda
Trenches protected soldiers from this new weapon
What are Machine Guns
This event happened from July to November 1916
What is the Battle of the Somme
Germany declared war on these two nations during WWI
Who are France and Russia
This was the spark that started the war.
What is the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Not taking one side over another, to remain uninvolved in a war or foreign entanglement.
What is Neutral/neutrality
Nickname for German Submarines
What are U Boats
This event happened on August 4, 1914
What is Germany invades Belgium?
Germany invaded France through this shared border
What is Belgium
Military intertwined with society along with massive military spending & build up of military forces/equipment
What is Militarism
President that ended neutrality during World War I in 1917. Wrote 14 Points and created the alliance League of Nations.
Who is Woodrow Wilson
This item was created in WWI to help combat gases used in warfare
What are Gas masks
This event happened on May 7, 1915
What is the sinking of the Lusitania?
The country to declare war on Serbia, starting WWI
What is Austria-Hungary
Groups working together to achieve similar economic or militaristic interests (Triple Entente, Triple Alliance)
What is Alliance
Ended World War I with harsh conditions for Germany: Had to pay reparations, downsize military, give up conquered lands etc...
What is Treaty of Versailles
These two transportation inventions saw battle in WWI for the first time
What is the Airplanes and Tanks
This event happened exactly 5 years to the day after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
What is the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and the end of WWI?
The Marne River
What is the location of the last German offensive of WWI?
Extreme social & political loyalty, patriotism and love for one's own country
What is Nationalism
Trench warfare/new technology led to many casualties and little offensive movements on the battlegrounds between France and Germany during WWI
What is a Stalemate on Western Front
What is the space between two opposing trenches
What is No Man's Land
This is the longest battle of WWI and was fought from February to December 1916.
What is the Battle of Verdun.
Countries in the Triple Entente
Who are Great Britain, Russia, and France
New types of warfighting like total war and war of attrition, trench warfare, and new technology like machine guns, u-boats, poison gas, and airplanes contributed to this.
This is the record for the most soldiers killed in a single battle in WWI. (Number of troops and place)
What are 58,000 troops at the Battle of the Somme?
This happened on April 22, 1915.
What is the Germans deploy poison gas for the 1st time?
This happened on September 15, 1916.
What are first tanks were deployed in WWI?
The Ottoman Empire and the Balkans were part of this group of countries that had an agreement to fight together during WWI.
What were the Central Powers?