Archduke of Austria-Hungary who was killed by a Serbian Nationalist in 1914.
Who is Franz Ferdinand
100
Pride and loyalty to one's country, not just a monarch.
Nationalism
100
When all human resources are used, combatant and non-combatant, to fuel the war effort.
Total War
100
Compulsory enlistment of people into national service.
Conscription
100
Which two countries granted partial and/or complete suffrage to women in the decade following WW1?
Great Britain and USA
200
President of The United States during WW1
Woodrow Wilson
200
Belief that a country should maintain strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively.
Militarism
200
British attack on German lines in 1916. British lost 20,000 and suffered 40,000 wounded of 100,000 troops mobilized. Ultimately the British gained only 10 miles.
Battle of the Somme
200
Sinking of this ship brought the United States into the war (among a few other things...)
Lusitania
200
Due to extreme moisture in the trenches it was not uncommon for soldiers to develop this nasty condition on their lower extremities...
Trench foot
300
Previously exiled leader of the Bolsheviks in Russia.
Vladimir Lenin
300
A pact, coalition, or friendship between nations. These relationships dragged countries to the battlefront.
Alliance
300
German attack on French lines on the Western Front. Total surprise to the French. 300,000 lives lost and 750,000 wounded. Thought by many to be the "greatest and most demanding battle in history." All went down in a town in Northeastern France.
Battle of Verdun
300
Country whose army refused to go "over the top" after a growing sense of the uselessness of the fighting set in. They were willing to defend....but attack now seemed unnecessary.
France
300
This disorder caused many soldiers to suffer discomforts or "ticks" in the same parts of the body where they inflicted wounds on their foes. And those were only some of the possible symptoms.
Shell Shock
400
One of the most important authors of WW1 literature. He suffered from shell shock and later wrote alongside Seigfried Sasson.
Wilfred Owen
400
Tensions grew more strained in the Balkans when Austria-Hungary annexed this territory.
Bosnia
400
Allied attack on Turkish forces. The intent was to knock Turkey out of the war. But, in the end the allies could not break through....250,000 wounded and 46,000 dead.
Gallipoli
400
Capture of this Russian landmark, and seat of government, symbolized the ultimate takeover of the government by the Bolsheviks.
Winter Palace
400
Biased information used to promote a particular cause.
Propaganda
500
French General who promised to change French fighting tactics in the trenches and to end the war quickly......he failed (last name only)
General Nivelle
500
A final, uncompromising demand. Austria-Hungary issued one to Serbia that eventually lead to war declarations.
Ultimatum
500
It was in this battle that trench warfare was born and it became clear to the world that this was going to be a much longer and more protracted war than anyone had thought.
Battle of the Marne
500
Germany effectively won the Eastern Front when Russia signed this treaty with them.