Before the War
The assassination of this Austrian Noble provoked the invasion of Serbia by the Dual Monarchy.
What is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The Treaty of Versailles demilitarized this industrial heartland of Germany.
What is the Rhineland?
These three powers made up the Triple Entente at the beginning of the war.
What is Russia, France, and Britain?
These three powers made up the core of the Central powers
What is Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire?
Wat is the February Revolution?
In this previous conflict, the new German Empire humiliated France and set themselves up as a major player in Europe.
What is the Franco-Prussian War?
This previously partitioned state, established by Germany during the war, gained independence and went on to be a major power holder in eastern Europe after the war.
What is Poland?
The sinking of this American-boarded British ship set the stage for the U.S.'s entry into the war against the Central Powers.
What is the Lusitania?
This de-facto military dictator rose to power in Germany during the later stages of the war.
What is General Erich Ludendorff?
This treaty, signed by the Bolsheviks, ceded many lands to Germany in exchange for an end to hostilities.
What is the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
This invention, developed just after the turn of the century, opened a whole new theatre other than merely on land and sea.
What is the aeroplane?
Due to the other great powers cannibalizing their industry to stay afloat during the conflict, this untouched country entered a period of economic growth and prosperity.
What is the United States of America?
This new war machine was developed and used by France and Britain to great success, famously used at the Battle of the Somme.
What are Tanks?
This country fell into anarchy during the later stages of the war, with many states declaring independence from it.
What is Austria-Hungary?
This communist political faction took control of the Russian heartlands shortly following the October Revolution.
What is the Bolsheviks?
This new take on an old weapon drastically increased the firepower of your everyday infantryman, and was first seen in use in 1884.
What is the automatic rifle?
Hungary, after going through a communist revolution in 1919, was partitioned by this treaty.
What is the Treaty of Trianon?
What is Greece?
This rather old nautical invention saw its first widespread military use by the German Empire during WWI.
What is the submarine?
Entente powers invaded this northern city in Russia to secure old military shipments along with combating Bolshevik and German control in the area.
What is Arkhangelsk?
Southeastern Europe changed dramatically over the course of these two wars which preceeded WWI by less than half a decade.
What is the Balkan Wars?
A breakaway-only-in-name from the Ottoman Empire beat back the allied powers who wished to colonize it during this bizarre conflict
What is the Turkish War of Independence?
This political doctrine of punitive action towards a country which had wronged them before guided France before and during the war.
What is Revanchism?
Conspiracy between Germany and the Ottoman Minister of War led to this nautical military action, dragging the neutral Ottoman Empire into war with Russia and by extension the rest of the Entente.
What is the Black Sea Raid?
This diasporic volunteer force of the Russian Empire famously took control of the trans-Siberian rail network, later being evacuated to their new home state in Europe through Vladivostok.
What is the Czechoslovak Legion?