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What are the four causes of WWI?
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
What event triggered or sparked WWI?
The assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Name two ways that chemical warfare did damage to soldiers?
Blinded them.
Sneezing and itching irritants.
Destroy respiratory systems.
Causes sever blisters.
What two roles did propaganda play early in the war (1914-1916)?
Recruiting soldiers and trying to entice people to help the war effort
What was the new style of warfare used during much of WWI that included an area called no man's land?
Trench Warfare
Germany’s effort to build up their navy to compete with Great Britain is an example of what?
Militarism
Which treaty effectively ended the Allies war with Germany?
Treaty of Versailles
Name two ways Germany first broke war time rules.
Bombing civilian cities
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Chemical warfare
What was the significance of the sinking of the Lusitania?
It pushed the US to start thinking about war as there were US civilians on board.
Germany faced war on how many fronts for much of the war?
2
Russia coming to the defense of Serbia at the start of the war is an example of what?
Alliances
What are two examples of weapon technology that made WWI the deadliest war to that point in history?
Poison Gas | Tanks | Airplanes | Machine Guns | etc.
The United States's role in the League of Nations after the war was what?
They did not sign the Treaty of Versailles and did not join the League
In detail what was the Zimmerman Telegram?
a proposal by a German official that Mexico attack the United States in return for territory to keep the US out of war.
Where was the western front?
France and Belgium along their German borders.
Various nations feeling of economic, political, and military supremacy is an example of what?
Nationalism
Germany didn't actually surrender and instead signed what?
An armistice or a cease-fire (truce)
Germany invaded what neutral country, leading Great Britain to join the war against Germany?
Belgium
Why did Russia pull out of the WWI?
Russian Revolution! And the new governing body decided feeding their people was more important than the war.
Who were the three original Allied Powers?
France, Great Britain, Russia
Great Britain's control over places like India and Australia, and those countries' involvement in WWI is an example of what?
Imperialism
Name 3 ways in which the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany.
stripped of 25,000 square miles of land.
gave up all their outer colonies and territories.
had to limit military size and equipment.
had to accepted full responsibility of the war
was required to pay 132 billion Gold Marks ($300 billion today).
A plan for post-war peace, freedom of the seas, and free trade agreements:
Wilson's 14 Points
What was the biggest thing America's entry into WWI did for the Allies?
Added 2 million troops and funding to the war.
Who were the three original Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy