Causes of WWI
This "M" in MAIN means building up territories
Militarism
The space between enemy trenches
No Man's Land
The war began in this year
1914
German emperor during WWI
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Germany and Austria-Hungary were part of this group
Central Powers
This system caused countries to defend each other
Alliances
Soldiers used these to breathe during gas attacks
Gas masks
A long, deadly battle in France
Battle of Verdun
U.S. president during WWI
Britain, France, and Russia were called
Allied Powers
Competing for land and colonies is called
Imperialism
This weapon made charging across trenches deadly
Machine guns
A 1916 battle with over 1 million casualties
Battle of the Somme
Russian ruler who lost power during the war
Czar Nicholas II
This country joined the Allies in 1917
United States
Pride and loyalty to your country
Nationalism
Mud, rats, and this condition made feet rot
Trench foot
Secret message that helped bring the U.S. into the war
Zimmermann Telegram
The man whose death started the war
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This country left the war after a revolution
Russia
The event that officially sparked the war
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
A new weapon that caused choking and blindness
Poison Gas
The year the U.S. entered the war
1917
Leader of Russia after the revolution who made peace
Vladimir Lenin
This empire fought with Germany and lost land after the war
Ottoman Empire