Who's Involved?
Who was primarily blamed for WWI?
Germany
The belief that a country should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it to defend or promote national interests
Hint: supported by the use of conscription and the development of new weapons like machine guns and tanks
Militarism
This unrestricted war technology was responsible for sinking the Lusitania, leading to the USA's entry into WWI.
German U-boats/Submarines
When ___ abdicated the Russian throne, the ___ briefly took control.
1. Czar Nicholas II 2. Provisional Government/Kerensky
After WWI, where did the Allied nations meet to discuss peace terms and reshape national borders?
Paris Peace Conference
The assassination of Archduke _____ in 1914 by Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian, is considered the spark that led to the outbreak of World War I.
1. Franz Ferdinand
What type of media became widely used during WWI to shape public opinion and encourage support for the war effort?
Propaganda
A secret message from Germany to Mexico, promising U.S. territory in exchange for joining the Central Powers in WWI, that pushed the US to join the war in 1917.
Zimmerman Telegram
After the Russian Revolution, Lenin and the Bolsheviks renamed Russia to reflect the new communist government. What was the new name of the country?
USSR (Soviet Union)
Created by US president Wilson to maintain international peace after WWI, what organization failed due to the lack of a military force and the US refusing to join?
League of Nations
Who was part of the Central Powers (Triple Alliance)?
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire
The belief that one's own nation is superior to others.
Nationalism
This type of fighting became common on the Western Front, where soldiers lived and fought from long, narrow ditches dug into the ground, leading to stalemates and harsh living conditions?
Trench Warfare
What Bolshevik slogan promised key reforms in Russia such as exiting the war, land redistribution, and food for the people?
Peace, Land, Bread
This document was signed by the Central Powers and Lenin and the Bolsheviks, officially ending Russia's involvement in WWI and forcing Russia to give up large amounts of territory.
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Who was part of the Allied Powers (Triple Entente)? List at least 3!
This refers to a type of warfare in which all of a country’s resources, including civilian industries and public support at home, are fully mobilized to support the war effort.
Total War
What type of warfare involves both sides trying to wear down the other by inflicting continuous losses, often with little territorial gain?
Hint: this tactic was especially used on the western front
War of Attrition
After the ____, an extremist Communist party, stormed the Winter Palace, their leader ____ took control.
1. Bolsheviks 2. Vladimir Lenin
What treaty ended WWI and punished Germany by stripping it of its overseas colonies, reducing its military, demanding reparations and placing full blame for the war on the country?
Treaty of Versailles
These individuals were recruited by European powers from their colonies in regions such as Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean to support the war effort during WWI
Colonial Soldiers
Payments or compensation made by a country to another country, or to individuals, for damages or losses caused during a war.
Reparations
What new weapon helped break the stalemate of trench warfare by being able to cross "no man's land" and navigate through barbed wire and trenches?
Tanks
What promise did Lenin and the Bolsheviks make to peasants during the Russian Revolution, involving taking land from wealthy landlords and giving it to the peasants?
Russian Land Reforms
What system was established after World War I to allow Allied countries, mainly Britain and France, to temporarily govern former Ottoman and German territories?
Mandate System