Who's Who
U.S. president during World War I.
Woodrow Wilson
Germany's biggest weakness during World War 1
They are surrounded by enemies (France and Russia)
Businessmen who amassed great wealth by exploiting workers and manipulating markets.
Robber Barons
A region of small countries (such as Serbia) that Austria-Hungary sought to control, while Russia aimed to protect them.
The Balkans
The greatest cause of World War 1
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Founded Standard Oil and became extremely wealthy by controlling the oil industry.
John D Rockefeller
The "Sick Man" of Europe
The Ottoman Empire
When one company dominates an entire industry, eliminating competition.
Monopolies
When countries prepare for war by stockpiling weapons and growing their armies
Militarism
Trench Warfare was fought most famously on ______________
The Western Front
Youngest President in U.S. history, who enacted many progressive reforms
Teddy Roosevelt
This event causes Russia to exit the First World War
The Russian Revolution
The separation of people based on race in public places, schools, and businesses.
Segregation
The name of the series of events that took place after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, in which European countries declare war on one another
The July Crisis
These two events led to the United States joining World War 1
1. Sinking of the Lusitania
2. The Zimmerman Telegram
Robber baron who made his fortunes selling steel
Andrew Carnegie
This country turned into Germany in 1871
Prussia
This gave African Americans the right to vote in the United States
15th Amendment
The desire of a people group with a shared culture, history or language to form their own country
Nationalism
This officially ended World War 1
Treaty of Versailles
The last emperor of Russia. He was overthrown during the Russian Revolution.
Czar Nicholas II
The name of the territory France wished to take back from Germany
Alsace Lorraine
Expanding a nation’s power by acquiring territories
Imperialism
Germany’s strategy to defeat France quickly before turning to fight Russia.
The Schlieffen Plan
The Allied invasion of Germany on the Western Front, knocking the Germans out of the War
100 Day Offensive