The Start
The assassination of this man led to the start of WW1
Who is the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Treaty of Versailles was especially hard on this country.
Who is Germany
This complex system contributed to the start of the first world war.
What are complex alliances?
Germany Attacked Suddenly with a Variety of offensive weaponry to quickly conquer defenders.
What is Blitzkrieg
The Cold War was a non-combat conflict between which 2 countries?
Who are the United States & the Soviet Union (USSR/Russia)
The country that was being punished for the assassination just prior to WWI.
What is Serbia?
Name 3 new types of weapons during WWI.
What is The
Machine gun
Airplane
Poisonous gas
Tanks
Barbed wire
This country was a major instigator (stirred up trouble) of WWI by encouraging countries like Austria-Hungary to attack other countries.
Who is Germany
When Great Britain and France would give into Hitler's demands to avoid war.
What is the Policy of Appeasement?
Both the USSR & the United States feared that the other side would launch what?
What is a nuclear bomb
Name 1 of the countries that were a part of the Central Powers
Who is:
1. Germany Empire
2. Austria-Hungary Empire
3. The Kingdom of Bulgaria
4. Ottoman Empire
This country came to the aid of Serbia when it was threatened by Austria-Hungary.
Who is Russia
This organization was started at the end of WWI in an effort to maintain world peace.
What is the League of Nations
The United States implemented an oil embargo against Japan. Which Japan used as justification for this action.
What is Pearl Harbor
The reason behind the Cold War was America's fear that this political ideology would spread to America
What is Communism
Name one of the M.A.I.N. causes of World War I
What is
1. Militarism
2. Alliances
3. Imperialism
4. Nationalism
This new type of warfare led to 2 sides in a long, drawn out engagement of defense.
What is trench warfare?
The sinking of the Lusitania (ship) and the interception of the Zimmerman telegraph were all reasons this country decided to join the war.
Who is The United States of America
This United States President dropped two atomic bombs on Japan leading to their surrender and the end of WW2.
Who is Harry Truman
The end of the Soviet Union also brought a fall to this structure.
What is the Berlin Wall
Name 1 of the countries that were a part of the Allied Powers
Who is
1. Great Britain
2. France
3. Russia
4. Italy
5. Romania
6. Japan
7. United States
This was something new that came out of WWI
Open ended!!!
World War 1 was officially ended with the signing of this treaty.
What is The Treaty of Versailles
Name one of the 2 cities that the United States dropped atomic bombs on.
1. Nagasaki
2. Hiroshima
The United States promoted this strategy during the Vietnam war.
What is containment?