Causes of WWI
This future leader was assassinated in Sarajevo, sparking WWI.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This 1916 battle between Germany and France lasted nearly a year.
What is the Battle of Verdun?
Soldiers hid from machine‑gun fire in these muddy, narrow lines.
What are trenches?
The U.S. president during WWI.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
WWI ended on this date.
What is November 11, 1918?
This alliance included France, Russia, and the UK.
What are the Allied Powers (Triple Entente)?
One of the deadliest battles in history, fought in 1916 along the River Somme.
What is the Battle of the Somme?
Poison gas introduced by Germany in 1915.
What is chlorine gas?
This European empire collapsed in 1917 after a revolution.
What is the Russian Empire?
This treaty officially ended the war with Germany.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This “–ism” describes pride in one’s country and contributed to rising tensions.
What is nationalism?
This 1917 battle was known for mud, misery, and massive casualties.
What is the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)?
These armored vehicles were first used by the British in 1916.
What are tanks?
Germany’s leader during most of WWI.
Who is Kaiser Wilhelm II?
The League of Nations was whose idea?
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Germany’s strategy to avoid a two‑front war called for attacking this country first.
What is Belgium (as part of the Schlieffen Plan)?
The first major battle fought mostly by aircraft.
What is the Battle of Tannenberg?
German submarines that attacked Allied ships.
What are U‑boats?
This empire joined Germany and Austria-Hungary to form the Central Powers.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
Germany was forced to accept this, blaming itself for the war.
What is “war guilt” clause (Article 231)?
The policy of building up military strength and glorifying it.
What is militarism?
This final Allied offensive in 1918 forced Germany to seek an armistice.
What is the Hundred Days Offensive?
This early aircraft technology allowed guns to fire through propellers.
What is the interrupter gear?
The leader who negotiated the Treaty of Versailles for Britain.
Who is David Lloyd George?
This pandemic spread in the final year of the war, killing millions worldwide.
What is the 1918 influenza pandemic?