Causes
Industrialization helped spur the growth of these in European countries. These armed forces are not only helpful in conquering other places, but also important for defending your own country
What are militaries (military or militarism also acceptable)?
Germany and Austria-Hungary were right in the middle of the action in World War I so they were called these powers
What are the Central Powers?
This innovative weapon could fire over one hundred rounds (bullets) in less than a minute and made sure that "No Man's Land" was the deadly place to be in the war
What is a machine gun?
Germany had to fight on 2 frontlines of war that were in these two cardinal directions from Germany
What are East(ern) and West(ern)?
This was the treaty that officially ended World War 1 and pointed the finger at Germany. It was signed at an opulent palace in France.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany had an alliance with this dual empire that was split up into two countries after World War 1
What is Austria-Hungary?
World War 1 officially started in this year when Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia
What is 1914?
These armored fighting vehicles were first used by the British in World War I and are named because they looked similar to steel water container
What are tanks?
This Serbian terrorist killed the Archduke of Austria-Hungary because he wanted independence for his country
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
At the time, World War I was called this other name because its 40 million deaths were the most to ever occur in a conflict
What is the Great War (the War to end all Wars also acceptable)?
This is the "n"ame for intense pride in one's country that arose in many 20th century countries
What is Nationalism?
The Bolshevik Revolution that took place in Russia during the war ushered in this new form of government
What is Communism?
World War I is known for its warfare that took place in these dugout places that you needed to go "over the top" to get to enemy soldiers
What are trenches?
World War officially ended on this month and day in 1918. Make a wish that you get it correct.
What is November 11th (at 11 AM)?
The official cause of the United States entering into the war was the Zimmerman Telegram that was sent from Germany to this country
What is Mexico?
What is Imperialism?
The Fourteen Points were a post World War 1 plan by this alliteratively named American President to try and prevent another conflict in Europe
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
These items were mass produced and given to every soldier in order to protect them against the chemical warfare that was introduced in World War 1
What are gas masks?
This is the French word for "Alliance" that was used to describe the Triple alliance between France, Britain and Russia
What is the Triple Entente?
An intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War by Woodrow Wilson
What is the League of Nations
This man was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist named Gavrilo Princip. A band named after him had a hit in 2004 with their appropriately named song "Take Me Out"
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This form of communication was used to misleading "p"ersuade people to join the war
What is propaganda?
Part of the reason that the United States entered into World War 1 was because of the blockades and destruction caused by these German vehicles
What are submarines?
This longest battle of World War 1 took almost an entire year, resulted in the deaths of a 1 million people and no changes in land possessed
What is the Battle of Verdun?
According to the treaty that ended the war, Germany was going to make serious territorial concessions and pay $30 billion in war these type of payments used to fix broken things
What are reparations