Causes of WW1
What is nationalism?
Extreme pride in one's nation helped fuel tensions in Europe.
What is No Man's Land?
The deadly, open area between enemy trenches
What is the Battle of Verdun?
What is propaganda?
Governments used these posters to persuade citizens to support the war
What is the Armistice?
Germany signed this agreement on November 11, 1918, ending fighting
What is the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed this pre-war alliance
What is trench foot?
A painful condition caused by soldiers standing in cold, wet trenches for too long
What is the Battle of the Somme?
This Battle saw over a million casualties and the first use of tanks
What are munitions factories?
Many women worked in these factories producing weapons
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The Treaty that officially ended World War 1 in 1919
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
His assassination in 1914 triggered the start of World War 1
What is poison gas?
A deadly new weapon first used by Germany at Ypres in 1915
What is the First Battle of the Marne?
The early Battle where Allied forces stopped Germany's advance toward Paris
What is rationing?
Citizens were encouraged to limit their consumption of food and supplies through this policy
What is the War Guilt Clause?
The Clause in the Treaty forcing Germany to take blame for starting the war
What is militarism?
The belief that nations must build strong militarism?
What is a zig-zag pattern?
Trenches were built in this shape to limit blast damage
What is the Battle of the Somme?
Tanks were first used during this major 1916 battle
What is the Spanish Flu?
This deadly pandemic spread worldwide during the final year of the war
What is the League of Nations
The international peace-keeping group formed after WW1
What are their navies?
Germany and Britain completed fiercely to expand these military forces
What is shell shock?
The term used for the psychological trauma soldiers suffered during constant shelling
What is the Gallipoli Campaign?
A failed Allied campaign to open a sea route to Russia.
What is the Espionage Act?
This 1917 U.S. law punished people who spoke against the war effort
What are reparations?
Germany had to pay these financial penalties to the Allies