Important People
This archduke's assassination in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, triggered the start of World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
100- This sickness spread during the las year of WW1 and ended up killing more people than the actual war.
What is the Spanish Flu?
This event in Sarajevo in 1914 sparked the beginning of World War I.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This “M” in the MAIN causes refers to countries building up their armies.
What is militarism?
Soldiers fought from these long, dug-out systems.
What are trenches?
This German Emperor gave Austria-Hungary a "blank check" of support and pursued aggressive military expansion before abdicating in 1918.
Who is Kaiser Wilhelm II?
Before becoming famous British leader in WW1, this man had to quit his job because the Gallipoli plan had failed.
What is Winston Churchill?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire were collectively known as this group.
What are the Central Powers?
This alliance system included France, Russia, and Great Britain.
What is the Triple Entente?
This painful condition was caused by standing in cold, wet trenches for long periods.
What is trench foot?
This U.S. President initially kept America neutral, then entered the war in 1917 and proposed the Fourteen Points for peace.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This African American unit fought longer on the front lines than any other U.S. group and earned a top French award for bravery.
What is the Harlem Hell fighters
This German military plan called for a quick strike through Belgium to defeat France.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
The assassination of this man triggered the start of WWI.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This deadly gas used in 1915 caused choking and lung damage.
What is chlorine gas?
As British Prime Minister from 1916-1922, he led Britain through the latter part of WWI and represented his country at the Treaty of Versailles.
Who is David Lloyd George?
400- This new machine that was first used by the British in 1916, was created to help soldier’s cross trenches and break through enemy lines.
What is the tank?
This 1915 poem by John McCrae inspired the poppy as a symbol of remembrance.
What is “In Flanders Fields”?
This term describes intense pride in one’s nation, often causing rivalry.
What is nationalism?
Constant artillery bombardment caused many soldiers to develop this psychological trauma.
What is shell shock?
This French Marshalx served as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in 1918 and accepted Germany's surrender, later calling Versailles "an armistice for 20 years".
Who is Ferdinand Foch?
What German submarine sank this British passenger ship in 1915, many Americans got angry and started to support entering the war.
What is the Lusitania.
Russia exited World War I after this 1917 political upheaval led by Lenin and the Bolsheviks.
What is the Russian Revolution?
This crisis in 1914 involved Austria-Hungary issuing harsh demands to Serbia after the assassination.
What is the July Ultimatum?
This dangerous tactic required soldiers to leave their trenches and charge across open ground.
What is going “over the top”?