M.A.I.N
Agreements between countries to defend one another.
What are alliances?
The open land between opposing trenches.
What is no mans land
Weapon that fired hundreds of rounds per minute.
What is the machine gun
Battle that stopped Germany’s advance into France.
What is the Battle of the Marne
Temporary agreement that stopped fighting.
What is an armistice
The buildup of armies and navies before WWI.
What is militarism?
When neither side can advance.
What is a stalemate
Chemical weapon that caused blindness and suffocation.
What is poison gas
Event that caused Russia to leave the war.
What is the Russian Revolution
Clause that forced Germany to accept full blame.
What is the War Guilt Clause (Article 231)
Extreme pride and loyalty to one’s country.
What is nationalism?
Strategy of wearing down the enemy over time.
What is attrition
Armored vehicle designed to cross trenches.
What are tanks
Country that entered the war in 1917, shifting momentum.
What is the United States
Payments Germany had to make to the Allies.
What are reparations
Competition for colonies and global power.
What is imperialism?
The main front where trench warfare occurred.
What is the Western Front
German submarines that attacked Allied ships.
What are U-boats
Battle known for massive casualties and little gain.
What is the Battle of the Somme? (or Verdun)
International organization created to keep peace after WWI.
What is the League Of Nations
The assassination that sparked World War I.
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Germany’s original plan for a quick victory.
What is the Schlieffen Plan
New type of combat introduced in WWI skies.
What is aerial warfare (airplanes)
Date the fighting officially stopped in WWI.
What is November 11, 1918
Long-term consequence of the treaty that led to WWII.
What is the rise of Adolf Hitler? (or rise of extremism)