World War 1

WW1

100

What side did the United States join in WW1?

Allied Forces

200

This was the spark that started the war.

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

300

MAIN stands for ___ when identifying the causes of World War I?

What is Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

400

The reason Russia Pulled out of WW1

Russian Revolution

500

What was the name of Woodrow Wilson's peace plan at the conclusion of World War I?

Fourteen Points

WW1 Definitions

100

Support for the independence of a particular nation or its people.

Nationalism

200

A policy in which a stronger nations works to build its empire

Imperialism

300

German plan to defeat France before Russia was prepared for war.

Schlieffen Plan

400

German submarines used during WW1

U-boat

500

Wearing down the enemy through continuous loss of resources and people

War of attrition

WW1 People

100

This Archduke of Austria was assassinated in Sarajevo alongside his wife Sophie, an event that triggered the start of World War I.

Franz Ferdinand?

200

This American President kept the US neutral at first, but later led the nation into the war in 1917 to "make the world safe for democracy".

Woodrow Wilson 

300

This British Prime Minister led his country through the final years of the war and helped write the Treaty of Versailles.

David Lloyd George?

400

 Name of the group that the assassin of Archduke Ferdinand belong to

 The Black Hand

500

This Kaiser (Emperor) was the leader of Germany during the war and was forced to give up his throne just before the war ended.

Kaiser Wilhelm II?

Still WW1

100

Word meaning "a halt in fighting that allows peace talks to begin"

armistice

200

Germany showed support for Austria-Hungary by—

declaring war on Russia

300

Which country lost the most soldiers during the war?

Russia (1.7 million)

400

4 weapons of war?

Gas, Machine Gun, Tank, Submarine

500

WW1 is sometimes called the family war

Due to the relationship between Britain, Russia, and Germany

Weapons

100

Chemical weapon introduced by Germany, including types like chlorine and mustard gas

Poison Gas/ Chemical Warfare 

200

what prevented the USA from entering the war?

German submarines 

300

What weapon was introduced in the Battle of the Somme?

Tanks, Mark I

400

 Trench warfare was mainly fought on the ___ front 

the western front

500

 Stalemate means—

  neither side could advance/ win