Battlefield/Weapons
Most of the fighting took place on the ________ front
Western
___ means a fixed amount; pertaining to food/supplies. This is used in countries in "total war"
Rationing.
Extreme loyalty and love for one's nation is called_____.
Nationalism
Germany's payments for the damages they caused during the war was called_________
Reparations.
World War 1 took place from _____ to ___ and was known as the ______
1914, 1918
Great War
What did the soldiers on both fronts create to protect themselves from enemy fire and the harsh environment.
Trenches
Fixed income investment issued by the government to raise money.
Bond
The spark or the event that started the war.
Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo.
An organization that would preserve peace, but the US didn't join.
League of Nations.
What word means an agreement to end fighting?
Armistice
This weapon was invented by the British and di the most damage on the battlefield.
Machine Gun
Former emperor of Russia before 1917
Tsar Nicholas II
A secret message sent by Germany to Mexico, but intercepted by England.
Zimmermann Telegram
Who were the main countries focused on vengeance when making decisions at the Paris Peace Conference
France, Britain
President Wilson justified U.S. entrance into WW1 by stating the world needed to be safe for ________
democracy
Why were chemical weapons largely ineffective later in the war?
Gas masks
Weather conditions- wind
An agreement in reference to peace, alliance, or other relations.
Treaty
These two long term causes started the war in Europe. One has to do with increasing the military and the other is making secret agreements between nations.
Militarism
Alliance System
Germany had to _____ which means to have a limited military, give up its overseas ______, and give up territory in Europe.
Disarm
Colonies
Governments used this to persuade public opinion of the war
propaganda
The ____could sneak up on Allied ships and sink them with _______.
U-boat
Torpedoes
Freedom by a people to determine their own form of government.
Self-determination.
Which countries made up the Triple Alliance originally formed in 1882
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Why didn't the US join the League of Nations? (2 reasons)
Wilson angered the Republicans, so it was rejected in the Senate.
Congress wanted an isolationist policy after the war.
Name one reason why the U.S. joined the war in 1917
Unrestricted Sub
Lusitania
Zimmerman Note
List the two countries that lost the most men in the war
Germany
Russia
Armistice was signed on Nov 11, 1918. This day later becomes what holiday?
Veterans Day
Who provided Austria with alliance allowing them to declare war on Serbia
Germany
What did Wilson mean by the statement "Peace without victory"?
He didn't want the allies to punish Germany.
What does national self-determination mean?
Right of a people to decide their form of government.