Alliances & Causes
This event in 1914 is often noted as the spark that started WWI
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This kind of battle tactic almost directly resulted in a stalemate.
What is Trench Warfare.
Germany had to fight 2 offensive positions called...
What are the Eastern and Western Fronts
The U.S. entered WWI on this date
What is April 6, 1917
This alliance included Great Britain, France and Russia before WWI
What is the Triple Entente
The commander of the Allied forces in Europe during WWI
Who is Ferdinand Foch
Tracked, armored fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility and tactical offensive and defensive capabilities first used by the British in World War I
What are tanks?
Name two new weapons used in WWI
What are machine guns and poison gas (also: tanks)
This famous telegram promised land in exchange for an alliance
What is the Zimmerman telegram
The pre-WWI alliance called the Triple Alliance was made up of these countries.
What are Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
This day, November 11, 1918, marked the end of fighting in WWI
What is Armistice Day
The only major naval battle of WWI, this battle was also the only battle fought between Britain and Germany.
What is the Battle of Jutland?
Germany's use of this policy to sink any ship without warning angered the U.S.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare
This U.S. general led the AEF
Who is John J. Pershing
This treaty officially ended the war and imposed harsh penalties on Germany
What is the Treaty of Versailles
This long, surprise of a battle in 1916 resulted in heavy casualties for both France and Germany.
This luxury passenger ship was sunk by a U-boat on May 7, 1915
What is the Lusitania
Name two ways Americans at home supported the war effort
What is conserving food, buying war bonds, working in war industries
This country exited the war in 1917 due to a revolution that led to a new government.
What is Russia.
This one word explains why people in Europe willing and eager to go to war.
What is nationalism
This American battle was crucial in pushing back German forces and boosting Allied morale.
What is the Battle of Belleau Wood?
This term describes the generation of young soldiers and supporters who were deeply affected by the ending of the war
What is the Lost Generation
(1) This U.S. organization managed food supplies during the war: ___ (2) and was run by a man named ___
What is the (1) Food Administration, (2) Herbert Hoover