Causes
Key Figures &
Events
Weapons & Battle Tactics
Turning Points
Effects
100

This man was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist, igniting the war

Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand

100

He was president of the United States during the war

Who is Woodrow Wilson

100

This weapon can fire over one hundred rounds (bullets) in less than a minute

What is a machine gun

100

Germany had to fight the war on 2 offensive fronts called

What are the Eastern and Western Front

100

The signing of this treaty officially ended World War 1

What is the Treaty of Versailles

200

The three main members of the Central Powers

What is Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

200

This country left the war early due to a revolution at home

What is Russia

200

This new kind of battle tactic often resulted in a stalemate as both sides hunkered down in place

What is Trench Warfare

200

The fighting officially ended in this year

What is 1918

200

An international peace keeping organization established at the end of the war

What is the League of Nations

300

Pride in one’s country often accompanied by the belief you’re better than other countries is called

What is Nationalism

300

Germany's plan to attack and defeat France then quickly rush to the East to fight Russia was called this

What is the Schlieffen Plan

300

Chemical Warfare resulted in the mass production of these defense mechanisms

What are gas masks

300

This British passenger ship was sunk by a German U-boat killing 2,000 people including 128 Americans

What is the Lusitania

300

Germany was forced to pay 33 million in war _________ (payments) to the Allies.

What are reparations

400

The alliance of these three countries was called the Triple Entente

What is France, Britain and Russia

400

Germany's decision to march through this neutral country brought Britain into the war

What is Belgium

400

This tracked, armored fighting vehicle first used by the British in World War I was designed for front-line combat and combined operational mobility and tactical offensive and defensive capabilities

What are tanks

400

This note was sent from Germany urging Mexico to declare war on the US

What is the Zimmerman Telegram

400

This empire collapsed after the war and was split into several different countries

What is the Austria-Hungarian Empire

500

The assassination that started the war took place in this city

What is Sarajevo

500

This is the name of the Serbian terrorist who killed the Archduke of Austria-Hungary

Who is Gavrilo Princip

500

The Germans practiced unrestricted _________ warfare, meaning they attacked not only military ships but all ships in the water

What is submarine

500

Woodrow Wilson's series of proposals outlining a plan for achieving just and lasting peace was called this

What is Wilson's Fourteen Points

500

The name of the territory that Germany had to concede to the French

What is Alsace and Lorraine