Causes
This man was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
President of the United States during WWI
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This weapon can fire over one hundred rounds (bullets) in less than a minute
What is a machine gun?
Germany had to fight on two offensive fronts called
What are the Eastern and Western Fronts?
The name of the treaty that officially ended WWI
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Keeping an army prepared for war and having mobilization plans
What is militarism?
This person led a revolution that led to Russia's withdrawal from the war
Who was Lenin?
This kind of battle tactic resulted in little territorial gain and led to stalemates
What is trench warfare?
Russia is overtaken by this form of government in 1917
What is communism?
Article 231 aka the "war guilt" clause declared this country responsible for WWI
What is Germany?
Intense pride in one's country and national interest
What is nationalism?
The sinking of this British ship angered Americans because some Americans died
What is the Lusitania?
This caused choking, blindness, and death and was banned after WWI
What is poison gas?
This message was intercepted and led to America's entry into the Great War
What is the Zimmermann Note/Telegram?
Intergovernmental organization created to keep peace and suggested by President Wilson
What is the League of Nations?
First name for the alliance between France, Britain and Russia
What is the Triple Entente?
Genocide against the Armenians was carried out by this group
Who are the Ottomans (Turks)?
Policy of sinking ships in British waters without warning
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace was called this
What are the are Fourteen Points?
According to the treaty that ended the war, Germany was going to make serious territorial concessions and pay war _________.
What are reparations?
Gavrilo Princip killed the heir to this empire prompting them to declare war first
What is Austria-Hungary?
This person devised Germany's plan to avoid a two front war
Who was General Schlieffen?
Largest and bloodiest battle of WWI
What is the Battle of the Somme?
Churchill devised this Allied plan to open a supply line to Russia but it failed
What is the Gallipoli Campaign?
The geopolitical impact of the war's end for the Central Powers
What is the creation of new countries?